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DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – MidAmerican Energy says customers can expect their total bills to increase this winter by 46-96%. Natural gas market prices have more than doubled from this time last year. Increased global demand coupled with limited production and inventory have greatly increased the cost of natural gas. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Detectives have made an arrest in the death of a 21-year-old man who was shot to death in Des Moines Friday. 27-year-old Darren Antwon Diggs was charged with first-degree murder and robbery. Police say Digg and the victim knew each other and that the motive appears to be drug-related robbery. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – A Council Bluffs woman was fatally shot in her home early Friday, and police are searching for a 28-year-old man in the killing. INDEPENDENCE, IA (IRN) – State and local authorities are investigating a death in Independence on Saturday night. Shortly before midnight the Independence Police Department was sent to a report of a medical emergency at an apartment. Officers located a 29-year-old female who was unresponsive and tried to revive her. She later died. IOWA (IRN) – Both Iowa and Iowa State football have moved up in the latest AP poll. Iowa, which had an off week, is now the No. 9 team in the country. Iowa State, which is coming off a dramatic win over formerly No. 8 Oklahoma State, is back in the top 25 at No. 22. Both teams hit the road for week nine. Iowa will take on Wisconsin and Iowa State will take on West Virginia.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Detectives have made an arrest in the death of a 21-year-old man who was shot to death in northeast Des Moines. 27-year-old Darren Antwon Diggs was charged with first-degree murder and robbery. Police say Digg and the victim knew each other and that the motive appears to be drug-related robbery. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – A Council Bluffs woman was fatally shot in her home early Friday, and police are searching for a 28-year-old man in the killing. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A man was arrested after leading law enforcement on a chase that ended with him crashing into a Des Moines home Friday night. He faces multiple charges. AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State is back in the Big 12 race again. Brock Purdy threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns, the defense stopped Oklahoma State inches short on a fourth-and-2 late in the game, and the Cyclones beat the No. 8 Cowboys 24-21 on Saturday.

NEVADA, IA (IRN) – A Colorado man accused of killing his girlfriend’s two-year-old son at her Ames apartment in April is now behind bars in Iowa. Twenty-five-year-old Trevin Nicholson was booked into the Story County Jail on a charge of First Degree Murder on Thursday. WARREN COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A pedestrian was hit and killed on southbound Interstate 35 in southwestern Warren County Friday evening. The Iowa State Patrol said the pedestrian was hit west of New Virginia. WOODWARD, IA (IRN) – The Woodward City Council has approved a plan to allow a company to build a more than 1 million-square-foot warehouse. The name of the company has not been revealed. The warehouse will employ 1,000 people, and it could open up by September 2022. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Today’s football game between Drake and Stetson in Des Moines has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns among Drake personnel. Under the league’s rules, Drake will forfeit the game.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Kimberly Dickey, who is the project director for NextEra Energy’s proposed 3,500 acre solar farm in Linn County, is a former chair for the same Linn County commission set to vote on her new development. Dickey also helped write Linn county’s comprehensive plan, which helps guide the county’s physical, social and economic development. AMES, IA (IRN) – Two Iowa State University crew club members were participating in their first practice on the water when they drowned in March after their boat capsized in strong winds. New findings released Wednesday report the pandemic had kept the club off the water for 18 months, and investigators concluded that team members’ excitement for a chance to return likely clouded their judgment about safety. Three other members made it to shore, two of them with help from bystanders. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Gov. Kim Reynolds says she may take legal action against President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate that goes into effect November 1. Reynolds says Biden is overreaching and she wants to protect Iowans who don’t want the vaccine. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Weeks ahead of the Nov. 1 mandate, 100% of employees at Broadlawns Medical Center became fully vaccinated. Five employees quit. JOHNSON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – The Iowa DOT is looking for public input in proposed improvements on Interstate 380 in Johnson County, including the proposed widening to six lanes for a portion of the highway.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency on Thursday released a second set of maps revising Iowa’s four congressional districts and legislative boundaries as redistricting moves to the next phase of the process. The Iowa Legislature is scheduled to meet in a special session on Oct. 28 to consider the maps. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa State Patrol announced Wednesday that Trooper Ted Benda died from injuries sustained in a crash. The 37-year-old trooper was involved in a single-vehicle crash on Oct. 14. Benda was driving to assist Clayton County officials with a wanted suspect. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An Omaha woman has died more than a week after she was shot at a Des Moines bar. Officers were called to a shooting at the High Dive Bar just before 1 a.m. Oct. 10 and found two people with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a hospital. A 27-year-old man was treated and quickly released. IOWA, IA (IRN) – Unemployed Iowans would be required to meet weekly with state case managers, conduct twice as many weekly work searches and undergo audits to prove they’re actively looking for work under a new proposal announced by Gov. Kim Reynolds. Unemployment payments could be frozen if jobless workers fail to meet the new criteria. ANKENY, IA (IRN) – U.S. Agriculture Secretary and former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack visited with workers striking against John Deere today. Standing at the picket line outside a Deere & Co equipment plant in Ankeny, he shook hands and lent support to workers he said he’s “never forgotten.”