IOWA COUNTY, IA (IRN) – The name of the victim has been released in the murder of a man at a truck stop on I-80 near Victor in the early morning hours Wednesday. KCII-radio reports 60-year-old Earnest Kummer from Monroe was found deceased from gunshot wounds in his semi. Authorities took 43-year-old Mariana Lesnic into custody. She’s been charged with murder in the first degree.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A 67-year-old woman has been hospitalized after being struck by a train in Waterloo Wednesday, according to KGAN-TV. The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment of severe leg injuries.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police are investigating a possible attempted abduction of a 15-year-old West Des Moines girl who was walking home from Valley High School. KCCI-TV reports a man driving a black Cadillac Escalade pickup truck tried to force the girl into his car. After a brief struggle, she was able to get away and run to a nearby apartment building for help.

CRESTON, IA (IRN) – A group of Creston High School students will be disciplined for posting a photo on social media depicting them burning a cross while wearing white hoods. The Creston News Advertiser reports the photo shows five students wearing KKK-style white hoods while burning a cross and holding a Confederate flag. One of the boys in the photo is also holding a rifle.

JASPER COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A case of road rage led to a threat with a gun on Interstate 80 near Newton this week. WHO-TV reports Jasper County dispatch received a call Tuesday from a driver on I-80 saying a passenger in another vehicle pointed a gun at them after a road rage incident. Authorities pulled over the offending vehicle, which held three adults and three children. A woman who was a passenger in the back seat was arrested.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Twelve years after the death of Saint John Paul the second, an official first class relic of his blood is here in Iowa, according to KCRG-TV. A first class relic is the physical remains of a saint, such as bone, hair, or blood. On Wednesday the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary brought the relic to Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. The relic will now go to Des Moines. It’ll be at the Saint Anthony Church today and then Saint Joseph Chapel at Dowling High School on Friday.