AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State University police are investigating a student’s death. KCCI-TV reports his body was found on campus Sunday night. Authorities don’t suspect foul play, and the name of the student has not been released.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle near Drake University. At approximately 7:15 p.m. Thursday, a 28-year-old man was struck by a car. He was transported to a hospital where he died of his injuries.

FOREST CITY, IA (IRN) – A Winnebago County woman is facing drug charges after a search of her apartment. KIMT-TV reports neighbors reported the smell of marijuana coming from the apartment of Kirstie Michelle Pienta, 29. Officers found Pienta with a baggie of four grams of marijuana, a vial with four grams of marijuana, a bottle of Vyvanse with someone else’s name crossed out with a marker, and two drug pipes. Vyvanse is a stimulant used to treat ADHD and binge-eating disorder.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa Democratic legislators said that the state’s former Speaker of the House, Pat Murphy, offered donations to their campaigns if they endorsed Tom Steyer, the California billionaire running for president. Murphy’s actions are not illegal. However, payments for endorsements would violate campaign finance laws if not disclosed.

DES MOINES, (IRN) – The Iowa Supreme Court will take an appeal of an Iowa attorney who challenged a 2017 flight Gov. Kim Reynolds and her family took on a private jet to a football game in Memphis, Tennessee. Reynolds attended the Liberty Bowl to watch Iowa State play Memphis. The plane was owned by a company who had a contract with the state.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – Ottumwa police say a missing 10-year-old boy has been found safe Thursday morning. Deontae John Michael Renken walked away from his home Wednesday afternoon. No other details are available.

ALTOONA, IA (IRN) – A former Des Moines Police officer is again facing drug charges after a crash this week in Altoona. WHO-TV reports Brandon Singleton’s van ran rear-ended a car, and police found a baggy of methamphetamine in his van. Singleton was fired from the Des Moines Police Department after a similar crash in 2012. Singleton hit a parked car while driving his squad car and methamphetamine was found in his police vehicle.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police are searching for a man who lit an LGBTQ+ flag on fire downtown. KCCI-TV reports surveillance video captured a man burning the flag outside the Blazing Saddle in the East Village early Wednesday morning. Video shows the suspect trying to light the nylon flag over and over. At points he can be seen biting the flag before ripping it down. After the flag is in flames on the ground, the man walks away.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Unionized workers at the General Mills plant in Cedar Rapids are preparing for another round of negotiations with their employer, after voting down a contract offer Wednesday. Ninety-nine percent of union voters vetoed General Mills’ “last, best and final” offer Wednesday. But when General Mills heard the news, it invited them to the negotiating table once more this morning.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A late harvest, wet corn and the fall chill have combined to multiply demand for propane. Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig says demand has created a supply pinch as farmers rush to bring in their crops. Nearly every bushel of corn needs to be dried. Only 43% of Iowa’s corn crop has been brought in and the harvest is 11 days behind the typical figure at this time of year.

WASHINGTON, IA (IRN) – Two people were arrested in Washington and face felony charges of child endangerment. KCII-Radio reports officers arrested 34-year-old Jerry Herbert Davis of Washington for child endangerment, a class D felony, and a tattoo permit requirement. Officers also arrested 38-year-old Monica Ann Wood, of the same address as Davis, for child endangerment, a class D felony. Davis and Wood were both taken to the Washington County Jail.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines community center for the Monsoon Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity organization was vandalized over the weekend. WHO-TV reports every wall is now covered in vulgar graffiti and gang related symbols. Holes were punched into doors, and windows were broken. The community center holds support group meetings for victims of assault, domestic violence and human trafficking.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Two Des Moines mayoral candidates will go head-to-head in a runoff election next month, according to unofficial election results. Incumbent Mayor Frank Cownie and former state Sen. Jack Hatch will be up for election Dec. 3. Cownie and Hatch ran against Army veteran Chase Holm and retired teacher and coach Joe Grandanette. The election will move to a runoff because no candidate received 50% plus one vote.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Members and employees of the governing board for Iowa’s public universities could soon be barred from gambling on the college teams they help oversee.
A policy proposed by the Board of Regents would bar board members and staff from betting on games involving the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Iowa State Cyclones or the University of Northern Iowa Panthers. The board will consider adopting the policy at its meeting next week in Cedar Falls.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Researchers at Iowa State University say the gloves firefighters use to protect their hands while fighting a fire could be safer. KCRG-TV reports the ISU researchers are working to create better ones, making them more protective, dexterous and comfortable. A $1.5 million dollar grant from FEMA and Department of Homeland Security is paying for the research.

RUNNELLS, IA (IRN) – Six people, including children, were evacuated this morning from a home on fire in Runnells. One person was taken to the hospital. Others have minor injuries, including smoke inhalation. The fire began in the kitchen.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A teenager was shot in the leg while driving in Des Moines Monday evening. WHO-TV reports it isn’t the first time a teenager was shot in that area while in a vehicle. Three years ago, 14-year-old Yore Jieng was shot in the head while riding in a car. He died from his injuries five days later. Police never identified a suspect in the case.

ROBINS, IA (IRN) – Hundreds of employees at the Cedar Rapids General Mills plant could go on strike this week over failed contract negotiations. KCRG-TV reports more than 300 people picketed in different places in the Cedar Rapids area on Monday night, including a group of more than 50 workers, who chanted and held signs outside the home of the General Mills’ plant manager in Robins.

BONDURANT, IA (IRN) – An official announcement offered little clarity Monday as to who is behind Bondurant’s “Project Bluejay” distribution center. KCCI-TV reports the five-story 780,000 square foot building will sit on a 100-acre piece of land and promises to bring 1,000 jobs to the area. Officials remain tight-lipped over the company behind the center, but its code name has many speculating that Amazon is building the project.

IOWA (IRN) – Today is election day, and if you want to vote in Iowa, a new state law requires voter ID numbers on ballots. Anyone who doesn’t have identification will be given an Iowa voter identification card for free.