(Radio Iowa) – A  preliminary report indicates net taxes paid to the State of Iowa over the past 12 months declined slightly when compared to the previous fiscal year. The state fiscal year ended last Friday, June 30th. The initial report indicates the state collected nine-point-six BILLION dollars in taxes over the past 12 months. By last Friday, total personal income tax payments to the state were down three percent, but corporate income taxes increase more than seven percent during the fiscal year.

Sales tax payments were also up, two-point-two percent. However, SOME taxes that have been paid to the state haven’t been transferred to the proper accounts yet. Some sales tax payments that will be counted in the previous 12 months were actually made on Monday and not included in the current data.

(Elliott, Iowa) – A man from northern Iowa was arrested at around 5:15-p.m. Wednesday, in Montgomery County, following a report of a person trespassing in Elliott. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Taylor Thomas Daub, of Mason City, was taken into custody for Interference with Official Acts – a simple misdemeanor. Daub was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.

(Fort Dodge, Iowa) – Police in Fort Dodge report a warrant has been issued for the arrest of a a central Iowa man in connection with the fatal shooting Tuesday night, of a 15-year-old male. Authorities say the warrant charges 18-year-old Jamarrion James Davis (AKA J.J.), of Ankeny, with Murder in the 1st Degree, a Class-A Felony. Davis is a 5-feet 8-inches tall black male, who weighs approximately 115-pounds. Anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts should contact your local law enforcement immediately. Davis is considered armed and dangerous. A $500 Webster County Crimestoppers reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest and conviction.

The shooting occurred at around 9:44-p.m., Tuesday, in the area of S. 15th Street and Fourth Avenue South, in Ft. Dodge. The unidentified teen victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was being withheld until all family members are notified.

Jamarrion James Davis (AKA J.J.),

The incident remains under investigation by the Ft. Dodge Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, along with the Iowa DCI and Webster County Attorney’s Office.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – A residential fire in Atlantic Wednesday evening is believed to have been caused by an electrical issue between the basement and first floor of the home. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel explains what they encountered after crews were dispatch to 213 W. 14th Street, at around 7:02-p.m.

There were no injuries, as no one was at home, but a family dog succumbed to smoke inhalation. Crews were ventilating and rehabbing the scene until about 8:30-p.m.

Ric Hanson (Photo)