Emergency Plane Landing, Harsher Penalties for Pedophiles, Cory Booker Bails on Iowa, A Boy's Generosity: Best of Yesterday

We're all busy, so in case you missed them, here's some of the top headlines from around Iowa's nine Patches - Ames, Ankeny, Cedar Falls, Iowa City, Johnston, Marion, Urbandale, Waukee and West Des Moines.

Plane Out of Cedar Rapids Makes Emergency Landing in Georgia: A plane flying out of Cedar Rapids made an emergency landing in Georgia on Sunday.

Reports: Cory Booker Bails on University of Iowa Welcome Lecture: Newark New Jersey Mayor and rising star in Democratic politics Cory Booker has backed out of the University of Iowa Welcome Week schedule, according to multiple news outlets.

6-Year-Old Entrepreneur's Generosity Will Make You Smile: There's enough bad news in the world today, so how about this little bit of good news, courtesy of a young Iowa boy.

Need a Hand with That? Wal-Mart Employees Help Load This Stolen Item: A North Liberty man was booked into the Johnson County Jail on multiple charges yesterday including theft, burglary, and forgery after he allegedly stole an expensive television and construction tools.

After Mugging – or ‘Snatch-and-Grab’ – Is a Date Out of the Question?: This guy gets credit for moxie, if not for honesty, or class, or any of the attributes a woman typically looks for in a date. He reportedly mugged a woman and snatched her purse at a West Des Moines mall around 9:30 p.m. Friday, but “felt something strong,” according to a post on the  Craigslist, a free online classified ad site. He thought she did, too.

Police: Man Who Rides Cart, Steals Two Cars, Charged With Intox Twice in Same Day: An Ames man charged with public intoxication after riding a cart through Campustown, stole two cars after he was released from jail Saturday, complaints said.

Iowa Lt. Gov. Reynolds Volunteering in South Africa with Urbandale Non-Profit Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds is in South Africa with Urbandale-based Blessman Ministries, a faith-based nonprofit that aims toincrease the life expectancy of children in South Africa with nutrition, housing and medical programswhile at the sametime meeting ;their spiritual needs through training and support for leaders of the African church.

Noreen Gosch: FBI Kidnapping Stings Must be Followed by Harsh Jail Sentences: Noreen Gosch, the Iowa woman whose dogged efforts to uncover the truthabout what happened to her son 31 years ago created awareness that led to the establishment of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, is applauding the organization’s role in a nationwide FBI sting that led to the rescue of 105 children who had been kidnapped into an organized child sex trafficking ring.