DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man was shot and killed in front of his three children Friday. KCCI-TV reports 41-year-old Stephen Kim was in the car with his three children, all of whom are under nine, when a robbery attempt turned fatal. Witnesses say four people were involved in the shooting, and that Kim was trying to protect his children when he was “executed.” Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek called the shooting an “act of senseless violence,” and that the Des Moines Police “are not going to rest until we find them.”

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A body was found in the Des Moines river just south of downtown Des Moines yesterday morning, according to WHO-TV. The body has been identified as a 52-year-old male whose name has not been released. An autopsy will take place to determine the victim’s cause and manner of death.

CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – A federal judge has ruled in favor of a former Cedar Falls police officer in connection with a 2013 shooting that injured a Parkersburg man. The Courier reports the judge ruled officer Bob Anderson’s use of deadly force was reasonable, and that he had probable cause to believe 30-year-old Zachary Church posed a threat. Anderson found Church asleep in a parked, running car and Church began punching him when confronted. Anderson says he warned Church, then shot him after feeling a tug on his belt.

EARTH, (IRN) – Thousands of Iowans joined people all over the world on Saturday’s March for Science. The Des Moines Register reports demonstrators chanted the words “science now!” at the nonpartisan march, which took place at the Iowa State Capitol. Rallies were also held in Iowa City and Dubuque. Organizers counted about 3,000 people in attendance in Des Moines. One man in a lab coat and Einstein wig stood stoic at the front of the crowd, holding a sign reading, “A people cannot exist both ignorant and free.”