A man from Missouri was arrested on an OWI charge at a truck stop in Fremont County, Thursday. According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies made contact with 40-year old Jeffrey Eugene Davis, of Oregon, MO., at the Sapp Brothers Truck Stop in Percival. Davis was arrested on a felony charge of  OWI/3rd offense. He was being held in the Fremont County Jail on $5,000 bond.

Police in Red Oak report the arrest Thursday evening of 57-year old William Wayne Elliott.  The Red Oak man was taken into custody on a charge of Harassment in the 3rd degree, just before 7-p.m.  He was arrested at 209 East Maple Street and brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where he was processed and held on a $300 cash bond.

Two Union County residents were killed, two others were injured, during a collision between a car and an SUV Thursday, in Afton. The Iowa State Patrol says the driver of the car, 19-year old Sierra Peddycoart and her passenger, 51-year old Lori Anderson, both of Afton, died at the scene of the accident at the intersection of Highway 169 South and Highway 34. The crash took place at around 5-p.m.

Officials say Peddycoart stopped the 2003 Chrysler Sebring she was driving at the intersection, but as she pulled away, failed to see an approaching, eastbound 2010 Chevy Tahoe. The driver of the SUV, 30-year old Beth Kulow, of Creston, saw the car and tried, but failed to avoid the collision. Kulow and her passenger, 2-year old Kinsley Knutstrom, of also of Creston, were injured and transported by ambulance to the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston. All of the crash victims were wearing their seat belts.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A national education assessment report shows Iowa students have had some gains in math and reading since 2011, but stagnation over the long term remains a challenge. The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress covers math and reading for fourth- and eighth grade students. There is a flat long-term trend in reading for both grades, but a small growth in math.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police say a 21-year-old man has been shot to death. Sergeant Jason Halifax says police received reports of gunshots about 6:30 p.m. yesterday in a neighborhood east of Drake University. Police were withholding the victim’s name until relatives could be notified.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ian Davies, the former Australian Olympic basketball player who played at Graceland University in Iowa, has died. He was 57. Basketball Australia said in a statement today that Davies died yesterday at his home in Hobart, Tasmania. No other details were disclosed.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man has denied allegations that he slammed his two young daughters’ heads against a floor. The Sioux City Journal says 22-year-old Christopher Schmidt has been charged with three counts of willful injury and three counts of child endangerment resulting in serious injury. He entered not guilty pleas on Wednesday. A trial date hasn’t been scheduled.