DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A man overcome by smoke while searching for two dogs during a Davenport house fire has been hospitalized. KCRG-TV reports firefighters were sent to the house around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. A passer-by had noticed the fire and broke a window to wake up two residents. They got out, but he went back in to look for the dogs. The dogs eventually were rescued.

BELLEVUE, IA (IRN) – A 12-year-old boy from Clinton was killed in a rollover crash that happened while off-roading. WQAD-TV reports the rollover happened on Saturday where a large group of 4-wheelers had gathered. A Chevrolet Suburban, driven by a 15-year-old, rolled twice and a 12-year-old passenger was thrown from the vehicle. He was pinned underneath and killed.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A woman lost her arm and leg due to a train accident early Sunday morning. KCRG-TV reports it happened around 1:30 a.m, and there is no word on her condition.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – An Ottumwa man was arrested Saturday after police say he walked completely naked on a public street and tried to use karate on police when they confronted him. KTVO-TV reports the police tasered and arrested him. After retrieving his clothing, they found a baggy of methamphetamine in his pants pocket.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Firefighters put out a small fire at the popular restaurant Centro in Des Moines Sunday afternoon. KCCI-TV reports fire crews closed the entire block to battle the blaze. Despite the alarms sounding throughout the building, some customers continued enjoying their lunch. Capt. Dean Rodriguez, of the Des Moines Fire Department says, “we told them they had to get out. They were like ‘Really?’ ‘Yeah, you have to leave.’”

OXFORD, IA (IRN) – An Iowa City man has been charged with homicide by vehicle — reckless driving for a June 16th wrong-way crash on Interstate 80 that killed a Texas man. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Steven Lucore, 32, was heading east in the westbound lanes between Tiffin and Oxford when he collided head-on with another car.

EAGLE GROVE, IA (IRN) – An individual was stabbed in Eagle Grove Friday, according to KCCI-TV. The individual was taken to a hospital where their condition is unknown.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa City Police are investigating a report of an early morning burglary in downtown Saturday. At around 4:12 a.m., police received a call from a woman who claimed that she was woken up by a man inside her apartment who was speaking to her. The man left with a plastic bag, which allegedly contained an undisclosed amount of money. Other items in the apartment had been moved around during the incident. The woman was not injured.

VENTURA, IA (IRN) – A swimming advisory has been issued for McIntosh Woods State Park in north-central Iowa due to E. coli contamination. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that a sample taken at the lake near Ventura in Cerro Gordo County exceeded a safe amount of the bacteria found in fecal matter.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – One man is dead after a car accident Saturday morning on Highway 5 near Fleur Drive in Des Moines. Officials say the SUV was being driven at an excessive speed when it left the road and hit a concrete bridge support. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

BANCROFT, IA (IRN) – Authorities are investigating after three people were found dead at a residence in Bancroft in Kossuth County Friday. WHO-TV reports authorities didn’t say how the three died but that there is not an on-going threat to the public.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – LME Inc. in Des Moines closed suddenly, leaving 40 truck drivers without jobs. KCCI-TV reports a former employee says, “we woke up to check our direct deposits, and there was no direct deposit.” Management called several staff members into a meeting at the end of the workday Thursday to tell them LME as a company no longer existed. The company website claimed to employ more than 600 people in multiple states, with its headquarters in Minnesota. No one is answering the phone numbers on its website.

DECORAH, IA (IRN) – One Iowa man says his rights were violated when he was forced to take down his flag in support of President Trump at a county fair. KWWL-TV reports the man says a Winneshiek County Fair official told him to remove the President Trump flag from the back of his wheelchair. He says he feels his rights have been violated. The fair board says as a non-profit, they can’t support or endorse political candidates or parties. The chair of the county Republican party says the flag is a personal endorsement, and clearly not an endorsement by the fair board.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The issue of immigration, mass deportations, and detaining children at the border brought a huge crowd out in demonstration in Cedar Rapids Friday. KGAN-TV reports young and old alike turned out in what appeared to be the hundreds, near a building where federal agents operate. Organizers say they want everyone to know that immigrants aren’t America’s enemies.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa officials have reported the state’s first confirmed human case of West Nile virus. The Iowa Public Health Department said Friday the man lives in Audubon County, is 61 to 80 years old and has recovered. State records say 104 Iowans were diagnosed with West Nile virus last year and nine died.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A guidance counselor described her struggle to take a gun from a 12-year-old eastern Iowa student in the first day of the boy’s trial for attempted murder. The Quad-City Times reports the guidance counselor described the “intense struggle” last August when she and a teacher tried to grab the loaded gun from the boy. The boy allegedly pointed the .22-caliber gun at her and pulled the trigger but it didn’t fire because the safety was on.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa City police have identified the man arrested Thursday following an overnight standoff. KCRG-TV reports James Stephon Joy, 34, allegedly pulled a gun on a man who asked him to leave a home and told the man he was going to shoot him. He then pointed the gun at a woman before they ran and called the police. Joy then barricaded himself inside the home with the standoff lasting around ten hours. Police found the gun was a BB gun.

FORT MADISON, IA (IRN) – Three corrections officers at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison were assaulted by inmates on Thursday. The officers were trying to stop a group of inmates from stabbing another inmate when they were injured. None of the injuries were serious.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An ammonia leak at Iowa Cold Storage in Altoona caused several businesses to evacuate Thursday night. KCCI-TV reports a number of first responders and a hazmat crew responded, evacuating several businesses in the area. All the employees were evacuated safely and no injuries were reported.