WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Drivers headed northeast from Iowa should expect delays thanks to a spring storm that’s knocked out power to thousands in eastern South Dakota. In Minnesota, Governor Mark Dayton has issued an executive order activating the state’s National Guard to assist local authorities today.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Two Waterloo officers have received their police department’s highest honor for rescuing five children from a house fire last month. Officers Shawn Bram and Dustin Lindaman were given the Medal of Valor during a brief ceremony yesterday in the City Council chambers. The officers rescued the children March 29th during a house fire in Waterloo. All the children were able to get out without injury.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City high school band director accused of stealing more than $50,000 in instruments from the school and pawning them has resigned. Thirty-nine-year-old Kevin Massey of Sergeant Bluff resigned from North High School on Monday. Massey has agreed to pay $5,000 in restitution to the school district. Massey was charged last month with first-degree theft and is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on April 15th in Woodbury County Court.

EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) — A 24-year-old Iowa man was given one to two years of probation on Monday after pleading guilty to reckless use of fire. Wayne McCormick was charged with arson after a blaze November 19th at the house he was renting in Evansdale. McCormick later pleaded guilty to the lesser charge.