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The Polk County Sheriff Department responded to a serious two vehicle crash near Bondurant Sunday afternoon. The crash happened near Highway 65 and N 72 Street around 2:15 p.m.

A Monmouth man has been charged with first-degree murder following an overnight shooting. Monmouth Police say they responded to 118 W 4th Avenue shortly after 7:30 Sunday morning where they found a 27-year-old man dead with a gunshot wound

Cedar Rapids police say a man was shot during a robbery. This was on Friday just after 2:15 a.m. Police tell TV9 that it happened on M St. and 12th Ave. SW. They say a man was injured during the robbery and was taken to St. Luke's hospital.

One adult and two children died Thursday night in a fire at the Five Seasons Davenport, while two other children were taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in critical condition. CBS affiliate WHBF reported that the fire broke out shortly after 9:30 p.m. on North Fairmount Street. The Davenport Fire Department said there was heavy smoke and fire when firefighters arrived at the scene.

Des Moines, Iowa shooting at 910 E. Hull Ave: 1 injured

Independence Avenue was closed for about two hours due to a fire in Waterloo on December 21. Around 3:40 p.m. the Waterloo Fire Rescue responded to a fire at 2230 Independence Avenue.

Des Moines police said a woman was injured from a gunshot in an overnight bar brawl. Officers were called to the Triple Double at 910 Hull Avenue just after 2 a.m. Police said there was a fight outside the bar, where a bouncer tried to break it up and was assaulted. According to police, one suspect even bit him on the head

A man who assaulted a police officer after a traffic stop in eastern Iowa has been sent to federal prison. Prosecutors say 36-year-old Erwin "Duffy" Bell, from Clinton, was given 20 years and eight months during sentencing Thursday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. He'd pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Police have charged a Des Moines man after he led authorities on a high-speed chase in a stolen Mini Cooper, according to online court documents.

Police say they were called to a bank robbery in Cedar Rapids at 12:47 p.m. The Wells Fargo Bank at 3570 1st Avenue NE was robbed and police say no one was hurt. The Cedar Rapids Police Department and Sheriff's Office are searching for a suspect.

Officials were in a standoff at a Council Bluffs home around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday that ended around 12:45 p.m. Council Bluffs police said the U.S. Marshals were on the scene to serve a warrant. When officials knocked, there was no answer but they could hear voices inside.

Investigators will bring in special forensic equipment to look for the cause of the Plaza Lanes fire. The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms has investigators at the scene, noting the fire conditions and surroundings.

An Ottumwa man is accused of impersonating a police officer in order to break into a home. Police say 31-year-old Joshua Barnes vandalized several vehicles outside an apartment building late Saturday night. He is accused of then pretending to be a police officer and trying to get inside one of the apartments.

Firefighters continue to battle flames Monday at a popular Des Moines bowling alley. The Des Moines Fire Department responded to reports of a fire at Plaza Lanes around 5:10 am. At first, firefighters at the scene said the flames appeared to be under control and that only smoke was observed coming from the roof.

Investigators are continuing their search for suspects involved in an early-morning shooting on Saturday that sprawled across the metro. West Des Moines authorities say the incident began with a fight outside Vision Bar, but it didn't end there. Police say it continued with gunfire at 35th and Center Streets in Des Moines. This is where police say two victims, James Wiggins and Oscar Rich, were shot while driving a red SUV. The men and a third victim were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Two men have been arrested in connection with a Davenport shooting. Davenport Police responded to the 1600 block of West 10th Street, not far from the Putnam Museum, around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 16, for shots fired.

Police in western Iowa are investigating a fatal car versus skateboarding accident. The accident happened at around 2 a.m. on Saturday in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol says 19-year-old Tyler Givens-Dunn of Omaha was riding his skateboard along Interstate 29 in the left lane when he was hit by an SUV traveling northbound.

An accident in Palo Alto County caused two vehicles to burst into flames on Friday morning. Investigators say a Chevy Cobalt crossed the center line on Highway 18 near Emmetsburg and hit a semi truck head-on. The impact of the crash caused both vehicles to catch fire.

Davenport Police responded to a shots fired and shooting victim in the 1600 block of W. 10th Street around 2 p.m. Saturday according to a press release. Police say The caller stated that a shooting victim was being transported to Genesis West in a light colored Saturn.

Ryan Givens-Dunn, 19, died after riding his skateboard on Interstate 29 near Pacific Junction. The Iowa State Patrol said he was hit by an SUV and died on the scene. It's not clear why Givens-Dunn was on the interstate.

Des Moines, Iowa shooting at 22nd St and University Ave: 3 injured

A shooting in Waterloo earlier this week is now being investigated as a homicide. Waterloo police responded to a report of a burglary in progress at 121 Courtland St. around 8 p.m. Monday (Dec. 11, 2017). When they arrived, officers discovered Cedric Craft, 39, inside the home with a gunshot wound to the head

A jury has convicted a Des Moines resident of murder in the shooting death of a man during a planned drug deal in the city's Beaverdale neighborhood. The Des Moines Register reports a jury Friday found 26-year-old Larry Deandre Ratliff Jr. guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of 36-year-old Antonio Quinn. He also was convicted of attempting to commit murder in the shooting of Quinn's cousin, 33-year-old Michael Allen James Jr. He suffered an arm wound.

A Marion County jury has delivered a verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit trial in which a man accused his son of murdering 68-year-old Shirley Carter. No criminal charges were ever filed in the case. A state investigator testified that evidence found at the homicide scene gave lie to efforts to make the killing look like a burglary turned deadly.

The National Transportation Safety Board says it is still too early to know what caused a fatal fire on a bus in western Iowa this week.

Des Moines: police have made a second arrest related to what they call a "horrifying" case of child abuse involving a 5-month-old baby admitted to the hospital with a fractured skull. Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek confirmed to KCCI that a juvenile is charged with non-forcible felonies that are not related to inflicting injury.

Clinton, Iowa shooting at 2321 Garfield St: 1 killed, 1 injured

A fire erupted on a school bus after it backed into a ditch in western Iowa early Tuesday, killing a student and the bus driver, investigators said. No one else was on the bus when the fire erupted around 7 a.m. southeast of Oakland, which is about 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Omaha, Nebraska.

The Ames Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting that injured one person late Monday night. Police say the shooting was reported around 11:10 p.m. at 504 Stanton Avenue. When officers arrived, they located an adult female suffering from a gunshot wound

The Ames Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting that happened late Monday night. The department hasn’t released any details other than information it posted in a tweet at 11:55 p.m., asking people to avoid Stanton Avenue between Knapp and Storm because it is a crime scene. Police said the incident was not an active shooter situation.