DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An Ankeny man whose baby died after becoming wedged between a mattress and a wall has pleaded guilty to several charges. The Des Moines Register reports that 48-year-old Matthew Cohara pleaded guilty to child endangerment and possession of marijuana and cocaine in a plea deal. Police were called to the home of Cohara and 33-year-old Michelle Atwell in August after the 7-month-old baby was found not breathing. An autopsy found a cocaine byproduct in the baby’s system. Atwell has pleaded not guilty.

MARION, IA (IRN) – A man and a woman are in the hospital after an SUV hit a home in Marion. KCRG-TV reports around 5:30 Saturday night, a Toyota SUV crashed into a bedroom in the front of the home. No one was inside at the time. The car was totaled.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – County supervisors in Woodbury County have renewed a ban on guns in the courthouse after a dispute over allowing weapons in parts of the building where court services aren’t held. The Sioux City Journal reports one supervisor switched positions, saying it’s impractical to allow guns into portions of courthouse floors, while restricting them on other floors.

DES MOINES, (IRN) – Iowa athletic officials are reminding everyone about new security measures at Wells Fargo Arena. Next week, fans will pack the arena for the Iowa Girls State Basketball Tournament. Officials say fans may want to arrive a little early. The event with be the first to include walk-through metal detectors. Keys, phones, and wallets will need to be put into a bowl before security allows guests to walk through the detectors.

MONTICELLO, IA (IRN) – A former Iowa Barnstormers basketball coach has left the organization amid a criminal investigation into secret video recordings of nude teenagers. The DCI says it served a search warrant Thursday at 42-year-old Greg Stephen’s home. Stephen hasn’t been charged. Investigators say they were looking for evidence of child pornography and invasion of privacy.

IOWA (IRN) – An arrest has been made in one eastern Iowa school threat investigation, but another remains open. WHO-TV reports classes were cancelled in the town of Riceville on Thursday after the school received a threat. A former student was arrested Friday. Classes were canceled at all Dubuque schools on Friday due to a threat. That threat has since been found to be not credible. Police are investigating.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – 31 Iowans died last week of influenza-related complications, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. The total number of flu-related deaths in the state is 157 since October. It’s the worst flu season since the swine flu outbreak in 2009. No Iowa children have died of the flu this year. Most deaths have been in older people born before 1960.

BETTENDORF, IA (IRN) – A World War II veteran who lost his home in a fire in Bettendorf got a surprise from students at a local elementary school. KWQC-TV reports the students raised more than $2,200 for 95-year-old Max Wilson and presented the money, a blanket and an American flag to him at an assembly. Max called the gifts “unbelievable.” At the assembly, Jacob Beaver, a student who saw Wilson’s home in flames and told his parents, was given a police department award and a medal of honor.

CRESTON, IA (IRN) – Investigators have determined the death of a Creston man on Valentine’s Day was a homicide. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says rescue crews were called to perform a welfare check at an apartment. When officers arrived, they found the body of a deceased male.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The campaign manager for Gov. Kim Reynolds has left her staff. KGAN-TV reports Phil Valenziano has moved on and that Gov. Reynolds would name his replacement in coming weeks. Reynolds had kept Valenziano despite an incident last summer, when he was arrested for public intoxication after being seen urinating outside a West Des Moines bar.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Classes are cancelled at Dubuque Senior High School today due to the threat of a possible shooting. KDTH-Radio reports the school district sent out an alert late last night, informing parents of several social media reports of a possible threat. Police are investigating.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Senate Republicans’ plan to overhaul Iowa’s tax code is on the fast track, having passed through two key parts of the legislative process just over 24 hours after it was first introduced. KGAN-TV reports Republicans say the 130-page bill is projected to cut taxes by $1 billion annually and reduce personal income taxes rates by 30%. Democrats say there has been no analysis on the fiscal impact the bill would have on the state budget.

MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – A train horn quiet zone was implemented this morning in downtown Muscatine. WHBF-TV reports Canadian Pacific engineers will no longer blow the locomotives’ horns on their approach to crossings in Muscatine. City leaders say the goal is to assist businesses and residents who live near the railroad tracks in the downtown area.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Dubuque police have made an unusual drunk driving arrest. KCCI-TV reports police tried to pull a man over for running a red light, but he wouldn’t stop and the officer lost track of him. The driver then called dispatch to report himself for drinking and driving, hitting another car, and “losing the cops.” He now faces multiple charges.

CUMMING, IA (IRN) – A man was killed in an early-morning head-on crash Wednesday between a semitrailer and a car in rural Warren County. The Iowa State Patrol reports the crash happened at 3 a.m. on Interstate 35 near the Cumming exit. Thirty-two-year-old Wayne Christopher Field of Winterset died in the crash. He was traveling north in the southbound lanes. Field wasn’t wearing a seat belt.

RICEVILLE, IA (IRN) – A threat caused Riceville schools to cancel this morning, according to KIMT-TV. Officials say the threat involved a former student and the investigation is ongoing. The threat was reported to school officials by students.

IOWA (IRN) – As thousands headed to Florida’s Capitol Wednesday to push for tighter gun laws in the wake of the country’s latest mass shooting, students in Iowa are expressing solidarity. Students walked out of Cedar Rapids Washington and Jefferson High Schools, Indianola, and Des Moines Roosevelt. Many are calling for a ban of the AR-15, the weapon used to carry out the school shooting in Florida.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa Congressman Rod Blum is facing ethics questions concerning his involvement with an internet company. KCRG-TV reports Blum didn’t disclose his stake in the company as required by members of Congress to indicate any potential conflicts of interest. Blum says the accusation is “yet another desperate, Democrat diversion,” and is “making a mountain out of a molehill for political gain.”

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – An Iowa nurse who’d been convicted in a 2015 morphine theft case has been given probation in a second case involving the theft of painkillers. The Des Moines Register reports that Cassandra Pierce, of Ottumwa, was granted a deferred judgment and sentenced to three years’ probation. Pierce’s conviction will be removed from her record if she successfully completes the terms of her probation. She’s admitted to stealing painkillers in Davenport and Ottumwa.

DECORAH, IA (IRN) – The first eagle egg of 2018 has been laid before the Decorah Eagle cam. At 7:28 p.m. on Wednesday, Mom Decorah, one of Raptor Resource Project’s famous eagles, laid her first egg of the year. The eagles have gained worldwide attention, with millions of people tuning in to the live eagle cam to watch as the eggs are laid and then as the eaglets hatch and fledge.