DES MOINES, IA (IRN) A Des Moines man found guilty of murder will spend his life in prison, according to KCCI-TV. Magai Anai-Kur, 20, of Des Moines, broke into 77-year-old Robert Howe’s Urbandale home in 2017 and stabbed him before stealing his minivan. Howe was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries, but died months later. Anai-Kur was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 25 years for robbery and another 25 years for burglary. Those sentences are to be served consecutively.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A man hit by a vehicle while walking on a Cerro Gordo county road has died, according to KIMT-TV. The driver of the vehicle was charged with driving under suspension. The collision remains under investigation.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A second racially charged message was left in the dorm room of a minority student at Drake University Tuesday. University President Marty Martin described the messages as spreading “hatred and racial superiority.” Martin says that student doesn’t belong at Drake, and that they will not succeed in tearing the community apart. Students have also been receiving racist robocalls.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Nationwide Insurance has announced it will eliminate 1,100 employees across the country, including about 80 employees in Des Moines. KCCI-TV reports Nationwide says, “We are making these changes from a position of strength and stability to position the organization for long-term success and growth.”

LE MARS, IA (IRN) – Last Friday was devastating for the Le Mars community when four people from the area died in a plane crash near Guthrie Center. WHO-TV reports while families of the deceased are preparing for funerals, neighbors are lending a hand, or a combine, as they work together to harvest the family’s crops while they grieve.