Budweiser Christmas & Urbandale House Fire: 12/13 Morning Report

• Remember the fellow who allegedly led police on two high-speed chases within a week, one in Urbandale and one in Dallas County?  KCCI.com reports that a mistake by a Dallas County prosecutor means that James Mark Eagle, who was facing a 10-year sentence, will serve only 90 days in jail.

• One person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after an Urbandale house fire early this morning, reports WHO-tv.com.

• What a great idea! An anonymous donor is covering the costs for seniors to adopt cats from a Cedar Rapids animal shelter this Christmas, reports Radio Iowa.

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• The J-Hawk boys basketball team is on a roll, picking up it fourth consecutive win Monday night, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. The girls team wasn't as lucky.

• Some grinch stole the Christmas presents from the home of a Des Moines single mother and her two daughters, according to WHOtv.com

• Presidential candidate Rick Perry is getting more flak at his Iowa appearances for statements about gays in the military in his television commercial, which has been the subject of several social media parodies, according to KCCI.com.

• I doubt this beer-can Christmas tree is a candidate for the next Festival of Trees event, but the photos are fun to look at on KCCI.com.