Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers today (Friday), reports two people were arrested this past Sunday. At around 1:50 a.m., officers in Clarinda arrested 36-year old Jason Charles Allison,of Clarinda, for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, second offense. Allison was later released on $2,000 bond,  pending appearance before the Page County Magistrate Court. And at around 8:25 p.m. Sunday,  officers arrested 50-year old Billy Joe Brown,  of Gallatin, Missouri for felony operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, third offense. Brown was released on $5,000 bail pending appearance before the Page County Magistrate Court.

An investigation conducted while a vehicle was stopped for excessive speed late Wednesday morning in Cass County, resulted in the discovery of a large amount of marijuana. Iowa State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Scott Bright in Des Moines, told KJAN News the traffic stop occurred at around 10-a.m on Interstate 80.

Bright says an Iowa State Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle traveling east on I-80. After talking with the driver, the Trooper believed criminal activity was underway. A search of the vehicle was conducted using a K-9 unit. After the dog alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle, authorities located 363-pounds of marijuana, with an estimated street value of more than $871,200.

Bright said the driver told the Trooper he was enroute to Minnesota via I-80 and I-35. The unidentified man was arrested for possession of a controlled substance–marijuana–and failure to affix a drug tax stamp.

No other information is being provided at this time.

Frost covered roads with “black ice” conditions, caught many motorists off guard this morning in western and southwest Iowa. Sheriff’s officials in Adams County report two-rollover accidents took place in the county this morning. Dispatchers in Adair, Guthrie and Shelby Counties also reported motorists sliding-off into the ditches.

In Cass County, three-vehicles spun-off Highway 6 southwest of Atlantic, at around 6:20-a.m.  One of the vehicles rolled onto its top. Another accident was reported west of Atlantic off of Highway 83.  No serious injuries have been reported thus far.

No injuries were reported following an accident Thursday evening, in Atlantic. According to the Atlantic Police Department, a vehicle driven by Amy Schilling, of Shelby, was leaving a parking lot at 701 Poplar Street at around 6:35-p.m.,  when she made a long, swinging turn and hit a trailer attached to a parked vehicle owned by John Abild, of Atlantic. Damage from the accident amounted to $3,400.

(Update) – Three vehicles were involved in an accident southwest of Atlantic early this morning. According to dispatch reports, there were no serious injuries. Officials say two-vehicles ended up in the north ditch, just west of what’s known as the “A-T&T curve”, about a mile east of the Lewis turnoff from Highway 6.  A third vehicle ended-up in the south ditch.

The accident occurred at around 6:20-a.m.  Officials say frost covered roads were making travel very slippery in the area. Law enforcement advises motorists to SLOW DOWN, especially when approaching curves in the road, on bridges and at intersections. The Iowa DOT reports roads all across western and southwest Iowa are completely covered with frost. Bridges are icy.