DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified some of the victims of a weekend crash in the Des Moines area that killed two people and left two others injured. The Des Moines Register reports that police have released the identities of the two drivers involved in Saturday’s crash in southwest Des Moines.

Investigators say the crash happened when 22-year-old Ryan Rench’s pickup entered oncoming traffic in an attempt to pass another vehicle. Rench’s pickup struck an oncoming white Honda SUV driven by 56-year-old Kathryn Kinley of Des Moines.

Kinley and a 13-year-old boy in her SUV died at the scene. A 12-year-old boy in the SUV was critically injured and remained hospitalized Sunday. Rench was also injured and remained hospitalized in serious condition on Sunday.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Nebraska real estate development firm has announced redevelop plans for three historic buildings in downtown Sioux City in northwest Iowa. Sioux City television station KTIV reports that J. Development of Omaha, Nebraska, purchased the Commerce Building, the former Hatch Furniture Building, and the former St. Luke’s/Methodist hospital building.

The developer says it plans to convert the buildings into mixed-use and market-rate residential facilities. On Friday, Sioux City leaders announced the developer has been awarded $1.5 million by the Iowa Brownfield/Grayfield Program for the redevelopment of the Commerce Building and St. Luke/Methodist Building.

Investment for the projects is expected to be $34 million.

Sheriff’s Deputies in Montgomery County arrested a Villisca man early this (Sunday) morning, on an assault charge. 33-year old Kyle Wayne Johnston, of Villisca, was taken into custody at around 2:44-a.m. in the 100 block of N. 2nd Avenue, in Villisca. Johnston was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault, an aggravated misdemeanor. He was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail, pending an appearance before a magistrate.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:15 a.m. CDT

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — All roads and nature trails at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge remain closed weekend for a scheduled deer hunt. The closure began Saturday and runs through Sunday to ensure public safety during the white-tailed deer hunt. A second antlerless muzzleloader deer hunt is scheduled for the weekend of Dec. 16-17. A temporarily closure will take place that weekend as well.

OGALLALA, Neb. (AP) — A 22-year-old Kansas man has pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide charges for the crash deaths of four Iowa residents in western Nebraska. The North Platte Telegraph reports that Jeser Cisneros-Hernandez, of Liberal, Kansas, entered the pleas Friday in Keith County District Court. Cisneros-Hernandez is charged with four counts of motor-vehicle homicide, reckless driving and driving left of the center of the road.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A crash in southwest Des Moines has left two people dead and two more injured. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that the head-on crash happened around 1:30 p.m. Saturday on Southeast Army Post Road. Investigators say the crash happened when one car entered oncoming traffic in an attempt to pass another vehicle. Two people died at the scene, and two were taken to hospitals in critical condition.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Iowa’s largest teachers union challenging a new law that eliminated most collective bargaining rights for public workers. The judge said in his ruling that the new law does not violate workers’ constitutional rights to equal protection. The Iowa State Education Association, which represents 34,000 education professionals across the state, says it’s considering an appeal.