BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – Burlington investigators say they need to drain a lake to search for more clues after a human foot was found earlier this month, according to WQAD-TV. Search crews used a boat and a cadaver dog on Lake West this week, hoping to find more evidence. Police say they will partially drain the lake because the bottom is the consistency of quicksand. The foot was found June 8 near the spot where a missing man’s bike was found last summer. VINTON, IA (IRN) – Vinton Police are looking for the driver who hit a 6-year-old boy and drove away on Friday. KGAN-TV reports the boy was hit by the side of the pickup or a trailer attached to it. The child was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. Police are looking for a silver Chevy pickup with dual rear wheels that was pulling a white enclosed trailer. ANKENY, IA (IRN) – More than 400 bike riders set out from Ankeny Saturday to do their part to help end multiple sclerosis, according to KCCI-TV. MS is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that interrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. The ride raised $100,000. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) The Des Moines Arts Festival continues today in downtown Des Moines. Over 250,000 are expected to visit. This year’s festival features over 180 artists from 40 states and Canada. The festival also features multiple stages with dance, music, acrobats and comedy acts.

DELAWARE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A 13-year-old is dead after an ATV accident in Delaware County, according to KWWL-TV. Anna Marie Nefzger of Manchester was crossing Highway 20 when she lost control of her ATV and went into a ditch. The ATV rolled on top of her and pinned her. She was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A Davenport teen has been charged with murder and burglary in a pot deal gone wrong. WQAD-TV reports 17-year-old Jonathan Behan Jr. was arrested in the death of 19-year-old Aaron Cotton Thursday. Cotton was clinging to the side of a truck while it was driving recklessly and fell and died of his injuries. Behan stole about 1 gram of marijuana from Cotton and tried to get away. Cotton grabbed a hold of the truck but fell when Behan continued to swerve to intentionally knock him off it. URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – Urbandale residents experienced a number of burglaries Friday morning, according to KCCI-TV. The Urbandale Police Department said there were four confirmed burglaries and over a dozen attempted residential burglaries. Detectives are investigating, and police have stepped up patrols. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police made an arrest early Friday morning in connection with a shots fired call in downtown Des Moines. WHO-TV reports 20-year-old Deontya McMillian is in the Polk County Jail charged with intimidation with a dangerous weapon, carrying weapons, and possession of stolen property. The gun was stolen. NORTH LIBERTY, IA (IRN) – After 43-years in the European Union, the United Kingdom decided to cut ties. KGAN-TV reports the move could hurt Iowans. Iowa Farm Bureau researchers say the drop in the the value of the British Pound will make our exports into Britain more expensive. Iowa exports billions of dollars in crops, farm equipment and other products every year. If prices for our commodities are higher, researchers say, we may export less.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – One man from Davenport is dead after an accident in the city on Thursday, according to WQAD-TV. The man was clinging to the side of a truck as it was driving recklessly. He fell from the truck, suffering fatal injuries. Police are not saying why he was clinging to the side of the truck. KINGSTON, JAMAICA (IRN) – Authorities in Jamaica say one man has been charged and another is being sought for questioning in the killing of two U.S. missionaries. KHQA-TV reports that 25-year-old Andre Thomas has been charged with murder and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. Officials have not disclosed a motive in the killing of the missionaries, Randy Hentzel of Donnellson, Iowa and Harold Nichols of Randolph, New York. DENISON, IA (IRN) – A western Iowa police chief who’d been disciplined for lewd and offensive computer images has lost his job. KCCI-TV reports Denison Mayor Dan Leinen asked for Chief John Emswiler’s resignation, which Emswiler has submitted. Leinen says he’d sought Emswiler’s exit for personnel reasons he wouldn’t describe. OMAHA, NE (IRN) Authorities have named eight suspects in an ATM theft ring, according to KETV. Authorities say three men connected to a ring of ATM thefts are in custody after a police chase this weekend. The Omaha Police Department thinks the crew is involved in more than 50 ATM burglaries in seven states, including Iowa. BEVINGTON, IA (IRN) – A St. Charles man died in a crash on I-35 south of Des Moines around 6:15 Thursday night. KCCI-TV reports the crash occurred in a construction zone that had only one usable northbound lane and one southbound lane. Two cars traveling southbound crossed over into the northbound lane and one of the cars hit a semi head-on. 51-year-old Shawn Ballard was killed. The other driver, 27-year-old Benjamin Vidales of Osceola was injured. The driver of the semi was not hurt. WEST BRANCH, IA (IRN) – New details have been released following a bus accident with a semi in eastern Iowa where 19 students were on board. KWWL-TV reports alcohol was involved. The driver of the West Branch bus, Amber Stubbs, hit the back of a semi. Authorities say Stubbs had alcohol in her system, but not enough to be cited. Only minor injuries were reported. WASHINGTON, DC (IRN) – Iowa Representative Steve King was fed up with the Capitol Hill sit-in by House Democrats this week. King tweeted “I’ve had it with the gun grabbing Democrats and their sit in anti 2nd amendment jihad. I’m going to go home and buy a new gun.” Critics say King makes their point. They say there are too many lone males, angry at things not going their way, who impulsively react and think they can solve a problem by buying a gun. AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State Cyclones Georges Niang and Abdel Nader are headed to the NBA. The two players were called up in the second round of the NBA draft late Thursday night. Niang was the 50th pick, selected by the Indiana Pacers. Nader was the 58th pick, selected by the Boston Celtics.

