Two people were taken into custody early this (Thursday) morning, near Grant, following a pursuit and a brief foot chase. Details are sketchy but according to dispatch reports, the suspects allegedly stole a vehicle, which nearly ran over Cass County Deputy Ryan Johnson, as he was deploying stop sticks in an attempt to end the chase. The vehicle ended up in a field off of Spruce Road near Grant, and the suspects taken into custody at around 2-a.m.

Agencies involved in the pursuit and apprehension of the suspects include: the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, Red Oak Police and K-9 units from the Cass County Sheriff’s and Red Oak Police Departments.

More information will be posted when it becomes available.

Red Oak Police report the arrest Wednesday evening of a man wanted on a local warrant. 33-year old Luke Daniel Rinehart, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 6:20-p.m. on an active Red Oak warrant for Breach of Peace. Rinehart was brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $300 cash bond.

Police in Atlantic said Wednesday that a Pottawattamie County man was arrested Tuesday on a charge of Public Intoxication. 31-year old Damian Morgan, of Council Bluffs, was arrested and booked into the Cass County Jail.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The nation’s wheat crop is smaller than earlier was predicted due to drought. But corn and soybean crop expectations have changed little in the latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The monthly update released Wednesday shows farmers producing a record 13.9 billion bushels of corn and 3.6 billion bushels of soybeans.

SOLDIER, Iowa (AP) – A western Iowa town is under a boil advisory after a hole in a well pipe drained the city’s water tower. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said yesterday that the hole in the pipe was repaired, and the city of Soldier’s system was running once again. But the loss of water pressure created the potential for bacteria to enter the water system.

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) – A state agency has begun an investigation into the death of an Illinois man at a Muscatine construction business. The Muscatine Journal reports 52-year-old David Bewley of Colona, Illinois died in an accident Monday at Heuer Construction. The Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Herky has returned to his spot on the Pentacrest at the University of Iowa. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports the fiberglass Reflections of U Herky is back on its concrete base on campus. Last month, a vandal broke off the statue beneath the university mascot’s knees. Cedar Rapids artist Kim O’Meara repaired the shattered legs, and the statue was bolted back into place Monday.