COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Tesla Motors has installed eight accelerated charging stations in Council Bluffs as the company seeks to advance its plans to implement a nationwide charging network. Tesla officials say the Supercharger stations are the first of its kind in Iowa, offering quicker charge times for the company’s all-electric, battery-powered Model S sedan than those located in Cedar Falls and Davenport.

A Tesla spokeswoman says the new docks in Council Bluffs are part of the company’s goal of providing free charging ports about every 150 miles along interstates and highways across the country. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that the stations aren’t yet available for use, but the spokeswoman tells the newspaper that they should be opening soon.

Tesla is based in Palo Alto, California.

Police in Council Bluffs are warning the public about another banking-related scam. Officials say a resident of the city received a telephone call from a scammer saying they wanted to talk to the head of the household. The caller wanted information and about the bank and the potential victims’ experience the last time they went to the bank.

Never give your personal information to someone who requests your banking information, and stay alert to these type of telephone calls. On Monday, many people received text messages from a business purporting to be Wells Fargo, saying the recipients’ debit or check cashing card had been suspended, and the individual should click on a website link to get more information.

Other banks were also mentioned in similar text messages. That too, was a scam to get personal information. In some cases, the people who received the message didn’t have an account with the bank in question. If a text message, e-mail or phone call seems suspicious, it probably is an attempt to scam you.

Two accidents took place Monday, in Atlantic, with only minor injuries reported. The Police Department says just after 7:20-a.m., vehicles driven by Merle Pope, of Harlan, and Patsy Wood, of Adair, collided at 7th and Ash Streets, when Pope failed to stop at the traffic lights and ran into the Wood vehicle, which was proceeding into the intersection from the west side entrance to Wal-Mart. Damage from the impact amounted to $4,000. Wood said she bumped her head, but refused medical treatment. Police cited Pope for Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device.

And, at around 5:30-p.m. Monday, vehicles driven by Kay Williams, of Marne, and Linda Fay, of Lewis, collided at the entrance to the Subway store on 7th Street. Both vehicles were heading eastbound when a non-contact vehicle in front of Williams’ car stopped. Williams also stopped, but Fay couldn’t stop in-time, and rear-ended the Williams vehicle, causing a total of $7,500 damage. No injuries were reported. Fay was cited for Following too Close.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Lawmakers from the Democratic-majority Senate and Republican-controlled House remain at odds over education funding. A joint committee met Tuesday to try to hammer out a deal for a funding level for K-12 education for the upcoming academic year. But the committee did not immediately reach a resolution. House Republicans have advanced a plan that would provide about $100 million in additional funding, while Senate Democrats want to give schools over $200 million in additional funding.

Republican House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, of Hiawatha, says he’ll consider more funding if Democrats would agree to modify arbitration rules for teachers. This committee cannot directly negotiate on that, but a bill proposing some changes received approval from a House subcommittee Tuesday. Democrats are unlikely to consider any change to union rules.

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) – The National Transportation Safety Board has agreed to consider reopening the investigation into the Iowa plane crash that killed musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, and pilot Roger Peterson. The Globe Gazette reports that the board has agreed to consider another investigation after receiving a letter from L.J. Coon, an experienced pilot from New England. He contended that there were other issues involving weight and balance calculations, the rate of the plane’s climb and descent, fuel gauge readings and the passenger-side rudder that the board should investigate.

In 1959, the Civil Aeronautics Board ruled that the most likely cause of the crash was pilot error, and snow was listed a secondary cause. An initial response to Coon’s information will take about two months, and then it could take up to a year to determine if the petition will be granted.

Icy roads contributed to a rollover accident this (Tuesday) morning west of Stennett, in Montgomery County. Sheriff’s officials say Margene M. Bisbee, of Carson, suffered neck and back injuries, when the 2004 Ford Expedition she was driving went out of control and rolled over at around 8:10-a.m.  The accident happened as Bisbee was traveling west on 150th Street, about one-tenth of a mile from E Avenue.

The SUV entered the north ditch and continued westbound , skidding sideways until it encountered snow in the ditch. The vehicle flipped and rolled before coming to rest on its wheels. Bisbee was transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital for treatment. Her SUV sustained about $7,500 damage. No citations were issued.