CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO (IRN) – Twin sisters originally from Toledo, Iowa drowned in Mexico last Sunday according to the Toledo Chronicle. 67-year-old Barbara Jo Thomas and Beverly Ann Skripsky were walking on the beach in Cabo San Lucas when they were swept out to sea by a rogue wave. An obituary for Beverly says she was currently living in Scottsdale, Arizona while Beverly was living in McKinney, Texas.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – Two teens were killed when the vehicle they were in crashed into Lake Manawa Friday morning, according to KETV. 18-year-old Efren Lara and 17-year-old Christian Renteria-Perez were pronounced dead at the scene. Both teens were students at Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs. Speed may have been a factor in the crash.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A fatal stabbing in Des Moines first started as a dispute over money, according to WHO-TV. Michael Bell Jr. is charged with first degree murder following a stabbing on Wednesday. Records say he was confronting Jerry Martin about a dispute over $50. Two witnesses claim Bell stabbed Martin multiple times.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Two Iowa Democratic lawmakers have come up with a plan they say will make healthcare affordable for all Iowans. It’s called Healthy Iowans for a Public Option, or HIPO. But Republicans are attacking the plan. Party Chair Jeff Kaufmann said Iowa does not need to experiment with costly socialized medicine. Democrats plan to propose the legislation in the upcoming session, but it’s unlikely to pass in the Republican-controlled Legislature.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Greater Des Moines is the fifth best place for business and careers, according to Forbes magazine. The annual ranking compares the business climates of the 200 largest metro areas in the U.S. Des Moines’ placing in the top five stems from a cost of doing business that is 15% below the national average, and Des Moines is leading the Midwest in gross domestic product, population growth, and employment growth.