CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids Police are investigating a shooting that left a woman with life-threatening injuries. KWWL-TV reports police received a report of shots fired Wednesday afternoon. Shortly later, a woman in her 20’s was brought to St. Luke’s Hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound. Her injuries are believed to be connected to the shots fired call.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A Mason City man is going to prison for strangling a woman. KIMT-TV reports 29-year-old Andrew Joseph Beland of Mason City was arrested after attacking a woman in October of 2016. He pled guilty to domestic abuse assault and has been sentenced to five years behind bars.

NEVADA, IA (IRN) – An Ames man has been arrested for leaving threatening messages at a Nevada school. KCCI-TV reports 65-year-old Mondell Olson was charged with two counts of first-degree harassment after leaving two voicemails at Nevada High School. Olson allegedly threatened to kill, brand and cause bodily harm to a transgender student. A Nevada high school freshman recently shared his story about being born a girl but identifying as a boy in a local newspaper.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A district court judge has ruled against 14 Iowa landowners who sued to block the Dakota Access pipeline from crossing their property. The judge ruled the decision by the Iowa Utilities Board to allow the pipeline was supported by state law and evidence. The landowners claim it is illegal to take farmland for a pipeline that provides no public service to Iowans. The landowners plan to appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – More than 55,000 bridges in America have been deemed structurally deficient, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. Iowa has the most bridges in poor shape. 21% of Iowa’s bridges are structurally deficient. Repairs are needed on nearly 15,000 Iowa bridges, which will cost the state approximately $7 million.

ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A trail camera captured a photo of an animal not seen in Iowa in about 150 years, according to the DNR. The photo taken in November in Allamakee County is the first documented sighting of a fisher since the 1800s. The fisher is a carnivore and a cousin to the weasel, otter and mink. They’re known for their fierceness, and are one of the few predators that will take on a porcupine.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – A central Iowa man has been sentenced to probation for texting when his pickup truck collided with a car, killing two people. KIMT-TV reports 21-year-old Colten Bills, of Dayton, was convicted last month of two counts of vehicular homicide in a 2015 crash that killed a 56-year-old man and his 85-year-old mother. Bills was distracted by texting and ignored a stop sign and a sign warning the stop sign was ahead.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A mother and daughter who ran a Pleasant Hill day care were sentenced to probation Tuesday, according to KCCI-TV. Cindy and Amanda Holt pled guilty to child endangerment. Last summer, a child in their care was taken to the hospital with bite marks and bruises inflicted by another child. They will not be allowed to operate a daycare in the future. Both asked for forgiveness.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A man who allegedly shot someone last week in Iowa City has been arrested in Illinois, according to KGAN-TV. 20-year-old Darius Davison was involved in a property dispute when witnesses say he pulled out a handgun and fired at least four shots, hitting the victim. U.S. Marshals arrested him, and he will be transported to the Johnson County Jail pending extradition.

URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – Police in Urbandale are thanking the public for information leading to the arrests of two men in a truck stop robbery. KCCI-TV reports the armed robbery happened in November at the Pilot Truck Stop. Police released surveillance photos to the media, and as a result, the men were identified and arrested. Connor Ray Lloyd Bennett of Marshalltown and Tuffy Delray Eugene Jackson of Des Moines face first-degree robbery charges. They’re in jail.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Both chambers of the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature have pushed back scheduled votes on a bill that would eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers in the state. KWWL-TV reports Democrats have filed dozens of amendments. Both chambers will take up the measure again this morning.

VINTON, IA (IRN) – A Vinton dog is alive thanks to quick-thinking firefighters. KCRG-TV reports they rescued the dog during a house fire Monday afternoon. No one was hurt. Firefighters found the dog behind the door in one of the rooms, but the dog appeared lifeless. One firefighter improvised, finding a styrofoam cup, cutting a hole in it and using it to pass oxygen to the dog. The dog’s OK.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican Congressman Steve King has reintroduced a bill in Washington that would make English the official language of the United States. The English Language Unity Act would declare English as our official language and require all people seeking naturalization to pass an English test.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – An Ottumwa man shot himself in the head while police were pursuing him. KTVO-TV reports police received a report that 22-year-old Zachary Lee Davidson had been seen walking along a city street. Davidson was wanted on outstanding arrest warrants. Police located him and he ran from officers to a residential yard where he got out a firearm and shot himself. He’s in critical condition.

BENTON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – An elderly man and his son died in a fire in Benton County early this morning while a daughter was able to jump out a window. KCRG-TV reports the woman suffered injuries and was taken to a hospital. Firefighters are searching for a cause.

RUNNELLS, IA (IRN) – One person died in a rollover crash that happened early Monday morning near Runnells in Polk County. When deputies arrived, they found a white Ford pickup with a trailer attached in the ditch upside down. Rescue crews began life-saving efforts, but the driver of the pickup died at the scene.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – More than 1,000 people packed a public hearing room at the Iowa Statehouse to protest Republican sponsored changes in the state’s collective bargaining law that would impact an estimated 184,000 state workers. WHO-TV reports critics dominated the two-hour public hearing. The bill takes away most of the issues unions can negotiate on behalf of their workers, except for wages. Republicans say they were elected to save taxpayer dollars.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State University has lost an appeal in a federal free speech lawsuit. KCCI-TV reports the court ruled Monday that ISU administrators violated the First Amendment rights of two students who were officers of the ISU chapter of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws. The students planned to print T-shirts depicting the school mascot and a marijuana leaf, but school officials claimed it violated the school’s trademark policy. The court ruled in favor of the students.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A woman was found dead at a Des Moines home after police were called to a stabbing early Monday morning. WHO-TV reports police were able to come up with a suspect vehicle description and a short time later the vehicle was spotted by Altoona police. The suspect fled and crashed on I-80 near Mitchellville. A man was found dead at the crash site.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – One person died and another was injured after a shooting at Hotel Davenport early Sunday morning. WQAD-TV reports both gunshot victims were taken to a local hospital. One was treated and released. The second victim was a 29-year-old man from Peoria, Illinois who was pronounced dead at the hospital. R&B artist Jacquees had been scheduled to perform at the hotel at 9 p.m., but concertgoers say he never showed up.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – What started as a report of a traffic accident in Des Moines Saturday quickly turned into a homicide investigation. WHO-TV reports police found 33-year-old Adriel Ward unconscious in his car, and suffering from a gunshot wound. He later died. Police say Ward’s injuries caused him to crash, and investigators found several bullet holes in his car. Police say evidence suggests Ward was an intentional target.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – The DCI is investigating an officer-involved shooting at a convenience store in Waterloo Sunday. KCRG-TV reports a gunman entered the convenience store and ordered everyone out of the store. Officers arrived and surrounded the store with the gunman still inside. A short time later, the gunman came out of the store firing his weapon. Police returned fire and at least one shot hit the gunman.

CLINTON, IA (IRN) – A Clinton woman is in custody after attacking an antique store owner with a pickaxe. WQAD-TV reports 25-year-old Cassandra Doran faces multiple charges. Doran entered the store and began began breaking items with a pickaxe before striking the store owner several times. She then moved on to another store, where a person tackled and held her until police arrived.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – More than 1,000 people marched at the state Capitol Sunday for the March for Iowa’s Teachers rally, according to KCCI-TV. Republican legislators have proposed changes to the state’s collective bargaining law that would not allow teachers to negotiate collectively anything other than wages. State Senator Nate Boulton, a Democrat from Des Moines, says “we can’t silence teacher’s voices…”