DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man has been rescued from the Des Moines River in central Iowa. The Des Moines Fire Department says emergency personnel responded to a report Monday afternoon about a man in the river near Sixth and Holcomb Avenues. Emergency personnel floated a boat to the man and used it pull him to shore. Authorities say the man did not follow instructions during the rescue, and at one point let go of a rescue device.

KALONA, Iowa (AP) — A man has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection to a car crash in eastern Iowa that killed a teenager. The Iowa State Patrol says 28-year-old Jeffrey Bulechek faces charges of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence and serious injury by vehicle. Court records do not list an attorney. Authorities say Bulechek failed to yield at an intersection before the crash. They say he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the collision.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is praising Gov. Chris Christie’s veto of a ban on crates for sows but says the New Jersey Republican’s action wasn’t influenced by the 2016 Iowa caucuses. Branstad called Christie’s veto on Friday of legislation outlawing gestation crates a “good decision.” Branstad says the veto allows farmers to protect young pigs from being crushed by heavy sows. Branstad said, “I give him credit for listening.”

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Dozens of people gathered at the University of Iowa Monday to join nationwide protests over the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case in Missouri. Organizers say they want to “start a conversation” with authorities about how police officers treat minorities.