DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police are investigating a homicide that happened Saturday evening, according to KCCI-TV. Police initially responded to a report that a vehicle had run into a utility pole. They later discovered there was a shooting. One person was in the car when it crashed. The victim later died.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – On Saturday, pro-life Iowans joined protesters across the country as they took to the streets and sidewalks, rallying against Planned Parenthood and other abortion-providing clinics. WHO-TV reports a couple of dozen protesters in Des Moines offered quiet prayers in support of Republican legislators seeking to defund Planned Parenthood. Their opposition says taking money away from Planned Parenthood will only lead to more unplanned pregnancies.

IOWA (IRN) – A slim majority of Iowans disagree with President Donald Trump’s executive order pausing refugee resettlement and barring travel to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries. Fifty-one percent of respondents to the new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll disagree with the policy, which sparked massive demonstrations amid a chaotic rollout late last month and has since been put on hold by the federal courts.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The University of Iowa School of Music dedicated it’s new organ Friday with a marathon performance. KGAN-TV reports Kevin Bowyer, who many believe to be the greatest organist in the world, played Sorabji’s Second Symphony For Organ. It takes 8.5 hours to play in its entirety. Bowyer says he loves the piece, but is glad the performance is over. It’s the third time he has performed it, start to finish, and he doubts it will ever be played again in its entirety.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Supreme Court has made it more difficult for police to ask questions or even ask for a driver’s license during routine traffic stops if there is no suspicion a crime has been committed. In a ruling Friday, the court overturned a 30-year-old Iowa legal precedent that said officers could ask drivers to produce their license even during routine stops where no violation has been committed.

DENVER, IA (IRN) – A 27-year-old Iowa man was shot to death east of Denver. The Denver Post reports that Zackery Henderson, of Mason City, was pronounced dead about 3 a.m. Monday on the street. A homicide investigation has been launched, and no arrests have been made.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A Sioux City police officer who fatally shot a South Dakota man during a traffic stop has been cleared. KCCI-TV reports officer Dylan Grimsley was justified in shooting 36-year-old Daniel Riedmann, of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. Grimsley and his partner stopped Riedmann, who was considered armed and dangerous. Riedmann ignored the officer’s commands to show his hands. Grimsley shot him when Riedmann reached for something. A loaded handgun was found in the vehicle later.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State University is leaving dozens of positions vacant because of state budget cuts. WHO-TV reports earlier this month, the Republican-led legislature signed off on more than $100 million in state budget cuts. Iowa State’s share is $8 million. The Ames Tribune reports the university will postpone on-campus improvements, and leave 45-50 currently unfilled positions vacant.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A dog that fishermen rescued from the Cedar River in Waterloo has a new home, according to KCRG-TV. The Cedar Bend Humane Society named the dog River and put her up for adoption when nobody claimed her after three days. Then one of the dog’s rescuers decided to take her home. Abby Cresap, with the Cedar Bend Humane Society says, “I think they kind of just fell in love with River right away.

IOWA (IRN) – The sky will have a spectacular show tonight into Saturday morning with the full snow moon, an eclipse, and a comet. NASA reports the eclipse will be visible for most of North America. Also, Comet 45P will be its closest to Earth at 7.4 million miles away. The bright blue-green head with a tail will be visible around 3 a.m. Saturday in the constellation Hercules. Binoculars or a telescope will be helpful.

IOWA (IRN) – Iowa no longer services or tracks the more than 700 self-help computer kiosk locations it installed to replace dozens of unemployment offices Gov. Terry Branstad closed in 2011, according to the Des Moines Register. The Iowa Workforce Development so far has been unable to say when the department discontinued the program. No public announcement was made, and board minutes do not reflect the issue was publicly discussed in the past two years.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A Sioux City man has been sentenced to life in prison for the stabbing death of a 43-year-old woman. KCRG-TV reports Isack Abdinur stabbed Cornelia Stead 23 times in her Sioux City apartment, killing her. The two were romantically involved.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A former eastern Iowa police chief has pled guilty to charges of stealing a police weapon and lying to a federal agent. Multiple other charges were dropped. 47-year-old Jeffrey Filloon stole at least three firearms and four vehicles from the Tama Police Department while chief. He sold the guns to a pawn shop and the vehicles to a salvage yard. He faces up to 15 years in federal prison.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – One of the companies involved in Iowa’s new privately managed Medicaid system intends to reduce payments to agencies that serve people with disabilities. The Des Moines Register reports AmeriHealth Caritas plans to cut rates to the minimum. The cuts could drive some of the organizations that help tens of thousands of Iowans with disabilities out of business.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A bill advancing through the Iowa House would take away a county’s ability to set its own minimum wage. KCCI-TV reports the Republican bill would undo a year of study and debate by the Polk County Board of Supervisors after they decided to raise the county minimum wage, along with other counties. The bill would also reset the state minimum wage to $7.25 an hour.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A federal judge says a man who lived in Cedar Rapids as a refugee from Rwanda was an active participant in the Rwandan genocide. KGAN-TV reports Gervais Ngombwa was a member of the MPD-Power party, an anti-Tutsi political party that was responsible for killing 500,000 to 1 million Tutsis in 1994. Witnesses say they saw Ngombwa kill numerous Tutsis, loot Tutsi property and lead attacks on groups of Tutsis seeking refuge at churches. He’ll serve eight to ten years in prison here before being deported.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Police have made an arrest in connection to an armed robbery that happened in Davenport last month. KWQC-TV reports two victims were approached by 23-year-old Dayvon Freeman in the parking lot of a bar after closing time. Freeman had a gun and ordered them into one of the victim’s vehicles. He told them to drive to an ATM machine to withdraw money from their accounts, and threatened to kill them and their families. He’s in jail.

MARSHALLTOWN, IA (IRN) – A high school football coach has been charged with simple assault in Marshalltown. KCCI-TV reports a student says Head Football Coach and physical education teacher, 62-year-old Donald August Knock, grabbed and pushed him at school, but caused no injury. The student’s parents were notified, and the school district isn’t commenting.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The debate continues over collective bargaining at the Iowa Capitol. WHO-TV reports Republican legislators have proposed changes that would take away several issues state workers can now bargain collectively for, such as holidays, overtime and health insurance. Jody Butler, Governor Branstad’s former education advisor during the 1990’s, says the change would be a setback for Iowa’s public schools.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Students and faculty at the University of Iowa walked out of the classroom yesterday to protest the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. KCRG-TV reports protesters say DeVos isn’t qualified for the job, and are concerned about the future of public education. DeVos is the first Secretary of Education who has never been a teacher, never attended a public school, or never had a child who attended a public school.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – The Davenport City Council gave the greenlight to “urban chickens” Wednesday. Thomas Rutherford brought the idea to the city council eight years ago, and they said no. Not yesterday. The vote in favor of urban chickens was 8-1. Single-family homes in Davenport can now keep up to six hens. Rutherford’s four year-old already has a name picked out for his chicken to-be: “Licorice.”