CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Two people died and two police officers were injured in a crash on I-380 in Cedar Rapids, according to KGAN-TV. Police had responded to a crash that was blocking the southbound lanes of I-380 on Saturday. While providing traffic control, another vehicle hit a police car. The two people inside the vehicle that hit the police car were pronounced dead at the scene. The two officers in the police vehicle that were hit were hospitalized. CERRO GORDO COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A North Iowa man is facing charges after officials say he ran away during an attempted traffic stop. KIMT-TV reports Cerro Gordo County deputies responded Thursday to a report of a man driving through yards. When deputies tried to pull over 27-year-old Jared Hill he wouldn’t stop. He later abandoned his car and fled on foot. He jumped over a barbed wire fence before being tasered by a Mason City police officer. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa defensive tackle Faith Ekakitie says he was the target of racial slurs from a Nebraska player during Friday’s game. Ekakitie, who is black, refused to identify the player. The University of Nebraska is investigating the incident. Iowa pounded Nebraska 40-10. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – As the death of dictator Fidel Castro brought out cheers from Cubans in Miami, one Cuban refugee who lives in Des Moines is also rejoicing, as he risked his life 20 years ago to escape the communist country. KCCI-TV reports Abdel Vazquez Collignon is one of tens of thousands of refugees who escaped Castro and sought asylum in the United States. He became a U.S. citizen two years ago – something, he said, that is one of his proudest moments.

ROCKWELL, IA (IRN) – One person has died after a head on collision crash in north Iowa. KIMT-TV reports it happened last night north of Rockwell. Two vehicles collided head on, killing the driver of one of the cars. A third car hit a piece of debris and spun out. The two other drivers were taken to the hospital for what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A raid in Davenport netted two drug arrests and crack cocaine, according to KWQC-TV. Davenport police got a warrant in an ongoing drug investigation and searched two men in a vehicle. Both suspects fled, but were quickly apprehended. Officers recovered a loaded handgun which had been stolen, approximately 28 grams of crack cocaine, and $2,500 in cash. The suspects denied having any knowledge of the contraband found in the car. BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – An 18-year-old man has died after falling or leaping out of a moving vehicle in Burlington Thursday. KGAN-TV reports the man has been identified as Clayton Connelly, who lived in Burlington. Additional information about the circumstances of his death has not been released. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – One person was arrested in Davenport after a fight involving many people led to a man firing shots into the air on Wednesday. WQAD-TV reports 22-year-old Jeremy Ricklefs of Davenport has been charged with Carrying Weapons and Reckless Use of a Firearm. Investigators say he fired the shots into the air to break up the fight. DES MOINES, IA, (IRN) – Investigators are looking into what started a house fire in Des Moines last night. KCCI-TV reports flames were shooting through the roof. The family was having dinner when they smelled smoke coming from the garage. Everyone made it out safely. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The University of Iowa pummeled No. 16 Nebraska 40-10 on Friday, knocking the Cornhuskers out of Big Ten title contention and sending Wisconsin to the championship game. The Huskers have lost three of the past four games to the Hawkeyes. Iowa State plays 18th-ranked West Virginia this afternoon in Ames.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A pedestrian in Davenport was seriously injured when hit by a drunk driver early Thanksgiving morning, according to WQAD-TV. The victim is 23-year-old Kevin Haslem of Davenport. The accident happened around 3:30 a.m. Haslam was was loading newspapers into a legally parked vehicle when the crash occurred. He sustained life-threatening injuries. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A 20-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting Thanksgiving night in Des Moines. WHO-TV reports it happened in a Git-n-Go parking lot. This is the 13th homicide in the city of Des Moines this year. MARION, IA (IRN) – A 15-year-old Marion High School student is facing felony sexual abuse charges after being accused of abusing an elementary school student. KGAN-TV reports Marion Police were told about the male student inappropriately touching an elementary school student at Starry Elementary in October. The 15-year-old old was arrested Tuesday after an investigation. CENTRAL CITY, IA (IRN) – Smoke and flames filled the air Thanksgiving morning after multiple explosions at a recycling plant in the eastern Iowa town of Central City. KCRG-TV reports one firefighter was hospitalized with what was described as a “life-threatening” medical issue. Nearby residents were requested to stay indoors to avoid possible contaminants in the smoke plume. BUFFALO CENTER, IA (IRN) – Two people were arrested after a reported child abduction in the northern Iowa town of Buffalo Center. KIMT-TV reports a babysitter told law enforcement that the two children, ages three and one, were taken by an unknown male and the children’s biological mother, Ashley Machain, who was armed with a knife. Mcchain and her alleged accomplice, Daniel Smith, are in jail, and the children are safe. DES MOINES, IA – Iowa has proposed no wage increases and removed health insurance provisions in a contract with the state’s largest public employees union, according to KCCI-TV. Iowa Council 61 represents 40,000 public employees including correctional officers, firefighters and mental health workers. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A robber attempted to rob the Chipotle Mexican Grill in Des Moines on Wednesday but fled with only a burrito. The Des Moines Register reports he got in line and ordered the burrito. When he got to the cash register, he said he had a gun and demanded money. The cashier ran into the back room without giving him any money. The man then grabbed the burrito and fled. There’s no word on whether the burrito was chicken or steak.

