TERRE HAUTE, IN (IRN) – Iowa native Dustin Lee Honken, who is convicted of murdering five people, will be executed July 17, at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. Honken, 52, was convicted in 2004 in one of the state’s most heinous mass murders: five people, including two girls who were 10 and 6. Also shot to death were their mother and two men who were to testify against Honken in a 1993 drug trial.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – There was a double stabbing in Des Moines yesterday. KCCI-TV reports police found a 46-year-old male and 37-year-old male with stab wounds at an apartment complex. Witnesses say the men are friends who appear to have stabbed each other.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – University of Iowa Football Strength and Conditioning coach Chris Doyle is no longer part of the program and is getting a hefty payday to leave. Doyle will receive 15 months-worth of pay for over $1,100,000. Doyle has been accused by dozens of former players of racial disparities. He’s been with Kirk Ferentz and Hawkeye football for more than 20 years, and helped 60 players reach the NFL. He made $800,000 a year.

DES MOINES, Iowa (CNN) – A central Iowa high school baseball team took a knee in protest during their game monday night. CNN reports all of the players for Des Moines Roosevelt High School kneeled as the national anthem played. The move follows Colin Kaepernick’s peaceful protest during the 2016 NFL season, and comes as anti-police brutality protests continue around the world.

CLINTON, IA (IRN) – A black bear was spotted crossing through Clinton County near Grand Mound early Monday evening. WQAD-TV reports people who spotted the bear say it was calm, ate corn, and took naps every few minutes.