ELGIN, IA (IRN) – The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man from Cedar Rapids as part of a sexual assault investigation in Elgin, according to KCRG-TV. Deputies were called to a home early Thursday morning for a report of a sexual assault. A 45-year-old female was transported to a hospital where she was treated for her injuries. Deputies arrested 49-year-old Devin Cummings, who faces a 3rd Degree Sexual Abuse charge, a class C Felony. He’s in jail. MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A 64-year-old Mason City woman died in a house fire Tuesday evening, according to KIMT-TV. First responders found Nancy Thompson on her bedroom floor shortly after they were called to her home. The fire was caused by combustibles that were placed too close to a wall lamp in the kitchen. DELHI, IA (IRN) – Officials are planning to start refilling Lake Delhi, now that the $16 million restoration project has been finished. The 9-mile-long lake on the Maquoketa River emptied in July 2010 when heavy rain caused the previous dam to fail. KCRG-TV reports the lake could refill in as little as four days or take three or more weeks, depending on rainfall and river flow. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The former University of Iowa student who killed his girlfriend will spend the rest of his life in a Chinese prison. WHO-TV reports Xiangnan Li was sentenced this week in China. Li admitted to killing 20-year-old Iowa State student Tong Shao in September 2014 before fleeing to China. Shao’s body was found in the trunk of her car three weeks after her death. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A 37-year-old Iowan has been given life in prison for killing a Minnesota man outside a nightclub in Waterloo, according to KGAN-TV. Rodolfo Gonzalez was convicted of shooting to death 35-year-old Celio Posada, of Minneapolis, in 2014. The two met at the nightclub and later left for the parking lot, where witnesses reported hearing gunfire. Gonzalez says he was defending himself after Posada menaced him with a knife. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – Three Iowa students traveled to Washington D.C. to be recognized at a ceremony Sunday after being named Presidential Scholars. Sonali Durham of Iowa City, Sarah Gao of Cedar Falls and Joseph Tibbs of Iowa Falls were honored among 160 of the country’s brightest high school students. Gao will be attending Rice University next year to major in sociology. Tibbs will go to UNI to study biochemistry and physics. Durham will attend Yale University in the fall. WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A 4-year-old boy is recovering after nearly drowning in a West Des Moines pool Tuesday. KCCI-TV reports paramedics were called to the Valley View Aquatic Center, where they found lifeguards attending to the boy, who was unresponsive but breathing. The child was found underwater in the kids’ pool area, pulled from the water, and lifeguards performed CPR, saving his life. The boy was hospitalized, then released.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A man is facing first degree murder charges for the murder of 62-year-old Robyn Furmanski of Cedar Rapids, according to KGAN-TV. Furmanski was rescued from a fire in her condo but died from blunt force head trauma, smoke inhalation and thermal injuries. Police have charged 43-year-old Onyale Hughes for her murder. Her prescription medications were found in Hughes’ possession and her blood on his clothing. The fire was set on purpose. CLEAR LAKE, IA (IRN) – A man drowned in Clear Lake yesterday. KIMT-TV reports 85-year-old George Baker of Mason City appears to have slipped and fell while trying to take his boat out of the water. His boat was found approximately 300 feet from the shore, unoccupied. ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A black bear was spotted in a cornfield in eastern Iowa Tuesday. KWWL-TV reports Brian Gibbs saw the animal near the Yellow River State Forest in Allamakee County and took several photos of it. The DNR says it’s only had two bear reports this year. Most bears visit from Wisconsin or Minnesota, but usually don’t stay put in Iowa. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police report a man seriously hurt in an overnight shooting has died, according to KCCI-TV. 41-year-old Victor Robinson Jr. of Des Moines was the man killed. Residents of the Birchwood Apartments heard gunshots, and then went outside and found a man lying in the parking lot next to a car. He had been shot several times. Several witnesses were taken to the police station to be interviewed. No arrests have been made. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Republican congressman Steve King is trying to block the Treasury from redesigning U.S. currency, a move that could prevent the government from replacing Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill with abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Tubman would become the first African-American on U.S. paper currency and the first woman on paper currency in a century. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Marine Corps’ motto is to ensure no one is left behind. It would take more than seven decades to make good on that promise for one Iowa Marine. WHO-TV reports the family of Private Palmer Haraldson waited on the tarmac in Des Moines yesterday to welcome him home. He was killed in action in 1943 on the Pacific Ocean island of Tarawa. 1,100 American lives were lost. His remains were found in 2015 and recently identified. DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Dubuque is exploring ways to cut down on pesticide treatments at public parks, according to KCRG-TV. The push started in December of 2015 when a group called “Dubuque Poison Free Parks” urged the Parks and Leisure Department to look for pesticide alternatives. Since then, the Parks Department designated nine pesticide-free parks, and are looking to add more.