CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A man is facing first degree murder charges for the murder of 62-year-old Robyn Furmanski of Cedar Rapids, according to KGAN-TV. Furmanski was rescued from a fire in her condo but died from blunt force head trauma, smoke inhalation and thermal injuries. Police have charged 43-year-old Onyale Hughes for her murder. Her prescription medications were found in Hughes’ possession and her blood on his clothing. The fire was set on purpose.

CLEAR LAKE, IA (IRN) – A man drowned in Clear Lake yesterday. KIMT-TV reports 85-year-old George Baker of Mason City appears to have slipped and fell while trying to take his boat out of the water. His boat was found approximately 300 feet from the shore, unoccupied.

ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A black bear was spotted in a cornfield in eastern Iowa Tuesday. KWWL-TV reports Brian Gibbs saw the animal near the Yellow River State Forest in Allamakee County and took several photos of it. The DNR says it’s only had two bear reports this year. Most bears visit from Wisconsin or Minnesota, but usually don’t stay put in Iowa.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police report a man seriously hurt in an overnight shooting has died, according to KCCI-TV. 41-year-old Victor Robinson Jr. of Des Moines was the man killed. Residents of the Birchwood Apartments heard gunshots, and then went outside and found a man lying in the parking lot next to a car. He had been shot several times. Several witnesses were taken to the police station to be interviewed. No arrests have been made.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Republican congressman Steve King is trying to block the Treasury from redesigning U.S. currency, a move that could prevent the government from replacing Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill with abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Tubman would become the first African-American on U.S. paper currency and the first woman on paper currency in a century.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Marine Corps’ motto is to ensure no one is left behind. It would take more than seven decades to make good on that promise for one Iowa Marine. WHO-TV reports the family of Private Palmer Haraldson waited on the tarmac in Des Moines yesterday to welcome him home. He was killed in action in 1943 on the Pacific Ocean island of Tarawa. 1,100 American lives were lost. His remains were found in 2015 and recently identified.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Dubuque is exploring ways to cut down on pesticide treatments at public parks, according to KCRG-TV. The push started in December of 2015 when a group called “Dubuque Poison Free Parks” urged the Parks and Leisure Department to look for pesticide alternatives. Since then, the Parks Department designated nine pesticide-free parks, and are looking to add more.