WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Waterloo police are investigating the death of a dog who was shot outside its home Monday night, according to the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. The shooting happened following an argument involving the dog’s owner and another person. The dog attempted to intervene in the argument, and the other person shot the dog more than once. The dog died at the scene, and the suspect left before police arrived. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa —Council Bluffs police have arrested an alleged unruly man who reportedly tried to run someone over, according to KETV. The incident happened early Tuesday morning when witnesses saw Michael Wurtz attempt to run over another man who says he was also assaulted by Wurtz. The victim tells police he was hit by Wurtz’s vehicle. Wurtz resisted arrest and officers deployed a Taser to help subdue him. MADISON, WI (IRN) – The celebration over the Hawkeyes’ Saturday win against Wisconsin ended early for one fan. The Des Moines Register reports a 15-year-old boy wearing Hawkeye gear was punched in the face by a man. The attack was unprovoked and the suspect fled. The punch came after the boy, who lives in Madison but supports the Hawkeyes, said he was mildly teasing one of his friends about the Iowa win, and the suspect approached him and hit him in the face. NEVADA, IA (IRN) – A sentencing hearing was held Tuesday morning for a former Webster City Schools wrestling coach convicted of assault. Ted Edward Larson, 51, pled guilty to charges of serious assault and second-degree criminal mischief. He was sentenced to one year in the Story County Jail for the assault charge. Larson assaulted a man who was in bed with his wife. DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Authorities in Dubuque are investigating the death of a man who was found in the rear of a home with gunshot wounds. KGAN-TV reports James Richardson, 21, of Freeport, Illinois, was found behind a home Sunday. Authorities say the victim and shooter knew each other. The death marks the fifth homicide in the city in 2015. CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – Neighbors are concerned after two violent incidents occurred at a Cedar Falls park. KWWL-TV reports the first was an assault including ten people, the second, an assault and robbery. In both cases, 18-year-old Lyric Mims was involved. In June she was arrested after she used a crowbar to attack three men. In September, she met a man she talked to online at the park at 3 am. After meeting her, a group of people came out of the bushes and beat and robbed the man. GRINNELL, IA (IRN) – Eleven people had to go to the hospital after an ammonia leak at a Grinnell food company. WOI-TV reports it happened at PurFoods. Firefighters and hazmat teams from nearby and as far away as Waterloo were on scene to help victims. Crews went into the building to air it out and isolate the leak so it could be repaired. PurFoods makes and delivers special dietary meals. AMES, IA (IRN) – One Iowa city has been ranked as one of the best cities in the nation to be single. A new study released by website Livability.com ranked Ames as number seven. Among the reasons? Residents are active, there is a high concentration of singles, they use online dating sites and apps at a higher rate than most Americans, and also spend more time dancing at clubs, playing pool, watching romantic movies and singing karaoke.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A phone call got an Iowa City woman kicked out of a comedy show Saturday night and her response landed her in jail.  KCRG-TV reports 22-year-old Chyna Simms was at comedian Kevin Hart’s show at Carver Hawkeye Arena. The show has a strict no cellphone policy, yet Simms called a friend. She refused to leave, was then arrested for criminal trespass, then refused to be handcuffed, and kicked an officer. ALTOONA, IA (IRN) – An Urbandale teen is being charged as an adult after police say he rammed a stolen SUV into a police car in Altoona. WHO-TV reports sixteen-year-old Mark Freeman is charged with assault with a weapon, first degree theft, possession of stolen property, driving under suspension, and reckless driving. When officers tried to pull the vehicle over Freeman rammed the patrol car. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A Davenport woman is facing charges after she started a fire in the apartment she shares with her boyfriend, according to the Quad City Times. Dorothy Kelly, 51, is charged with first-degree arson and domestic abuse. Kelly had been in an argument with her boyfriend when she went after him with a hammer. When the boyfriend locked himself in the bathroom, Kelly first beat on the door with the hammer, then set it on fire. