AMES, IA (IRN) – The man accused of killing a star Iowa State golfer last fall will was sentenced to life in prison today, according to KCCI-TV. She was killed September 17, 2018, doing what she loved most; playing golf. Celia was named the Big 12 Champion and Iowa State’s female athlete of the year. In June of this year, 22-year-old Collin Richards pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. He lived in a tent near the golf course where Celia was playing. In court, Richards told the judge he was sorry for killing her.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting four cases of people becoming sick after vaping. They’re all in their early to mid-20s and have had a history of vaping. Three of them say the vaping products they were using contained THC, the chemical in marijuana that causes a high.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The winner of the Bill Riley Talent Search is now in question after someone made a claim he may not be an Iowa resident. WHO-TV reports Sam Fine is a dancer who won first place and $10,000 at the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair but now that award is on hold while attorneys look into concerns about his residency. Sam Fine’s mom said he trains for ten months a year in Florida at a dance academy but they are still Iowa residents.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Construction on the new federal courthouse in downtown Des Moines begins next week. The groundbreaking ceremony is set for Wednesday. The courthouse will be built at the site of the old downtown YMCA. It’s expected to be completed by fall 2020. Community leaders opposed the project, preferring private investment at the site.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – After 30 years in the community, a Davenport church is running into a big problem — a $100,000 tax bill. WQAD-TV reports Mount Sinai Christian Fellowship moved to a new location in 2015, but when they moved their tax exemption didn’t go with them. County officials say when a charity moves, they have to refile a tax exemption form, something Mount Sinai never did.