SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A July trial has been scheduled for a former Sioux City high school band director accused of stealing school instruments.  Online court records say 39-year-old Kevin Massey, of Sergeant Bluff, will go on trial July 23. He’s pleaded not guilty to felony theft.  Massey has resigned from his job at North High School and has agreed to pay $5,000 in restitution to the school district.

School officials became aware of the matter after another teacher shopping for musical instruments online noticed some that looked familiar. Sioux City police say Massey took the instruments to cover gambling debts. Police have recovered more than five dozen instruments from three pawn shops.

A Shelby County woman was arrested Tuesday evening in Atlantic on a variety of drug-related charges. According to the Atlantic Police Department, 28-year old Tyanna Lungren, of Shelby, was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance, as well as on a Cass County warrant for Delivery of a Controlled Substance. And, 24-year old Justin Cruz, of Bellevue, NE, was arrested Tuesday for Conspiracy to Deliver Meth and Delivery of Meth. Both suspects were booked into the Cass County Jail.

Officials with Iowa College Aid report a team of students from Treynor High School is the first-place winner in the 2nd Annual Iowa Financial Literacy Program (IFLiP) Video CLiP Challenge. Students Taylor Anderson, John Beckman, Logan Huff and Wesley Masterson, under the guidance of their teacher, Jennifer Travis, created the video, “Financial Integrity and Responsibility Begins in High School”, about the importance of making smart financial decisions.  As a result of their winning entry, Treynor High School will be awarded a $1,000 technology grant, courtesy of Iowa Bankers Association, and the students will receive $250 for their team to share, courtesy of EverFi, Inc.

Iowa College Aid, Iowa Bankers Association and EverFi, Inc., conducted the challenge during the month of April, as part of Financial Literacy Awareness Month, to promote financial education among young people. Iowa high school students were challenged with creating short videos, up to five minutes in length, to inform their peers about a financial literacy topic.

The winning video from Treynor High School, as well as those receiving honorable mention from Southeast Polk High School and Clayton Ridge High School, can be accessed from Iowa College Aid’s website, www.IowaCollegeAid.gov.  More information about the Iowa Financial Literacy Program is also available at www.IowaCollegeAid.gov, or by calling Iowa College Aid at 877-272-4456.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A Sioux City man who was accused of fatally shooting his two dogs has been given two days in jail.  Fifty-one-year-old Jon Holloway had pleaded guilty to reckless use of a firearm and discharging a firearm inside city limits. Prosecutors dropped two counts of animal cruelty in exchange for Holloway’s pleas. He was sentenced on Tuesday.

Police say Holloway used a rifle to shoot his two dogs on Feb. 12 in his backyard. Police say Holloway had been arguing with his sister about the dogs being aggressive.

(8-a.m. News)