CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – An eastern Iowa school nurse has pleaded not guilty to a charge that she had sex with a 16-year-old student. KCCI-TV reports 46-year-old Angela Beik, of Marion, was the school nurse at Linn-Mar High School in Marion and also employed at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Police began an investigation of Beik in March. They’d learned that state officials were checking a report that Beik told fellow St. Luke’s nurses that she’d had consensual sex with the boy. They reported the conversation to officials.

CLIVE, IA (IRN) – Mercy Medical Center officials say the hospital is planning to partner with a national health care company in building a 100-bed psychiatric hospital in Clive. The Des Moines Register reports that Pennsylvania-based Universal Health Services would be the partner. Universal Health has more than 350 hospitals and other facilities across the country and in Great Britain. The Clive hospital would be its first Iowa project. The $31 million facility could open by 2020, if the state were to approve it.

HIAWATHA, IA (IRN) – Iowa income taxes will begin to fall under a tax bill signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds yesterday. KCCI-TV reports under the law, the state will cut $2.8 billion in corporate and personal income taxes over six years. Middle-class families are expected to save an average of $86 to $257 next year. A typical family of four would save about $7 every two weeks, although this might be offset by new taxes on e-commerce.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – Human remains were recently discovered in rural Mason City, but authorities say they are not Jodi Huisentruit, a KIMT-TV anchor who disappeared in 1995. The remains were of a white female between 20 and 45 years old, between 5 feet and 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had been at the location from between five to 15 years.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Federal officials announced yesterday that thirty-one eastern Iowans have been charged with gun crimes. KCRG-TV reports if convicted, the defendants face up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and other penalties.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Tuesday’s strong storms caused damage to Principal Park in Des Moines, according to WHO-TV. The wind snapped off the right field foul post near the base. Outfield signage was also damaged, and winds ripped away some of the tarps on the field, allowing heavy rain to cause damage to the playing field. The damage should be repaired before the I-Cubs return for a home game Tuesday.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A car slammed into the back of a school bus stopped at a traffic signal in Davenport this morning, according to KWQC-TV. The bus was empty and returning to the bus barn. The driver of the car was transported to the hospital.

OELWEIN, IA (IRN) – Grandview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Oelwein had 40 of their air conditioners stolen. KCRG-TV reports they were taken from a storage facility in Independence.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Economists say President Donald Trump’s decision yesterday to impose a 25% tariff on Chinese goods will hurt the farm economy. KCCI-TV reports Chad Hart, an economics professor with Iowa State University, says China will likely retaliate with a tax on U.S. exports like soybeans and pork. The Dow dropped nearly 400 points after Trump announced the tariffs, and corn and bean prices fell as well.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines Police are investigating the death of a two-year-old boy. WHO-TV reports police have not identified anything criminal about the child’s death, but police say they must complete due diligence in their investigation. The mother says her son died from lack of oxygen to the brain following a seizure.

MONTEZUMA, IA (IRN) – A Montezuma man has been arrested for arson in connection with a rural structure fire in Poweshiek County. The Des Moines Register reports Chance Ryan Beres, 20, of Montezuma, who is an EMT with Midwest Ambulance in Grinnell, was also a probationary member with the Montezuma Volunteer Fire Department and EMS.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The last steel beam has been placed for the 15 story Chauncey Tower in Iowa City. KCRG-TV reports city leaders, workers, and business owners signed the beam before it went into place. Plans call for it to open sometime next year. It will feature apartments, condominiums, a bowling alley, and two movie theaters.

NEWTON, IA (IRN) – A gas leak is to blame for a death in Newton. The Newton Daily News reports it happened at the Meadowbrook Apartments Monday afternoon. There was a high level of carbon monoxide gas throughout the building, and one man was found dead. Officials haven’t found the cause of the leak.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Publicity around high-profile child abuse cases in Iowa has caused a surge in such reports. The Des Moines Register reports that confirmed child abuse cases in Iowa increased 26 percent, from almost 8,900 in 2016 to more than 11,200 last year. Gov. Kim Reynolds cut $4.3 million in March from the Department of Human Services, which oversees child protection.

SPARTA, WI (IRN) – An Iowa man accused of making threats to kill relatives at a high school graduation in Sparta, Wisconsin has been arrested. KCCI-TV reports Benjamin Sidie was taken into custody by Dubuque police on Monday. School district officials cancelled Friday’s graduation because of the alleged threats. The threats were made by text message over a period of several days, and police say Sidie threatened to die by suicide by cop, and he was going to do it at the graduation.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – A 15-year-old boy from Omaha drowned at Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs yesterday. KETV reports two hours after he was reported missing, divers located his body within the swimming area of the beach in less than five feet of water. There were three lifeguards at the beach when the boy disappeared.

ALTOONA, IA (IRN) – A 13-year-old boy is recovering Monday after he was struck by a car near the Altoona Walmart, according to KCCI-TV. The teen suffered significant injuries to his head and legs.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Vandals burned two American flags in Dubuque on Memorial Day. KWWL-TV reports police are investigating.

STILLWATER, OK (IRN) – West Des Moines Valley graduate Broc Everett won the golf individual NCAA Championship Monday, according to the Des Moines Register. Everett was an an unlikely winner, as he has never secured an individual victory and barely cracked the rankings among the top 200 amateur golfers in the nation. Everett won in a playoff by sinking a birdie shot on the first playoff hole to secure the win at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Crews were able to save a man who jumped off the Court Avenue bridge Sunday afternoon in a dramatic rescue. KCCI-TV reports emergency teams were on scene around 3:30 p.m. near the Scott Street dam across from Principal Park. Officials speculate it might have been a suicide attempt.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids police arrested a 15-year-old male after a carjacking at Walmart in Cedar Rapids Friday night. KGAN-TV reports an uninjured female victim said her vehicle had been stolen by a male with a handgun. The stolen vehicle was then reported as a reckless driver on I-80 near Davenport. After a short pursuit the vehicle crashed, and a 15-year-old male was taken into custody.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – Authorities are investigating a train derailment in Ottumwa, according to WQAD-TV. Around 1:45 Sunday afternoon, a BNSF Railway coal train was headed east when it derailed. No one was injured.

IOWA (IRN) – The National Weather Service reports record heat will continue today with highs in the mid to upper 90s to low 100’s under a sunny sky. The average high for the end of May is 76°. Heat Advisories will be under effect.