DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Supreme Court says the state’s gambling regulators may consider the impact of proposed casinos on existing ones when deciding new casino license applications. The decision today upholds a district court judge’s ruling in a Cedar Rapids attorney’s challenge to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. The attorney says the commission exceeded its authority, and the court disagrees. MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – City leaders in Muscatine will discuss a motion to schedule a hearing on removal charges against Mayor Diana Broderson. Charges of willful misconduct were filed against the mayor back in February by the city attorney, which claimed the mayor constantly over stepped her bounds by not consulting the council before making decisions to address the people of Muscatine. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Lincoln High School student died Thursday afternoon after being run over by a road grader as school was dismissed, according to KCCI-TV. 16-year-old Antonio Sanchez-Peck, an 11th-grader at the school, was leaving for home when he was struck by the road grader. Parents say the road is a busy mix of traffic and kids before and after school. WEBSTER CITY, IA (IRN) – One person is dead following an overnight fire in Webster City and another is in critical condition. WHO-TV reports fire crews were called to the home after a neighbor noticed the fire. Fire crews found two people, a male and a female, unconscious in the home. The male was taken to the hospital in Webster City but died. The female was transported to University of Iowa Hospitals by air ambulance and is listed in critical condition. HIAWATHA, IA (IRN) – A Hiawatha couple and their four children are trying to decide what to do after their house caught on fire, according to KCRG-TV. Janie Zirbee says “I put a pan of oil on the stove and I wasn’t gone for more than two minutes, and apparently there was an electrical surge and it just blew up.” Everyone got out safely, but it will take months to repair the rental home. The family will soon run out of money, and plan to live in their car until repairs are made. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Republican-controlled Iowa House has approved a contested voter identification bill along party lines. Republican lawmakers have for years supported identification at polling places, saying it’s needed to fight improper voting despite the rarity of voter fraud. Democrats repeatedly argued the bill would suppress voter turnout among minorities, the elderly and the disabled.

EVANSVILLE, IA (IRN) – Authorities may have a new lead in an Iowa cold case, thanks to a double murder investigation in Indiana. KCCI-TV reports ten-year-old Elizabeth Collins and eight-year-old Lyric Cook were kidnapped and murdered in July of 2012 in Evansdale. Fourteen-year-old Liberty German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams were kidnapped from a park near Delphi, Indiana last month. Their bodies were discovered the next day. There are similarities in the two cases. MONTICELLO, IA (IRN) – An 8-year-old has died from injuries suffered in a collision in Monticello. The Iowa State Patrol reports just before 4 p.m. Wednesday the child was riding a tricycle eastbound on a city street and collided with the front of a minivan traveling south. MAQUOKETA, IA (IRN) – A bank robbery in Maquoketa yesterday led to a car chase and crash. WQAD-TV reports 40-year-old Dante Rhodes, of Dubuque, was arrested. Police received a call about a robbery at Fidelity Bank. A teller says the man handed her a note and implied that he had a gun, but didn’t show one. Rhodes fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and took off in a vehicle. He eventually sideswiped another vehicle, then struck an unmarked patrol car head on. He fled, but was caught, tasered and arrested. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A bill headed to the Iowa Senate will allow Iowans to use deadly force in public if they feel threatened. KCCI-TV reports Polk County attorney John Sarcone says the bill will “legalize murder” if it becomes law. Those in favor say stand-your-ground respects Iowans right to protect themselves. Sarcone says in states where the law has been passed, violence has increased. He adds it’s a solution looking for a problem where there isn’t one. SEYMOUR, IA (IRN) – When the town of Seymour and the school district needed help after Monday’s EF2 tornado damage, hundreds of students and their teachers from neighboring schools answered the call. WHO-TV reports Seymour residents called the group of volunteers a ‘little army’ and couldn’t thank each and every one of them enough for the work they did.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Court documents reveal new information in the eighth homicide of 2017 in Des Moines, according to KCCI-TV. James Russell Walden, 60, is charged with the first degree murder of Sheila Ray Keenan. Keenan was struck in the head and upper torso with a blunt object, ultimately causing her death. A witness saw Walden washing blood from his hands. He told the witness, “I had to knock her out because she was in my pockets.” JACKSON JUNCTION, IA (IRN) – Law enforcement is investigating the killing of a bald eagle in Winneshiek County. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the state and federally protected bird was found March 3 in a ditch four miles north of the Turkey Valley Community School. The eagle had been shot to death. DUBUQUE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A jury found Imere Hall guilty of murder and first-degree robbery in a fatal shooting in the small town of Key West in Dubuque County. KCRG-TV reports Hall was one of several people who broke into Collin Brown’s home at a trailer park last April. Someone shot and killed Brown when he tried to run away. Hall faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa House has approved a gun bill that includes an anywhere stand-your-ground provision and allows citizens to sue local governments that impose weapons restrictions. KCCI-TV reports it would allow children under age 14 to use handguns with parental supervision and allow weapons on the Capitol grounds. SEYMOUR, IA (IRN) – The National Weather Service reports at least ten tornadoes hit Iowa Monday evening. Perhaps the most serious damage occurred in the Wayne County town of Seymour. Two houses were completely destroyed, and many others suffered significant damage. The Seymour School Building took a direct hit, with windows blown out and the gym roof destroyed. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Over the weekend, people in Texas and all over the world learned they need to head to Iowa if they want to get a great plate of barbecue. WHO-TV reports Des Moines’ own Smokey D’s claimed another major barbecue title Saturday, being named the overall grand champion at the Rodeo Houston World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest. The restaurant also won for best ribs.

