CEDAR RAPIDS – Three people have been identified in a double homicide and suicide in Cedar Rapids. KCRG-TV reports 54-year-old Lynn Martin was found with self-inflicted wounds and the two others were 87-year-old Rita Martin and 57-year-old Alan Martin. All three were relatives and lived in Cedar Rapids.

DES MOINES – Lawmakers passed their first self-imposed deadline of the 2025 legislative session on Friday, with several bills advancing into the next round of legislation. Among those moving forward into the next few weeks of work is a bill to lower the age limit to carry a gun to 18, establishing an elective social studies class about the Bible, and banning the intentional emission of chemicals into the air to change the weather.

DES MOINES – A group that works to resettle refugees has cut dozens of staff members. WHO-13 reports Lutheran Services of Iowa has cut their resettlement program, resulting in job loss for 28 employees due to frozen federal funding. The group welcomed more than 1000 refugees in late December. It claims they have not received months of reimbursements from the federal government, dating back to October.