Friday, May 21st, 2021

A police officer testified Thursday that Cristhian Bahena Rivera admitted to killing Mollie Tibbetts in 2018. We get the latest from that trial in Scott County. The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on children’s mental health and IPR’s Health reporter Natalie Krebs reports that some say Iowa’s services are still falling short, just as kids need them more. Plus, Spring festivals are back after the pandemic canceled them last year. IPR’s Katie Peikes explains that these festivals bring tourism and lots of money into small towns and their businesses.