NORTH LIBERTY, IA (IRN) – North Liberty Police say a youth leader at a local church is facing multiple charges, accused of touching several kids who he mentored several years ago. KWWL-TV reports 32-year-old Benjamin Tweedt allegedly asked victims to “play games” in which he inappropriately touched them. The four victims were around 12 or 13 at the time, but now all are older than 18.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – The search is on for a pit bull in Council Bluffs after a man said the dog killed his Chihuahua. The owner of the Chihuahua said the pit bull had her entire head in his mouth, and there was nothing he could do. The owner adds, “there’s no reason she had to go that way…just no reason…she was my cocoa butter — that’s what I called her, my cocoa butter.” It’s been illegal to own pit bulls in Council Bluffs since 2005.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The family of a Des Moines couple killed while sleeping gathered in a courtroom Wednesday to share their raw anger and pain with the man convicted in their slayings. The Des Moines Register reports a judge found Michael John Wanchanic guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Heather Belieu and Bryon Howard. 12-year-old Devin Taylor, one of Belieu’s sons, said, “I hope the rest of your life is miserable; you’re a coward and I hope you rot in hell…”

BUCHANAN COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Former “The Bachelor” star Chris Soules called 911 to report his rear-end crash that killed a fellow Iowa farmer, seeking medical help for the man before he left the scene. Soules was arrested later at his Arlington farm several miles away. He was charged with leaving the scene of a deadly crash.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A card promoting white supremacy was found at the University of Iowa Library, according to KCRG-TV. Administrators found the card and notified police who removed it. On one side the card reads “America was 90% white in 1950. It is now 60%. Make America Great Again. Trump is the first step. We’re the next.” The other side reads “Alt-Right.”

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A giant rabbit named Simon that died following a United Airlines flight had been purchased by an Iowa group to show in the big rabbit competition at the Iowa State Fair. The Des Moines Business Record reports the rabbit had been sold to Steve Bruere of Norwalk and his partners. Simon was heir to Darius, who held the title of the world’s biggest rabbit at 4 feet, 4 inches long. Simon was expected to outgrow his father.