IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The body of a man was discovered this morning inside the office of Liederman Bail Bonds just across the street from the Johnson County Jail. KGAN-TV reports police say the circumstances surrounding the death are suspicious. SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A June trial has been scheduled for a Sioux City man accused of using a belt on his daughter after she refused to do laundry. KCCI-TV reports 42-year-old Ricardo Cordova-Larios entered a written plea of not guilty. Court documents say bruises on the 14-year-old girl’s back, neck and upper torso matched the outline of a belt. GRANT COUNTY, WI (IRN) – A Dubuque woman died in a crash in Grant County, Wisconsin on Saturday. KWWL-TV reports the car went off the roadway, landed in a ditch and hit a culvert. Four people were in the car. The driver, 39-year-old Hollie Kelley, was killed, and three others were injured. No one in the car was wearing a seatbelt. DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – An accidental shooting in Dubuque sent two men to the hospital, according to KCRG-TV. Police said a man was showing his handgun to a friend when it accidentally fired, injuring them both. The men are expected to be OK. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A once crumbling bakery in Waterloo that for decades produced Hostess Wonder Bread is now opening as a brewery and restaurant. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that SingleSpeed Brewing Co. had a soft opening Thursday. SingleSpeed owner David Morgan has decorated the facility with various bicycle-themed accessories. MOUNT AYR, IA (IRN) – A Mount Ayr native will receive special recognition today. Astronaut Peggy Whitson will set a new U.S. record for spending the most cumulative days in space. She is also the only woman to serve as a station commander twice. Whitson will receive a congratulatory call in space from President Trump and daughter Ivanka. NASA will be providing live coverage of the event on Facebook and YouTube.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man was shot and killed in front of his three children Friday. KCCI-TV reports 41-year-old Stephen Kim was in the car with his three children, all of whom are under nine, when a robbery attempt turned fatal. Witnesses say four people were involved in the shooting, and that Kim was trying to protect his children when he was “executed.” Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek called the shooting an “act of senseless violence,” and that the Des Moines Police “are not going to rest until we find them.” DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A body was found in the Des Moines river just south of downtown Des Moines yesterday morning, according to WHO-TV. The body has been identified as a 52-year-old male whose name has not been released. An autopsy will take place to determine the victim’s cause and manner of death. CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – A federal judge has ruled in favor of a former Cedar Falls police officer in connection with a 2013 shooting that injured a Parkersburg man. The Courier reports the judge ruled officer Bob Anderson’s use of deadly force was reasonable, and that he had probable cause to believe 30-year-old Zachary Church posed a threat. Anderson found Church asleep in a parked, running car and Church began punching him when confronted. Anderson says he warned Church, then shot him after feeling a tug on his belt. EARTH, (IRN) – Thousands of Iowans joined people all over the world on Saturday’s March for Science. The Des Moines Register reports demonstrators chanted the words “science now!” at the nonpartisan march, which took place at the Iowa State Capitol. Rallies were also held in Iowa City and Dubuque. Organizers counted about 3,000 people in attendance in Des Moines. One man in a lab coat and Einstein wig stood stoic at the front of the crowd, holding a sign reading, “A people cannot exist both ignorant and free.”

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – The brother of a man arrested for alleged ties to ISIS is now facing federal charges. KWWL-TV reports FBI agents raided the Waterloo home 36-year-old Wayne Jones on April 12. A gun was found inside the home. Jones admitted to using marijuana the day before the gun was found, and was previously convicted of drug charges in 2000. He’s now facing charges of prohibited person of a firearm. Wayne’s brother, Joseph D. Jones of Zion, Illinois, was arrested last week and charged with conspiracy to provide materials to ISIS. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A man who went on trial Monday for a double homicide in Des Moines has decided to plead guilty, according to KCCI-TV. Michael John Wanchanic shot and killed 31-year-old Heather Belieu and her fiancé 36-year-old Bryon Howard in 2015 while their infant child was still in their arms. Wanchanic was arrested after a high-speed chase with law enforcement and a standoff that lasted for hours. MARSHALLTOWN, IA (IRN) – A data breach has the Iowa Veterans Home issuing warnings to current and former residents. WHO-TV reports the medical and financial information of almost 3,000 Iowans may have been exposed. The hospital says there is no evidence that any information was accessed, but is contacting everyone that it could affect as a precaution. WAYNE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is taking steps to restore a trumpeter swan population in Iowa. Two swans were released in Wayne County on Thursday, and at least 10 more will be released soon. Trumpeter swans were once common in the state, but disappeared by the late 1800s. Restoring the population is expected to take several decades. DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – A Dubuque man is deciding to raise the bar for himself as he gets older. So he’s taking up a sport he was good at in high school. KCRG-TV reports 65-year-old Kurt Ullrich is taking up pole vaulting once again. 