DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A West Des Moines man was charged with attempted murder after he stabbed two people early Saturday morning at a bar in Des Moines. The Des Moines Register reports Tracy Thaddeus Rejba, 37, stabbed a 43-year-old man in his abdomen and chest, puncturing a lung. He also stabbed a 37-year-old woman in the lower back, puncturing her kidney.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A toddler was found wandering outside alone in Monday’s freezing cold weather in West Des Moines. KCCI-TV reports a worker at an apartment complex noticed a little girl in the parking lot in her pajamas. The worker quickly took the toddler inside the apartment complex office and called police and an ambulance. Police are investigating.

URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – Urbandale firefighters rescued a man from an icy pond following a crash Monday. When firefighters arrived they found the man trapped in the car with just his head above water. Firefighters in protective thermal gear pulled the man from the car and he was taken to a local hospital. Firefighters estimate the man was in the water for 5-6 minutes.

IOWA (IRN) – Nearly $31 million in bailout payments are hitting the mailboxes of Iowa farmers slammed financially from ongoing U.S. trade disputes. About 100 of the nearly 4,300 payments to Iowa farmers through October are less than $25. The average payment is $7,236. Some of the checks are going to “farmers” in America’s largest cities. Corn growers are only getting a penny a bushel in assistance under President Donald Trump’s $12 billion emergency farm aid package.

IOWA (IRN) – The blizzard that stretched across southern Iowa Sunday kept the Iowa State Patrol busy. Troopers covered 93 crashes and assisted 131 motorists in an eighteen hour period beginning at 6am Sunday.

BLUE GRASS, IA (IRN) – A 13-year-old driver led officers on a chase that hit speeds of 100 mph in eastern Iowa. KCCI-TV reports she and five other young people in the van were taken into custody early Sunday after the van was stopped on the west side of Davenport. The van was finally stopped after deflation devices punctured all four of its tires. The van was reported stolen in Rock Island, Illinois. The young driver was arrested.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Two men were arrested Wednesday for allegedly trying to break into a Des Moines home while an occupant was at home. The Des Moines Register reports one suspect allegedly pounded on the front door and rang the doorbell while the other reportedly tried the back door. The 24-year-old victim grabbed pepper spray, then a knife, and called police as the two suspects backed a vehicle into the driveway, and tried again to gain access. An officer responding to the scene blocked their car in a driveway and arrested them.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – An 18-year-old man has been charged with felony terrorism for shooting at an occupied car Saturday morning in Mason City, according to KIMT-TV. No one was injured.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – Police are looking for a man who robbed a Sioux City convenience store early Saturday morning. KCAU-TV reports the man entered the store with a rifle and demanded money from the clerk. The clerk gave it to him and the man fled.

IOWA (IRN) – A blizzard hit southern Iowa Sunday, causing dozens of accidents across the area. Sustained wind speeds of over 30 mph caused significant drifting across roadways. Much of the south central and south eastern part of the state received over a foot of snow, and the National Weather Service reports a high of 17 inches in Oskaloosa. Hundreds of flights were cancelled across the Midwest.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police are investigating a stabbing on the city’s east side. WHO-TV reports officers were called to a home Saturday morning on reports of a fight. Investigators say two victims left the scene but were found nearby. A man and a women were taken to Methodist Hospital with multiple stab wounds. Police have not named any suspects.

MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – The Muscatine Police Department is investigating a report of shots fired just after midnight Saturday that injured three individuals. WQAD-TV reports that shots were fired into the residence from outside. All victims are being treated and are in stable condition.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Two Des Moines firefighters were injured while putting out a house fire early Saturday morning. Fire crews entered the home to extinguish the final flames, and one firefighter fell through the first floor into the basement, falling on top of another firefighter.
Both firefighters were taken to Iowa Methodist Medical Center with minor injuries and are expected to recover. No one was home when the fire started. The home is a complete loss.

AMES, IA (IRN) – David Montgomery scored the game-winning touchdown with 4:34 remaining as Iowa State rallied from 17 points down in the fourth quarter to beat Kansas State 42-38 Saturday in Ames. The Cyclones trailed 38-21 with 12 minutes left before scoring the game’s final 21 points.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids Community School District teacher and his daughter were killed in a crash in Fort Collins, Colorado on Thanksgiving. KGAN-TV reports the two were killed while running errands on Thanksgiving. They were hit by another vehicle.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – One person died and three others were hospitalized after a car and pickup collided north of the Quad Cities on Thanksgiving. A car pulled in front of a pickup. The driver of the car died at the scene.

POLK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – An contractor accused of swindling several customers faces a felony theft charge in Polk County, according to the Des Moines Register. Dave Daughenbaugh, a convicted felon who owns Daughenbaugh Construction in Des Moines, was arrested last week after allegedly writing a $3,000 bad check. The general contractor had been accused several times of taking customers’ money and walking away from jobs before they’re done. The estimated cost of work he left incomplete on three house projects this year is $214,700.

IOWA (IRN) – If you’re planning to travel on Sunday, you may want to reconsider as more than a half a foot of snow could fall on parts of Iowa. A Winter Storm Watch goes into effect late Saturday and continues into Sunday. Most of the snow will fall south of I-80. Winds will gust over 30mph.