DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Cristhian Bahena Rivera was convicted of first-degree murder Friday, nearly three years after Mollie Tibbetts disappeared while jogging near her Brooklyn, Iowa, home. Tibbetts, a 20-year-old University of Iowa student, went out for a run on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, and disappeared. The search for her drew national attention and kicked off a month long manhunt, which ended when Bahena Rivera, a Mexican national who is now 26, allegedly led investigators to the rural cornfield where they found her remains.

BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – One person was killed in a crash Friday evening in rural Black Hawk County. Evelyn Rogers, 71, of Denver, Iowa, pulled out in front of a van and was ejected from her vehicle after being struck by the van. She wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.

MURRAY, IA (IRN) – People living in the Clarke County town Murray are still coming to grips with the loss of two young lives. Thursday afternoon, a pickup truck with four teens inside was struck by a train while trying to cross a railroad crossing. A 14 and 15-year-old lost their lives. The 16-year-old driver and another 15-year-old passenger were taken by helicopter to a Des Moines hospital. All four went to school in the Murray Community School District.

CRESTON, IA (IRN) – Three people were injured in an explosion and resulting fire Friday at a Creston apartment building. Two of the three injured were flown to area hospitals. Fire officials believe the explosion was caused by a resident smoking while operating a medical oxygen tank. Firefighters helped residents escape the fire through exits and windows.