AMES, IA (IRN) – An Ames man will go to prison for burning an LGBTQ flag at a church. KCCI-TV reports Ames Police arrested 30-year-old Adolfo Martinez over the summer for tearing down and burning the flag at United Church of Christ. A Story County jury found him guilty of a hate crime, harassment and being a habitual offender. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man is facing multiple charges ranging from possessing drugs to assault following a drive-by shooting that ended in a police chase late Tuesday night. WHO-TV reports 37-year-old Joshua Richards fired shots through a window of a home, into a room where his baby son was located.

HAZELTON, IA (IRN) – A convicted felon accused of lying on his voter registration application and voting in the November election has been imprisoned. William Gibson, of Hazleton, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison. He’d pleaded guilty to two counts of election misconduct and a drug possession charge. Each felony count filed against Gibson was enhanced because he is a habitual offender.

JOHNSTON, IA (IRN) – Multiple emergency crews were called to the military base at Camp Dodge in Johnston yesterday for a report of an active shooter situation. KCCI reports Johnston Schools and several businesses were put on lockdown. However, there was no active shooter.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A new program in Johnson County is meant to improve literacy for students, regardless of their circumstances. KGAN-TV reports Iowa City Community School District students will now have access to books and other resources from local public libraries using their school ID cards. There will be no fines for late materials.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – A man is facing several charges after a report of shots fired in Dubuque. KWWL-TV reports Sheriff’s deputies were called to a remote location around midnight on Wednesday. Deputies saw a pickup truck leaving the area, and found shell casings. They used traffic camera footage to track the suspect’s vehicle, and arrested 33-year-old Tobias Sarazin. Investigators found a handgun and shell casing in Sarazin’s vehicle, matching those found on earlier. He also had two outstanding warrants.

JOHNSTON, IA (IRN) – Johnston High School students are accused of holding “disrespectful” signs and masks during a basketball game against North High School Friday. KCCI-TV reports the students held up a white bedsheet with the word “RAT” on it and wore masks with the likeness of President Donald Trump as North High School players shot free throws. Those offended believed it was done in reference to comments by the president accusing Baltimore of being infested with rats and because North High School players are mostly black. The school has apologized.

MOUNT VERNON, IA (IRN) – Students in Mount Vernon Schools are recovering after a weeks-long outbreak of pertussis, better known as whooping cough. KCRG-TV reports the outbreak began in late October, and since then, there have been nearly two dozen students diagnosed.

FT. MADISON, IA (IRN) – A southeast Iowa man has been charged in Lee County with arson. KTVO-TV reports Fort Madison Police have arrested Cody Collins, 29, following an investigation into a garage fire. The garage was a total loss. No one was injured.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa Hawkeye fans lost a football icon Tuesday. Hawkeye Sports confirmed that coaching legend Hayden Fry died surrounded by his family at the age of 90. Fry served as Iowa’s head football coach from 1979 to 1998. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids squad car and an Iowa DOT Highway Helper vehicle were involved in a crash Tuesday morning on I-380. KCRG-TV reports it happened around 7 a.m. when the squad car and the Highway Helper were pulled over helping a previously disabled vehicle when another car hit them. Only the vehicles were hit, police said. There was no immediate word on injuries.

MONTICELLO, IA (IRN) – One person died in a single-vehicle crash in Jones County near Monticello Monday night. Troopers say the 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan hit a ditch, and the driver died at a hospital.

SPRINGVILLE, IA (IRN) – No one was hurt after a man entered a residence in the Linn County town of Springville Monday afternoon and fired a single shot in what is believed to be a targeted incident. The unknown man entered the residence, fired one shot then left the scene in an unknown direction in a silver colored sedan.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – Two arrests have been made in connection with a stabbing outside a Fort Dodge bar over the weekend. WHO-TV reports someone was removed from the Kingz Lounge, and got into a physical altercation with bar security staff outside. The staff member, a 41-year-old male, suffered from a stab wound to his upper back. He was transported to a Fort Dodge hospital for treatment. The suspect was located about 20 minutes after the incident, not far from the bar. After interviewing the suspect and witnesses, police made two arrests.

CENTERVILLE, IA (IRN) – Outrage filled a Centerville City Council meeting Monday as residents spoke out against the removal of a Nativity scene from the Appanoose County Courthouse lawn. KCCI-TV reports the Centerville City Council announced it will not replace the display, which was removed Dec. 9 after the city received a complaint. The Nativity scene now sits on a private lot. During the meeting, Centerville residents said their Christian values are under attack. Centerville resident Kathy Perry said, “I would die for my God!” Opponents say placing religious symbols on public ground privileges one religion over others.

BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – Schools in Burlington will be closed Tuesday to allow staff and students to attend the funeral of an elementary school principal who died last week in a car crash. The Hawk Eye newspaper reports Chris Richards, principal at Black Hawk Elementary, was killed Thursday morning when he attempted to turn from U.S. Highway 61 onto another road and crashed with a pickup truck. The funeral will be held at the Burlington High School gymnasium.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Nebraska man who thought he was meeting a 15-year-old girl at an Iowa motel for sex has been sentenced to three years in prison. The Des Moines Register reports 40-year-old John Daniel Nielsen of Omaha was swept up in a law enforcement operation targeting sex-trafficking after exchanging text messages with an undercover officer posing as the teen. Nielsen arranged a meeting at a Council Bluffs motel and agreed to pay for the sex. He was arrested when he arrived at the motel room.

LANCASTER, MO (IRN) – A football coach at a southeast Iowa high school and his girlfriend are facing felony charges in the bloody assault of a northeast Missouri woman in Lancaster, Missouri. KTVO-TV reports the suspects are Dalton McCarty, 26, of Wayland, Missouri, and his girlfriend, Khristian Hill, 26, of Kirksville. McCarty is employed by Keokuk High School where he works as an associate and serves as the assistant varsity football coach.

MANLY, IA (IRN) – A Union Pacific train derailed in Manly Sunday night. KIMT-TV reports several grain cars derailed at an intersection. No injuries were reported.

LAKE CHARLES, LA (IRN) – A Des Moines boxer is one step closer to achieving his Olympic dream. WHO-TV reports former Des Moines Lincoln Railsplitter Antonio Mireles won the super heavyweight boxing division at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Sunday. The victory advances Mireles to the next stage of the selection process to represent Team USA in the 2020 Olympics.