AMES, IA (IRN) – A man shot and killed two female victims, then killed himself, in a parking lot outside Ames’ Cornerstone Church Thursday night. The two women killed were 22-year-old Eden Moriah Montang, of Boone, and 21-year-old Vivian Renee Flores, of West Des Moines. The shooter was 33-year-old Johnathan Lee Whitlatch. Whitlatch fired several rounds from a 9mm handgun, striking Montang and Flores, then turned the gun on himself. Whitlatch and Montang were previously in a relationship. The Iowa Army National Guard says Whitlatch and Montang were members of the military branch, although not on active duty. Both women were students at ISU.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – On June 2nd Dubuque police responded to a bar. Witnesses say that a man came in and ordered a drink at 2:30 pm while yelling incoherent phrases and talking to himself. A bar patron suggested calling 911. The man, identified as 34-year-old Eric J. Wheaton, reportedly responded by saying if the cops get called that he would “come back and kill them all.” Wheaton is in jail on multiple charges. An employee recalled Wheaton saying “I’ll kill everyone. I’ll kill everyone in this city.”

BUCHANAN COUNTY, IA former Buchanan County Sheriff’s Deputy has been charged with Extortion, Non-Felonious Misconduct in Office, and Accepting a Bribe. On February 4th, 2022, Deputy Klint Bentley allegedly stopped a vehicle in rural Buchanan County for speeding. Bentley asked the female driver to show him her breasts and implied he would withhold issuing a citation if she did. The female victim reportedly recorded the interaction during the traffic stop.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – The Iowa Democratic Party submitted its proposal to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in a bid to keep its “first-in-the-nation” status. The caucuses would shift to something closer to a primary election. Democratic voters would submit written presidential preference cards in the mail or in person 14 to 28-days prior to caucus night. The proposal calls for the state party to contract with a DNC-approved vendor, the Iowa Secretary of State, or Iowa county auditors in order to tally results. Then, on caucus night, party officials would announce the results.