(Radio Iowa) – A man who discovered his biological father’s name through D-N-A testing has inspired a new process for adding a parent’s name to an Iowa birth certificate. A new state law will let adults apply for a birth certificate that includes the name of a biological parent if that name was omitted from the original document. During House debate this spring, Representative Brian Lohse, of Bondurant, explained a former Iowan who was adopted found a brother in Iowa through a D-N-A testing app.

“Also through that testing he found his biological father,” Lohse says. “The law we passed a couple of years ago allows an adopted person to obtain a copy of their original birth certificate. When he did that, he discovered the only name on the birth certificate was the name of his biological mother. This bill was introduced to give him and others like him the ability to add that missing information onto their original birth certificate.”

Senator David Rowley, of Spirit Lake, discussed the bill on the Senate floor just before it passed unanimously this spring. “We live in a time where we can discover through DNA samples our heritage, our ancestry, our countries of origin…Through this process there are adopted adult children that have discovered their biological parents and rekindled close relationships with that parent,” Rowley says. “Through this process with all parties in agreement, the adopted child, now an adult ,will have this document, a reestablished birth certificate, as proof of their biological parent-child relationship for generations to come.”

According to the C-E-O of Ancestry — one of the companies that sells D-N-A test kits — about 30 million people around the world have taken a D-N-A test.

(Clarinda, Iowa) – Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer, today (Monday), reported five arrests that occurred between June 16th and the 22nd….

On June 22nd, 30-year-old Travis Lee Kephart, of Westboro, MO., was arrested in Fremont County on an active warrant for Failure to Maintain Control, No proof of Insurance, and having No valid driver’s license. His cash bond was set at $300; 43-year-old Jason Michel Mohr, of Urbandale, was arrested at the Page County Sheriff’s Office June 22nd, on an active warrant for four-counts of Theft in the 5th Degree. His cash/surety bond was set at $300; and, 52-year-old Christine Marie Shipley, of Clarinda, was arrested on the 22nd, on an active warrant for Failure to Appear (in court) on an initial, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, charge. Her cash/surety bond was set at $3000, w/10% to the court.

On June 18th, a 17-year-old from rural Red Oak was arrested at the Page County Sheriff’s Office for Burglary in the 3rd Degree, and for being an ineligible person carrying a weapon.

And, on June 16th, 43-year-old Jayson Daniel Hickle, of Coin, was arrested in Coin for Domestic Abuse Assault. Hickle was being held without bond until seen by a Magistrate.

Sheriff Palmer reports also, an accident occurred June 16th, at Highway 2 and Juniper Avenue. The crash occurred when 1994 Mack semi truck driven by Andrew Richard Majors, of Honey Creek, was traveling north on Highway 2. The report says he noticed something on the road and swerved to avoid striking the unknown object. The semi’s trailer went into the ditch and overturned, spilling its load of wet distiller’s grain into the ditch. Juniper Ave. was closed for a while so the mess could be cleaned-up.

(Radio Iowa) – Police are investigating the Sunday night shooting of a man in Webster City. Pat Powers reports.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Police in Glenwood report the arrest on Saturday, of a woman from Nebraska. 48-year-old Maria Cortinas, of Auburn (NE), was arrested for Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct. She was released on a $600 cash or surety bond.