Police Investigate After Neighbor Finds 2-Year-Old Unattended

(WEST DES MOINES, Iowa) -- Police responded to a report of an unattended 2-year-old earlier this week and launched an investigation into the child and her mother.

According to the Des Moines Register, the girl was seen outside her apartment wearing a T-shirt and a diaper that appeared to be dirty. A neighbor who had previously seen the girl outside by herself, called the police.

When police arrived, the mother of the child did not go outside to search for her daughter. The Register reports that she told police that she had been looking for the girl inside the apartment.

The mother was not arrested, but the case was assigned to a detective in the Department of Human Services.

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Crash Leaves Teen Driver with Injuries, Citations

(ALTON, Iowa) -- A 16-year-old boy was injured and also given citations following a crash near Alton on Thursday.

The single-vehicle collision happened on Thursday morning as the teen was driving a Dodge Ram truck east on 450th Street. The Sioux County Sheriff's Office said the teen lost control of the vehicle, resulting in it running off the roadway, entering a ditch and rolling over, the Sioux City Journal reported.

The driver sustained minor injuries and was cited for failure to maintain control and not having insurance.

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Woman Dies in Early-Morning Fire in Boone

(BOONE, Iowa) -- One person is dead following a fire at a home in Boone overnight.

The fire was reported shortly after 3 a.m. Friday at a house located on Benton Street. Fire crews responded and worked to battle the flames, however, one woman died in the blaze, published reports stated.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

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Four Louisiana Men Guilty of Illegal Deer Hunting in Iowa

(RED OAK, Iowa) -- Four Louisiana men have been convicted of illegally poaching Iowa deer.

According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, William Chambliss, Michael Fralick and Stanley Russel, were all found guilty of deer hunting violations, while James Moore pleaded guilty to related charges.

"These men came to Iowa specifically to road hunt trophy bucks during the rut," Deb Howe, state conservation officer for the Iowa DNR said in a statement. "They did not have any licenses or tags to hunt in Iowa during the time they were here."

The convictions come after an investigation that began in November 2011, when someone tipped off authorities about illegal deer activity taking place.

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Bomb Squad Responds to Threat at West Des Moines Store

(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- A bomb squad responded to a threat at a West Des Moines store on Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Des Moines Register, employees at the business, located at 5405 Mills Civic Parkway, discovered a message in a dressing room that threatened an explosion in 14 hours.

The bomb squad responded at about 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and found no suspicious objects, says the Register.

No arrests have been made in connection to the threat.

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