AMES, IA (IRN) – The man accused of killing two women before killing himself outside of an Ames church on Thursday was facing charges for harassing the employer of one of the victims as well as charges in eastern Iowa for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman last fall. Authorities say 33-year-old Johnathan Lee Whitlatch shot and killed 22-year-old Eden Montang and 21-year-old Vivian Flores. Whitlatch was due in court next week for a hearing on charges related to the harassment of Montang.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – One person was killed in a shooting in Dubuque on Saturday evening, according to officials. Police are investigating.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Rescue crews were able to execute a water rescue in the Cedar River on Saturday afternoon. The Cedar Rapids Police Department, along with other emergency responders, deployed two rescue boats into the river in an effort to pull a man from the water where he was holding onto a wall. The man was rescued from the river and was initially reported as uninjured. He was taken into police custody after the incident.

CLIVE, IA (IRN) – A local nonprofit is getting a slice of a more than $100 million donation to its national organization. The donation comes from Mackenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Locally, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa will get $1.5 million, its largest single donor gift ever.