CLINTON, IA (IRN) – Two men were found dead inside a home in Clinton yesterday according to WQAD-TV. The police were called to a report of an unresponsive person and found the two dead men. Additional details have not been released. BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a car accident on 1-380 around 6 a.m. today. KWWL-TV reports the car lost control and rolled through a highway fence and landed on a bike trail. Two people had to be extracted from the vehicle by firefighters. They were hospitalized, and their conditions are unknown. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police are investigating the city’s eighth homicide of the year after a woman was found dead in an apartment downtown Monday night. WHO-TV reports police were called to the apartment on a report of an injured person. When officers arrived they found a 45-year-old woman dead. There were traumatic injuries to her body. JOHNSTON, IA (IRN) – A Johnston High School teacher is in jail Monday after turning himself in. KCCI-TV reports 33-year-old Dustin James Mead faces two felony charges: third degree sex abuse and sexual exploitation by a school employee. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Waterloo police officers stopped four men from committing an armed robbery at a business Saturday after they received a tip about it beforehand. KCRG-TV reports the four planned to rob the “Check into Cash” store. The men, aged 19 to 21 years of age, face up to 17 years in prison if convicted on all charges. IOWA (IRN) – High winds, tornadic activity, and heavy rains occurred across much of Iowa Monday night as a band of storms swept across the state. The National Weather Service reports that investigators will be on scene today north of Knoxville in Marion County and in Seymour in Wayne County to investigate reports of tornadoes touching the ground, and damage to buildings. No reports of injuries were received.

MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – A person was found seriously injured after several gunshots were reported in a neighborhood near the river in Muscatine, according to WQAD-TV. Officers found a gunshot victim outside of a vehicle who had serious injuries. Several shell casings were also found in the area. MONTROSE, IA (IRN) – The body of one of two Iowa fishermen missing since their boat capsized Jan. 3 on the Mississippi has been recovered by Illinois officials downstream. KCRG-TV reports the body of 68-year-old Bill White Sr., of Argyle, was recovered Saturday in Hamilton, Illinois, across the river from Keokuk. White drowned. The boat carrying White and his fellow commercial fisherman, 48-year-old Ron Wagner, of Montrose, was seen capsizing in the freezing cold water after they launched near Montrose. Wagner’s body is still missing. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Authorities are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man as a homicide after his body was found in Davenport. The Quad-City Times reports that Demetrius Allen’s body was found with gunshot wounds in a parking lot. Police were called to the scene Sunday after someone saw a man lying in the lot. POLK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Polk County sheriff’s deputies found a woman’s body in an overturned car that had crashed into Fourmile Creek Sunday morning. KCCI-TV reports a bicyclist discovered the car resting on its top while riding on a nearby bike trail. A woman found in the car was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name is not being released, pending notification of family. OSKALOOSA, IA (IRN) – Fire crews worked for several hours to put out a fire in Oskaloosa Sunday morning, according to WHO-TV. Nobody was injured when fire broke out at B & B Bedding. Crews say the fire was difficult to put out due to windy conditions. The cause of the fire is unknown. SANDYVILLE, IA (IRN) – Iowans were outraged after 19 dogs were found living in deplorable conditions in two homes in Sandyville, but there’s at least one happy ending, according to KCRG-TV. Karma, a bloodhound, was one of the dogs rescued. Karma was in hypovolemic shock due to hypothermia and had extensive injuries. One of her rescuers, Warren County Sheriff Brian Vos, hadn’t been able to get Karma out of his mind, and when she was cleared for adoption, Karma found a new home with the Vos family.