TOKYO, JAPAN (IRN) – Former Hawkeyes wrestler Thomas Gilman earned a bronze medal today at the Tokyo Olympics. Gilman, a Council Bluffs native, earned a 9-1 win over Iran’s Reza Atrinagharchi in men’s freestyle 57-kilogram wrestling. He is the first former Iowa Hawkeyes wrestler to medal since the 2000 Sydney Games. Gilman was a three-time All-American and 2016 Big Ten champion at 125 pounds.

IOWA (IRN) – More people in Iowa are getting their coronavirus vaccinations than in recent weeks as case numbers increase. The Iowa Department of Public Health said that 3,570 people tested positive for COVID-19 between July 29 and August 4, around 65.4% more cases than the previous week. The vast majority of those who are sick and hospitalized are unvaccinated.

SPIRIT LAKE, IA (IRN) – An Omaha man drowned trying to save his son in East Lake Okoboji Wednesday. 41-year-old Brandon Urban’s son fell off a paddleboard and got tangled in the weeds. Urban swam to save his son and managed to free him, but got entangled himself and went under. Friends were able to find him and brought him to shore. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – The badly decomposed body of a woman has been found in a Council Bluffs city park. Police said they had no information about how the woman died and did not give her identity. Her death is being investigated as suspicious.

AMES, IA (IRN) – An Iowa community is supporting two nine-year-olds after someone stole from their lemonade stand. Twins Katelyn and Elias were running a lemonade stand Monday in Ames, when they say a girl got out of a car, grabbed their tip jar, got back in the car and drove off. The family reported the theft to police who are investigating. The next day, four different law enforcement agencies showed up to help them raise back the money stolen. The family said they’ve now raised more than $750 dollars, and plan to donate it all to the Shop with a Cop program.