LE MARS, IA (IRN) – A December trial has been scheduled for a northwest Iowa man accused of stabbing his sister to death. KCRG-TV reports 33-year-old Thomas Bibler entered not guilty pleas Friday to murder and related charges. He was arrested June 11 after a short standoff at his Le Mars apartment. He’s accused of fatally stabbing 27-year-old Shannon Bogh at her Le Mars home.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A man wanted as a material witness in a fatal shooting in Des Moines has been arrested in Kansas, according to KCCI-TV. Steven Asbury was arrested in Wichita, and will be charged with first-degree murder when he’s returned to Polk County. 41-year-old James Patton was shot and killed in a convenience store parking lot.

CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Falls Police say they are looking into an attempted child abduction that happened late Tuesday afternoon. KWWL-TV reports three children were playing at a park when a silver, four-door vehicle pulled up, and offered the children money to get into the car. The children told him no, and the man drove away.

STORY COUNTY, IA (IRN) – ISU students are upset with a plea deal reached with the driver of a CyRide bus involved in a hit and run that killed a student, according to WHO-TV. 24-year-old Benjamin Clague pled guilty to failure to report an accident, a simple misdemeanor that carries up to 30 days in jail and a $100 fine after the crash claimed the life of Emmalee Jacobs. Students say he deserves a harsher punishment.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo police officer has been charged in connection with a road rage incident. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports 45-year-old Corbin Payne faces a charge of assault causing bodily injury, a misdemeanor. Payne, a lieutenant with the Waterloo PD, accused the driver of another vehicle of cutting off the car he was riding in. Authorities say he struck the other vehicle and grabbed the driver.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Workers in Polk County may see an increase in the minimum wage to $10.75 by 2019. A task force formed by county supervisors is expected to recommend raising the minimum wage on Jan. 1. The three-stage increase would begin with a $1.50 increase April 1, followed by $1 increases in January 2018 and 2019.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – The Cerro Gordo County courtroom was filled with tears of joy along with applause and messages of congratulations – all because of a graduation from drug court. KIMT-TV reports the graduate, 31-year-old Bridget Stitt, was put on probation last year due to drug use and was facing prison time. She says drug court helped her get off meth, and has a new job helping Mason City families fight addiction.