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Two men have been charged after allegedly shooting two Trumpeter swans at the Princeton Wildlife Area in Scott County. Levi Young, 25, of Davenport, and Kyle Munson, 25, of Eldridge, allegedly shot the swans while waterfowl hunting, killing one and injuring the other. In addition to the charges of unlawful taking of protected species, DNR law enforcement officers seized three shotguns, shotgun shells, a boat, motor and trailer. MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – A 4-year-old died Saturday morning after an ATV rollover accident. An Iowa State Patrol crash report says Lukas Thompson, of Coralville, was operating an ATV on private property in Muscatine when the ATV hit uneven ground and rolled over. The crash report lists the 4-year-old as the driver of the vehicle. Lukas was taken to Trinity Muscatine Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Iowa State Patrol is investigating the crash. DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Dubuque Police are investigating a possible homicide this morning. KDTH-Radio reports police were called to an address at approximately 11:00 last night on a report of shots being fired. Officers arriving on scene found a dead body that they describe as “having wounds consistent with gunshots.” CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – One person is in the hospital and another is in jail following a crash involving a car and a motorcycle Sunday night in Cedar Falls.  KWWL-TV reports the motorcyclist, 21-year-old Cory Goecken of Waterloo, was taken to the hospital with head injuries. The driver of the car, 20-year-old Kayla Ginther of Waterloo, was not hurt. She was taken to the Black Hawk County Jail and has been charged with OWI first offense. NEVADA, IA (IRN) – Nevada’s mascot, Cubbie, spreads joy every Friday night. The biggest smile, however, happens inside the mask.  KCCI-TV reports behind the mask is senior Caleb Popejoy. “He’s autistic,” says his mother. “He was anti-social and had a hard time being around people. Being the mascot, being in Cubbie, has really brought out his social side.” These days, she says, he doesn’t even need the mask to interact with people.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Dubuque Police are investigating a home burglary that happened while a woman inside the home was tied up with string and duct tape. KWWL-TV reports the 53-year-old woman says one male entered he home alone, tied her up, and took cash.  She was able to untie herself and call police. She wasn’t hurt, and didn’t require medical attention. DES MOINES – The driver of a vehicle that crashed in Des Moines Saturday was killed. WHO-TV reports it was a single-vehicle crash involving a sedan that struck a utility pole. The car crossed lanes and hit a utility pole on the other side of the road. The driver of the vehicle, whose name has not been released, died at an area hospital after being transported. DES MOINES – Drake University has concluded a recent fundraising effort. WOI-TV reports since the fundraising started back in 2010, more than 22,000 alumni and community members donated more than $216 million. That money will now go toward the school’s endowment, and to help make a Drake education more affordable, and also to enhance the learning experience.   WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Firefighters had to rescue a four-legged family member after a Friday night fire in Waterloo, according to KCRG-TV. All of the home’s occupants and several pets were outside when first responders arrived, but one puppy was still unaccounted for. Firefighters found the missing puppy about 35 minutes after the fire was reported. The puppy was given oxygen and is expected to survive.

DES MOINES (IRN) – Des Moines is the number one real estate market in the nation for the millennial generation — those roughly 21- 35-years of age. The Des Moines Register reports a study from Realtor.com found that 59% of metro Des Moines homebuyers using a mortgage in the first half of 2015 were millennials. That was the highest rate in the country and the only market where millennials accounted for more than half of mortgage applicants. FAIRFAX, IA (IRN) – A fire in the eastern Iowa town of Fairfax destroyed two homes Friday afternoon. KWWL-TV reports two children and some friends who were inside the home when the fire started were able to escape. The neighboring home that was also destroyed was under construction, but was nearly finished. LUCAS, IA (IRN) – A Slater man suffered a broken ankle after falling while setting up a tree stand Friday afternoon in Stephens State Forest near Lucas. Derek A. Kahler, 42, was putting up the tree stand and accidentally cut through the strap holding the stand in place while he was cutting branches. He fell 16-feet and had not yet attached his safety harness. SPENCER, IA (IRN) – An 18-mile fish kill on Stony Creek in Osceola and Clay Counties has been traced back to an egg layer facility. The DNR reports a tank that contained egg washing liquid at Sunrise Farms near May City in Osceola County was dumped into a corn field and flowed into Stony Creek. The fish kill extended 18.2 miles and killed an estimated 160,000 fish. High ammonia levels were detected along several sampling points on the stream. SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – Woodbury County is moving forward with plans to become the first all LED lit county in Iowa, according to KTIV. A meeting next week by the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors will discuss current bids and the lighting retrofit action plan. The transition is estimated to cost about $1.2 to $1.5 million, but will save millions in energy bills.

BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – A man is under arrest after police say he beat another man with a brick last month in Burlington. KWQC-TV reports the victim and 44-year-old Clyde Mack Stewart got into an argument which resulted in Stewart assaulting the victim with a brick. When officers arrived, they found the 20-year-old victim with significant head and facial injuries. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A 33-year-old Marion man has been given over two years in prison and told to repay more than $187,000 to his former employer’s insurance companies. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports Jeremy Murphy pled guilty to wire fraud. Murphy admitted that while working for Crossroads Mobile Maintenance in Williamsburg, he made fraudulent charges on a company credit card. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – 50 cases of mumps have been reported in Iowa this year–30 of them on the University of Iowa campus. The Iowa Department of Public Health reports the state usually has 10 to 20 reported cases a year, but there have been outbreaks, including hundreds of cases in 2006. Doctors say most of the current cases involve students who had met the university’s vaccination requirements. THORNTON, IA (IRN) – A boa constrictor that escaped its cage and slithered down the block in the northern Iowa town of Thornton cost its owner a $50 fine. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports a retired Iowa DNR officer saw the snake, grabbed it, put it in his pickup and called the Sheriff’s Office. The snake is 7 to 9 feet long, and boas can grow to be about 10 feet long. They are not venomous, but instead suffocate prey by squeezing it to death. DELAWARE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – 32 students who were riding on a bus that rolled over near Manchester Thursday afternoon were taken to the hospital. KCRG-TV reports students received minor injuries. The bus collided with another vehicle in the accident, causing it to roll over. RIVERSIDE, IA (IRN) – A shot was fired in Riverside when authorities apprehended three people related to a case in Cedar Rapids. KCII Radio reports the Iowa State Patrol was notified of a suspicious vehicle involved in retail thefts. Authorities located the vehicle and attempted to stop it. A chase ensued, and when the vehicle pulled into a gas station the suspects failed to comply with commands given by officers. One shot was fired by a trooper before the suspects were taken into custody. No one was injured. DES MOINES (IRN) – Hundreds of guests at the Downtown Des Moines Marriott Hotel were evacuated just before midnight Thursday because of a possible gas leak.  KCCI-TV reports several hotel guests and staff reported an odor, so firefighters, police and hazmat crews investigated. Fire officials estimate it took about 10 minutes to evacuate the approximately 400 hotel guests. No leak was found. OMAHA, NE (IRN) – The FBI’s Omaha office is warning Iowans and Nebraskans about a new phone scam, according to KMEG-TV. The scam begins with the caller claiming to be from the FBI’s Omaha field office. The caller then says the recipient is eligible to receive a grant from the Federal government and asks for credit card or bank account information. The FBI says this is not a legitimate call and if you receive it you should report it to police. ALTOONA, IA (IRN) – The City of Altoona is on the rise and a new initiative hopes to continue the forward momentum, according to WHO-TV. Thursday night city officials launched #AltoonaNow. The economic initiative is aimed to promote the city and attract future residents and businesses to the area. Altoona Mayor Skip Conkling says the city is expanding and “we`re just going to toot our own horn because if you don`t no one else will.”