CLARKSVILLE, IA (IRN) – A boy died after an accidental shooting in northeastern Iowa.
KCCI-TV reports the shooting was reported yesterday in rural Clarksville. At the scene, first responders found three people, all under 18. The names of the boy, the others involved and how the shooting occurred have not been released.

MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – A Muscatine woman died after her car swerved off a highway in Muscatine County and came to rest in a ditch full of floodwater. WQAD-TV reports Traci L. Avis, 47, was extracted from the vehicle and transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, where she was pronounced dead. The incident remains under investigation.

MOUNT PLEASANT, IA (IRN) – Protesters gathered in Mount Pleasant Thursday to express opposition to the ICE raid that resulted in the arrest of 32 men working at Midwest Precast Concrete for alleged immigration violations. WHO-TV reports protesters say the raid is tearing families and the community apart. Local churches have opened their doors to help those whose families have been impacted.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids police say a man was killed Thursday evening after a vehicle rolled on top of him. KCRG-TV reports the vehicle was not in park, and rolled on top of the man who was in the driveway. He died at the scene.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – A Ft. Dodge man was hospitalized Wednesday after being shot by his dog. The Fort Dodge Messenger reports Richard Remme, 51, told 911 dispatchers that he had been playing with his dog, a Labrador-pit bull mix, when the dog accidentally hit his gun. The gun fired, injuring Remme.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo woman had been arrested for allegedly hurling a frozen chicken at someone in a supermarket. The Courier reports Decedra Harrington, 45, was at Hy-Vee when she allegedly became involved in an argument with an employee. Harrington then threw a chicken at the worker, who ducked. The propelled poultry flew over the employee’s head and smacked a customer in the chest.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – Health officials in northern Iowa have confirmed seven cases of whooping cough in Cerro Gordo County. KIMT-TV reports that the Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health says it’s investigating instances of the highly contagious disease in the Mason City Community School District and among staff at a local McDonald’s restaurant.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – An Ottumwa man is in jail after being accused of possessing child pornography. KTVO-TV reports Jett Lee Johnson, 60, was arrested Tuesday. He is charged with 23 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor for the photos.

AMES, IA (IRN) – More than 200 students and staff at Iowa State University say they have been raped or molested on campus, according to a new campus report. KCCI-TV reports ISU commissioned the study after it reached a nearly $50 thousand settlement with a former student who claimed the university failed her after she was sexually assaulted.

CLINTON, IA (IRN) – Two Clinton women and one man have been arrested and charged with felony assault for their role in the beating of an 18-year-old Clinton teen captured on video and shared with the Clinton Police Department’s Facebook page. WQAD-TV reports in the video the three adults can be seen repeatedly punching, striking and dragging the woman as she cries and asks them to stop.

MT. PLEASANT, IA (IRN) – Federal immigration officials have raided a precast concrete manufacturing plant in southeastern Iowa. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say ICE agents and local law enforcement took 32 people at Midwest Precast Concrete in Mount Pleasant into custody Wednesday on suspicion of immigration violations. The agency says those detained came from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Twin sisters working in a University of Iowa lab found out they have a unique connection to it. They were conceived there through in vitro fertilization. KCRG-TV reports Alyssa and Olivia Ray started working in the lab when they were freshman. Now they are about to graduate. They didn’t learn about the connection until their Dad came to visit them at work. They soon head off to medical school.

CENTERVILLE, IA (IRN) – Officials are investigating the death of man whose body was found by firefighters in southern Iowa’s Appanoose County. KCCI-TV reports the body of 51-year-old Timothy Pasa was found Saturday in a fire-damaged Centerville house. One firefighter was injured battling the blaze but was released from a hospital Sunday. The cause of Pasa’s death has not been released.

DYERSVILLE, IA (IRN) – An Earlville man was critically injured after falling about 30 feet through the roof of Dyersville Die Cast, according to KGAN-TV. He was doing construction when he fell through a skylight.

WORTH COUNTY, IA (IRN) – One person has died as a result of a train vs. tractor collision Tuesday in Worth County. The Iowa State Patrol reports the sprayer took much of the damage, but the collision spun the tractor around, killing the driver.

BRANDON, IA (IRN) – Two men have been sent to prison after law enforcement officers found them making methamphetamine at a residence in the northeast Iowa town of Brandon. KCRG-TV reports one of the men accidentally dialed 911 while they were making meth. He then took the battery out of his phone to prevent a callback. Police traced the call, found the men making meth, and arrested them.

INDIANOLA, IA (IRN) – A decision has been made about what to do about the Warren County Courthouse, which has been plagued by mold, ventilation, and health issues for those who work there. The Warren County Board of Supervisors has decided the courthouse in the middle of the square will be torn down and a new facility will be built in its place.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The downtown Des Moines skyline is about to get an upgrade, according to KCCI-TV. Mandelbaum Properties and 21c Museum Hotels unveiled plans Tuesday for The Fifth, a 40-story building to be built on 5th Avenue and Walnut Street. The all-glass skyscraper will fill space previously occupied by a parking ramp and include luxury hotels, apartments and a 24/7 art museum. The Fifth will also hold a movie theater, restaurant and parking garage.

MONONA, IA (IRN) – A man has been sentenced to prison after being arrested during a failed attempt to rob a northeast Iowa bank by sending notes from a drive-up window. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 21-year-old Tyler Koehler, of Monona, was sentenced Monday to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted bank robbery. Koehler admitted trying to rob the Freedom Bank in Monona by passing repeated notes via a drive-up window that threatened to “blow this place up” unless given cash. A teller stalled Koehler until police arrived and arrested him.

WELLMAN, IA (IRN) – A Wellman man died in a farming accident Monday according to KCII radio. A chemical sprayer struck and ran over 65-year-old Merlyn Yoder. He died at the scene.

MILFORD, NE (IRN) – Four people from Clinton were killed in an Interstate 80 crash in Nebraska. WQAD-TV reports five people were heading to Colorado in a Chevrolet when the 20-year-old driver crossed the median and collided with a Buick. The 75-year-old driver in the Buick tried to avoid the crash but hit the passenger side of the Chevy. Four of the five people in the Chevy were killed; two 20-year-olds, a 19-year-old, and the 49-year-old mother of the driver. The Chevy driver survived the crash, and there is no word on the condition of the 75-year-old.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Two Waverly men have pleaded guilty to possessing carfentanil pills, according to KCRG-TV. The two, both 20, say they bought hundreds of the pills through a “dark web” marketplace and sold them to other people. Carfentanil is an elephant tranquilizer, and is not intended for humans to take. It is 10,000 times more potent than morphine.

CRESTON, IA (IRN) – A doctor who served patients in Creston for nearly 30 years will close his practice at the end of the month. WHO-TV reports Dr. Tom Young says Greater Regional Medical Center sent him a termination of lease notice, but the hospital says Dr. Young chose not to accept a fair market value contract and a new retail space that was presented. With both sides unable to reach an agreement, patients who went to the private practice will soon be forced to go elsewhere.

ALTOONA, IA (IRN) – Facebook’s data center in Altoona is expanding, according to KCCI-TV. The $1.5 billion project is already Facebook’s largest construction site in the world. The company plans to ask city leaders for approval of two additions to one of its buildings. Currently, work is underway on a fifth and sixth building. The data center employs more than 200 workers.