ELDORA, Iowa — An Iowa homicide suspect was arrested Sunday, in Arizona. Eldora Police said Tuesday, 29-year-old Nathan Cole Bahr, of Iowa Falls, faces a charge of first-degree murder, police reported Tuesday morning. Police say he was brought in on May 29th, in Gilbert, Arizona. Authorities say Bahr allegedly shot and killed Desiree Folsom in Eldora. She was found dead on May 26 at a residence in the 1400 block of 17th Avenue. Eldora police Chief Nick Hassebrock said Bahr is Folsom’s ex-boyfriend. They had shared two children together.

Nathan Cole Bahr

Court documents show that on May 25, a Hardin County judge had approved a protective order for Folsom against Bahr. The order included a warning for law enforcement that noted Bahr may have a firearm.

Bahr remains in custody at a jail in Arizona.

(Clarinda, Iowa) – Last week we told you officials with the Union County Law Enforcement Center (LEC) reported that they had been flooded lately with incomplete accidental 911 calls occurring from cellular devices. Since then, Sheriff’s officials in other counties and jurisdictions in Iowa have reported similar calls.The Page County Sheriff’s Office is one of the latest to issue a statement about incomplete/accidental 9-1-1 calls.

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State officials says most everyone has mis-dialed phone numbers at some point in time, but if you accidentally dial 9-1-1, or a child in your home dials 911 when no emergency exists, make sure you do not hang up the phone! Stay on the line and tell the dispatcher that 911 was called by mistake.

In order to prevent accidental 9-1-1 calls, consider the following tips:

#1 If you accidentally call 911 please stay on the line and answer the 911 dispatcher’s questions. If you hang-up we will do everything possible to get in touch with you. Please answer that call back. We must assume that all calls are for emergencies, and there are occasions where people do call 911 and cannot relay their emergency because of criminal conduct or medical issues.

#2 Be familiar with your device(s). One common 911 accidental dials happen when cell phone user put their phone into a cup holder, purse, or pocket. That’s because the side button on the phone pushes on the edges.

• Do you know how your device is programmed to dial 911? Are those settings appropriate for your life?
• Are you using your device or storing it in a way that increases the likelihood of an accidental 911 call?
• Can you change the settings to reduce the chance of dialing 911 accidentally?

Remember, accidentally dialing 911 can tie up emergency resources and divert attention from genuine emergencies. Please carry your phone carefully. Make sure your phone is securely placed in your pocket, bag, or purse to minimize accidental pressure on the screen or buttons.

(Radio Iowa) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is in the midst of his first campaign swing through Iowa since kicking off his campaign for president last week. DeSantis spoke at a West Des Moines church Tuesday night and he got several standing ovations from the crowd during his remarks. “Our great American comeback starts by sending Joe Biden back to his basement in Delaware,” DeSantis said. DeSantis called on like-minded Americans to run for seats in congress and join him in countering the elites in politics, in corporate America and in education.

“I think the parents of this country are really going to rise up in 2024. I think this is going to be a central issue: Do you support the rights of parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children?” DeSantis did not specifically call for House Republicans to reject the federal debt deal, but he said it would not solve the nation’s fiscal problems. “D.C. doesn’t produce much of anything besides mountains of debt and loads of hot air,” DeSantis said, to cheers. “…Stop passing the buck to subsequent generations to clean up your mess.”

DeSantis did not use the phrase “drain the swamp” as Donald Trump did during the 2016 campaign, but DeSantis said as president he would attack the “administrative state” in the executive branch. “It requires a disciplined, energetic president who will spit nails and fight the needed battles every day over an eight year period,” DeSantis said. “…You need to start cleaning house on day one.” DeSantis took questions from reporters after the event. He said it was ridiculous for Trump to say New York’s governor handled the pandemic better than he did in Florida.

“But it is an indication that the former president would double down on his lockdowns from March of 2020,” DeSantis said. Alan Daut of Altoona says DeSantis is the only Republican who can win in 2024.  “That’s the most critical and important thing, to win,” Daut says. “Trump was a good president. He did a great job from my perspective, but winning is everything.” A few people in the crowd cited the Florida governor’s age as they talked about DeSantis. He’s 32 years younger than Trump. Matt Stewart of Altoona put it this way.

“I don’t want another geezer General Election,” Stewart said. Lee Thornburgh of West Des Moines likes DeSantis, but isn’t ready to say he’ll Caucus for DeSantis. “He’s definitely in the running,” There’s so much time available, it’s hard to say so right at this moment,” he said. “I’d like to hear some other people, but I think he’s done a great job.”

DeSantis will campaign in Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Pella and Cedar Rapids today (Wednesday).

(Radio Iowa) – Two of the four Iowans who serve in the U.S. House say they’re likely to vote for the plan that would slow federal spending in the future and immediately raise the government’s borrowing authority. However, under certain circumstances, they might vote no. Republican Congresswoman Marianette Miller-Meeks of LeClaire says elements of the plan are common sense, like recouping 30 BILLION dollars in unspent COVID recovery money.

“COVID relief funds were supposed to be timely, targeted and temporary,” Miller-Meeks says. “They’re not supposed to be ongoing spending funds for agencies, so I think that’s important.” Miller-Meeks says it’s time to restart the monthly student loan payments that were suspended at the beginning of the pandemic — that’s part of the plan as well. Miller-Meeks says the House G-O-P is proving that it can govern and she plans on supporting the package, unless there are major changes made to it.

“We know that our debt and our deficit is on a trajectory that is unsustainable. It puts us at risk. It’s a national security risk as well, but we also knew that defaulting or a government shutdown was not the way to go, so we put forward a responsible, reasonable plan,” Miller-Meeks says. “It was very pragmatic.” Congressman Zach Nunn, a Republican from Bondurant, says he wants an assurance that Senate Democrats will back the plan.

“I think there’s a chance that the Senate could stonewall this thing long enough that we get into a very difficult situation,” Nunn says. “I don’t want any one senator to be the reason the United States defaults for its first time in U.S. history.” Both Miller-Meeks and Nunn say the plan’s limit on non-defense spending over the next two years is key.

“I think the time has come for us to move forward with a plan that helps drives down national spending and make sure the United States does not default,” Nunn says. “Those are my first two priorities going into it and from this I think there are a lot of good things that can happen.” Neither Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion nor Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra of Hull have commented on the deal.