COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – The mayor of Council Bluffs says the city’s streets are exploding. KETV reports extreme heat and floodwater-soaked soil are causing roads to crumble.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines triple murder suspect Marvin Escobar-Orellana claims that he defended himself from 29-year-old Rossibeth Flores-Rodriguez after she had killed her children. WHO-TV reports ballistics and witness testimony show he killed all three. Immigration documents show this would be the third time Escobar-Orellana has been in the country illegally. Iowa Congressman Steve King blamed the deaths on U.S. immigration policy.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Dubuque Police were dispatched to a report of shots fired earlier this week and found only shell casings, according to KWWL-TV. Traffic camera footage showed a man running to a vehicle while being chased by a suspect who was firing at him. The suspect was later identified as 17-year-old Isaiah D. Bogovich. He was charged as an adult with Attempted Murder.

LINN COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a semi-truck in Linn County Thursday evening, according to KCRG-TV. Police are investigating.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Changes coming to the Des Moines planning and zoning code will possibly increase property values, according to the city. The new rules would require a single-story home to have at least 1,400 square feet of finished space along with a finished basement and a single-car garage. Critics say the county is already short thousands of affordable housing units and says these requirements could mean building a new home in Des Moines would cost more than what a majority of residents could afford to build.