(Radio Iowa) – The man convicted of first-degree murder in the death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts will be sentenced today (Monday). Cristhian Bahena-Rivera was found guilty by a jury on May 28th of abducting Mollie Tibbetts in her hometown of Brooklyn in 2018 and then killing her. His sentencing was delayed in July as the judge heard testimony that tried to pin the murder on another man. The judge ruled that information was speculative and contradicted Bahena-Rivera’s confession to police that he killed Tibbetts and hide her body in a cornfield.

He is scheduled to be sentenced to life in prison at 1:30 p-m today. Tibbetts’ family will have a chance to speak — and Bahena-Rivera will also be given the opportunity to make a statement.

A traffic stop at around 4:15-a.m. today (Monday, 8/30) in Red Oak, resulted in an arrest. Police in Red Oak report 58-year-old Rogelio Hernandez, of Red Oak, was taken into custody for Driving while Barred. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail, and held on a $2,000 bond.

Sheriff’s officials in Taylor County report 39-year-old Abraham J. Schweers, of Lenox, was arrested Sunday, in the 200 block of north Spear Street, in Lenox. Schweers was charged with domestic abuse assault and was being held at the Taylor County Jail without bond, pending an initial appearance with the magistrate.

(Radio Iowa) – A man has died after his truck plunged into the Missouri River during heavy rain in Sioux City, Saturday.
Police and rescue units were dispatched to the riverfront around 10:30 p.m. where the driver of a southbound pick-up apparently lost control on Interstate 29 and went off the road and into the river.

The vehicle was fully submerged and efforts by rescuers to retrieve the truck from the water were unsuccessful during the overnight hours due to river and weather conditions. Divers were successful in recovering the truck around 11:20 a.m. Sunday and the body of the driver was found in the vehicle.

Rescue boats on Missouri River. (Photo by George Lindblad)

A positive identification has been made and the victim’s name will be released sometime during the day, on Monday.

The City of Macedonia has issued a Water Boil Order. The order was issued at around 7-p.m. Sunday, and is in effect until further notice. All residents are encouraged to boil their water or use bottled water, for consumption.

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday, said 50-year-old Martin Grace, of Corning, turned himself in Saturday, on an outstanding Taylor County warrant. Grace was charged with possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver, methamphetamine, a Class C felony. The warrant was issued following a continuing investigation into the distribution of narcotics in Taylor County and the surrounding area. Grace is being held on no bond until being seen by a Magistrate.

Authorities in Union County said Sunday, a Creston woman suffered suspected minor/non-incapacitating injuries during a single-vehicle accident Friday morning. 25-year-old Sarah Jane Mack was driving a 2014 Toyota Corolla eastbound on 130th Street a little before 8-a.m., and did not see the stop sign or T-intersection at Green Valley Road, due to the sun in her eyes. Her car ran the stop sign and entered a ditch and struck a tree before coming to rest at the bottom of the ditch, east of Green Valley Road.

Mack was transported by EMS Ground to the Greater Regional Medical Center. Her vehicle sustained $12,000 damage and was towed from the scene.