CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 2-year-old who’d shot himself with his father’s gun at a suburban Des Moines hotel is expected to soon leave a hospital. The shooting occurred Sunday at the Sterling Inn in Clive. Officers say he’d picked up and fired the .45-caliber handgun his father had left in some luggage. Police say the bullet passed through the boy’s chest and neck before lodging in a wall.

Police said in a news release Monday that the little boy is improving and is expected to be released from Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines “in the very near future.” Police identified his parents as 29-year-old Jonathan Hauser and his mother as 28-year-old Kylie Harvey. They live in Council Bluffs. Police say Hauser has an Iowa handgun permit.

(Radio Iowa) — The only grocery store in the northwest Iowa town of Remsen was destroyed in a weekend fire. Firefighters from Remsen and several neighboring communities fought the blaze for more than five hours. The fire was reported at about 4:15 AM Sunday. Remsen Assistant Fire Chief Mark Gaskill says they believe they’ve pinpointed what sparked the fire at Farm Fresh Foodtown. “The breaker box that the main power comes into the grocery store in the back, it had blown a fuse and the panel was not secured shut, so that is probably where the fire started,” Gaskill says. “From there, it started a bunch of cardboard on fire and then started moving through the building itself.” Gaskill says the building was demolished.

“I would consider it being a total loss,” Gaskill says. “Some of the building might still be okay but contents inside would be a total loss.” Sammy Chodha (CHO-dah), the owner of the store, says he will rebuild and bring back a grocery store to small community. “I’ll be sooner than the insurance company to make it a better establishment and make it work for the people of Remsen,” Chodha says. Five different fire departments responded to the blaze, from: Remsen, Oyens, Marcus, Granville and Le Mars.

Glenwood Police report 33-year old Emily McCord, of Glenwood, was arrested Saturday, on a charge of Theft in the 2nd Degree. Her bond was set at $5,000.

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise on Friday, August 24, 2018, to sunset on Saturday, August 25, 2018, in honor and remembrance of former Congressman Leonard Boswell. He passed away on Friday, August 17, 2018, at the age of 84. “Congressman Boswell will be remembered for his many years of public service to our state and for his service to our country,” Gov. Reynolds said. “He was an individual willing to reach across the aisle on many issues to make Iowa a better place. My prayers are with his family, friends and Iowans impacted by his legacy.”

Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. Flags will also be half-staff on all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state. Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners has reprimanded the Davenport school superintendent for spending more than the state allows districts to spend. The board’s order issued earlier this month says Art Tate’s conduct “constitutes a violation of the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics governing the teaching profession.” Tate and the board staff negotiated the reprimand to settle the state’s complaint.

The Iowa Education Department filed the ethics complaint in December 2016, saying the district broke state law by using money in a reserve account to pay for ongoing programming. Davenport officials have said some districts can spend up to $175 more than Davenport per pupil, so the district used reserve funds to make up that difference. Tate announced in 2015 that he intended to violate the state law for the district’s 2016-17 budget.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports a man was arrested on an assault charge Saturday afternoon, in Carson. A Deputy responding to a disturbance call arrested 41-year old Steven Edward Messerli, of Carson, for Domestic Assault with Injury, in a connection with an incident involving his 39-year old girlfriend, who suffered apparent, minor injuries. A woman from Missouri Valley was arrested Saturday evening, following a disturbance involving a gun, at a residence in the 33-thousand block of Old Lincoln Highway. 70-year old Tammy Kay Anderson faces a charge of Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon charge, in connection to an incident that involved a 61-year old woman who was also from Missouri Valley.

A call from the Pottawattamie Council Jail early Sunday morning, resulted in the arrest of a woman on drug charges. Jail personnel called 911 for a welfare check on the lot of the Sheriff’s Office. While speaking with 44-year old Heidi Ann Hill, of Council Bluffs, a Deputy noticed drug paraphernalia in plain view in the woman’s vehicle. A search conducted on the vehicle resulted in additional paraphernalia. Hill was arrested for Possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Seized into evidence was a bag containing 1.1-grams of meth, and two pipes used for smoking meth.

And, a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle at around 2:45-a.m. Sunday in Council Bluffs, resulted in the arrest of 27-year old Kyle James Hartigan, from Treynor. Hartigan showed signs of being impaired and was placed under arrest for OWI/2nd offense.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Friday, of 43-year old Timothy Patrick Vanscoyk, from Council Bluffs. He was taken into custody at the Pottawattamie County Jail on a Mills County warrant for Pre-trial Revocation. Bond was set at $10,000.