1969, he set the Maquoketa High school record by clearing 12 feet. He held that record for 15 years.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in March to 3.1 percent. Iowa Workforce Development announced today that the rate fell from 3.2 percent in February and was down from 3.8 percent a year ago. Iowa’s unemployment rate is over a full point lower than the national rate of 4.5 percent OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – An Ottumwa teacher is behind bars facing sexual exploitation charges. On Wednesday, police arrested 26-year-old Jose De Jesus Ortiz Jr. Officers received a call from the Ottumwa Community School District regarding a high school teacher having an inappropriate relationship with a student. According to The Ottumwa Daily News, Ortiz is a Spanish teacher at Ottumwa High School. MARSHALLTOWN, IA (IRN) – An argument turned into a killing Monday in front of the House of Compassion, a soup kitchen in Marshalltown. WHO-TV reports 23-year-old Wyatt Slinker and 55-year-old David Lurvey got into an argument, a punch was thrown by Slinker, and Lurvey fell to the ground suffering a critical head injury. Lurvey had loaned Slinker $20 so he could buy pet food for his dog and cat, and Lurvey was asking for the loan to be returned. PEOSTA, IA (IRN) – The parents of a 13-year-old boy and the boy’s uncle from Peosta have been accused of having the boy wear a chain around his waist attached to weights to keep him from running away again. KCRG-TV reports Cynthia and Michael Kobusch, and her brother, Jeffrey Merfeld, have been charged with child endangerment. Neighbors saw the victim walking around with a four-foot black log chain attached to weights. AMES, IA (IRN) – An agriculture research center at Iowa State University is on the chopping block, but advocates say they hope Gov. Terry Branstad reconsiders. KCCI-TV reports Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture leaders say they didn’t know about the bill that would close the facility until a few days ago. Some legislators said the center has completed its work and can now close. Director Mark Rasmussen says it’s embarrassing lawmakers don’t know what the center does, and that it actually generates revenue through grants. MARION, IA (IRN) – After six years of faithful service to the Marion Police Department, K-9 Bruno is retiring. Bruno joined the department in 2010 and specialized in narcotics. He will retire to the home of his handler, detective Jeff Gilson. Gilson says, “He’s a huge part of my family. My kids love him. My wife loves him. He’s a great dog.”

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – A judge says a Dubuque man is competent to stand trial on charges that he raped and killed a woman. The Telegraph Herald reports Helmon Betwell allegedly attacked 66-year-old Nancy Krapfl in 2015, as she was walking in Dubuque. A defense expert says Betwell has an intellectual disability that prevents him from understanding legal proceedings. The judge says that subnormal intelligence is just one consideration in a competency decision. OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – An Ottumwa man is behind bars for beating a man up and stealing his pants. 19-year-old Marquis Bedford and a juvenile co-defendant repeatedly punched and kicked the victim in the head until they heard police sirens, when they ran after stealing the victim’s pants and wallet. Bedford late attempted to bribe a witness with a PlayStation 4 gaming console, asking her to tell authorities he wasn’t involved. He’s in jail. SAC CITY, IA (IRN) – A 57-year-old northwest Iowa woman and her son have pled not guilty to marijuana charges. KCCI-TV reports Glenda Turnquist, of Schaller, and her son, 34-year-old Keegan Cross, were found with 80 marijuana plants, growing lamps, watering pumps, potting soil and fertilizer. Cross is also accused of using his grandfather’s credit card to buy gear for the pot operation. WEVER, IA (IRN) – Governor Terry Branstad cut the ribbon on the new $2 billion dollar Orascom fertilizer plant in Lee County yesterday. Helping fund the construction were $107 million in state tax credits and hundreds of millions of dollars in federal tax breaks. Democrats say the project is an economic disaster that helped lead Iowa into deficit problems. The factory will eventually employ 200 workers, costing the state and federal governments $2.5 million dollars per job created. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A former spokeswoman for the Iowa Board of Regents has filed a lawsuit alleging the termination of her employment was motivated by age and gender discrimination. KCRG-TV reports Sheila Koppin says her duties were absorbed by two male employees, including one hired at a salary $24,000 higher than what she earned in her 29th year. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The Iowa City City Council voted Tuesday night to change its open container ordinance to allow drinking beer and wine in the streets and sidewalks of downtown Iowa City during special events. It would allow patrons to move between restaurants with an open container. Downtown businesses support the change.