Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports two students at the Clarinda Academy jumped from a dormitory window at around 2-a.m. today (Tuesday), and are absent from custody. One of the students is identified as Kenneth “Kenny” Earnest Saunsoci from Rapid City, South Dakota. Saunsoci is a Native American Male, 5’7”, 115 lbs. with brown hair and black eyes. There is no clothing description.

The second student is Lukas Trent Barse, from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Barse is a Native American Male, 5’9”, 140 lbs. black hair, brown eyes. At this time Saunsoci and Barse’s whereabouts are unknown. It is unknown whether they are still together or have split up. If you see these individuals, you should not approach them, but contact your nearest law enforcement agency on 911.

Police in Council Bluffs are investigating a home invasion that resulted in shots being fired. The incident happened at around 9:15-p.m. Monday, at 1921 Parkwild Drive, in Council Bluffs. Authorities say the victims, 21-year old Alexander Gadilla and 19-year old Emmanuel Oyet, of Council Bluffs, were at home when they heard a knock on the door.

One of three unidentified men opened the unlocked door from outside the home and began to assault the victims. A second man was in the hallway of the home and discharged a shotgun. All three men demanded money and other items from Gadilla and Oyet.

The suspects fled the scene on foot. Gadilla and Oyet suffered minor injuries resulting from the altercation. The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 712-328-4728.

Police in Red Oak report 45-year old Mark Douglas Berggren, of Red Oak, was arrested Monday afternoon. Berggren was taken into custody at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on a valid Mills County warrant for Violating a court issued No Contact Order. Berggren posted a $300 cash bond, and was released.

Council Bluffs police have charged a 39-year-old man with attempted murder after stopping his vehicle and finding him bleeding from stab wounds. Police also charged David Leroy McKee with Burglary in the 1st Degree and Felony Domestic Abuse Assault. McKee was being treated for his wounds at an Omaha hospital, where he was last reported to be in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.

The incident began Sunday after police received a report from Linda Minard that David McKee had threatened her and his estranged wife, Roberta Francke-McKee. By the time officers arrived, David McKee had broken into the home and tried allegedly tried to choke Robert McKee to death. After the woman grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed him, he took off in a pickup truck. Roberta McKee’s injuries were minor, while Linda Minard wasn’t hurt.

Two people have been arrested on separate charges, in Cass County. The Sheriff’s Office reports 19-year old Angel Nicole Knowles, of Elk Horn, was arrested today (Monday), on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Knowles was taken to the Cass County Jail where she remains held on $7,500 bond.

And on Sunday, 56-year old Robert John Rasmussen, of Massena, was arrested on a charge of Driving Under Suspension. Rasmussen was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released the following day on his own recognizance.