MONTICELLO, IA (IRN) – A man has pled guilty to robbing a bank in Monticello earlier this year, according to KCRG-TV. 45-year-old Brandon Brown admitted he took more than $4,000 from the F&M Bank by pointing a weapon at a bank employee in late July. He faces up to 25 years in prison. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The new Republican majority in the Iowa Legislature could bring new restrictions on abortion in Iowa, according to KCCI-TV. They take control in January, meaning nearly a dozen abortion-related bills could soon be on the table. Democrats will be unable to block them by vote for the first time in a decade. The legislation could reduce the window of time that a woman can seek an abortion or force a woman to wait at least 24 hours or receive counseling before the abortion. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – It’s Thanksgiving, and the Iowa State Patrol says we will likely experience record traffic over the next few days. WHO-TV reports troopers expect to see extra commuters heading to both Ames and Iowa City for football games. Trooper Nathan Ludwig says “Interstate 80 is going to be a zoo,” and “it could potentially be the busiest five-day stretch on Iowa roads in the history of the state.” NEW YORK, NY (IRN) – Some Iowa cheerleaders will be in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this morning, according to KWWL-TV. Varsity cheerleaders from Dubuque Senior High School have spent the week in New York City preparing to perform in the parade. They’ll be performing with Spirit of America Cheer — made up of cheerleaders from around the country.

JOHNSON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A high-speed chase in Johnson County ended with a crash yesterday, according to KWWL-TV. At one time, troopers were going to call off the chase, but then they learned the driver was a sex offender and there was a young female in the car. The suspect lost control on a gravel road, the car went into the ditch and hit a pole. 20-year old Jeff Rangel of Des Moines was arrested, and the passenger hospitalized. Her condition is unknown. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A man died and an infant was seriously injured in a crash that involved multiple vehicles Tuesday in downtown Des Moines. The Des Moines Register reports 46-year-old Soe Reh died as a result of his injuries. He rear-ended a pickup, then struck a delivery truck, continuing into a parking lot and striking other vehicles. Reh’s infant passenger was hospitalized and is in critical condition. ANKENY, IA (IRN) – Investigators have made an arrest in an arson investigation in Ankeny, according to WHO-TV. $1 million in damage was done to the home of Thomas Knapp. During the investigation it was found that Knapp’s truck was missing. The truck and Knapp’s son, 18-year-old Paul Knapp, were located in Fort Dodge the next day. He’s accused of setting the fire, stealing the truck, and illegally using his father’s credit cards. He’s in jail. BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – A number of shootings over the past week in Burlington are related, according to WQAD-TV. One of the shootings killed a man, while a second shooting injured another. The dead man was found slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the upper body. Police have several suspects in custody, and say the shootings aren’t random. GALT, IA (IRN) – An approximately two-year-old girl was found abandoned in the northern Iowa town of Galt yesterday. She was found wearing pink pajamas and no shoes. The child is in the custody of the Iowa Department of Human Services, and an investigation is underway. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police arrested four people Tuesday for seventeen robberies that took place over eight months, according to KCCI-TV. The robberies took place at Git N Go stores, Kum and GO stores, Hy-Vee stores and one bank. Two of those arrested are brother and sister. Their mother says she didn’t raise them that way, and blames their behavior on heroin addiction. She’s been trying to get them help. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids mother who forgot her wallet in line at the grocery store Monday is thanking the stranger who paid for her groceries. KCRG-TV reports the cashier had scanned half of the woman’s groceries before she realized she had forgotten her wallet. While she was calling her husband to bring her wallet so she could pay, the woman behind her paid for the nearly $200 in groceries. The woman who paid said she simply wanted to do something nice for the holidays.