A stand-off northeast of Shelby with a person possibly connected to the Thursday morning robbery of a bank there, ended with one-person dead, and no injuries to law enforcement. According to Shelby County Sheriff Mark Hervey, a man whom deputies had pursued following the bank robbery to a home in the vicinity of 200th and Juniper Streets, was found deceased inside the residence. His body was discovered after authorities made entry into the home just after 4-p.m., following a stand-off that lasted for more than 3 -hours. Hervey said there were no shots fired during the stand-off, either by the person in question or law enforcement.  The robbery which led to the incident happened at around 11:50-a.m., at the Shelby County State Bank, in Shelby.

Bank employees reportedly told investigating officers that the robber did not display a gun during the incident. It’s unclear how much, if any, money was taken during the robbery. Officers from at least five counties…including both Cass County K-9 units: Deputy Josh McLaren and his partner Mufasa, and Deputy Kyle Quist, along with his partner Kane…were on the scene, along with the Iowa State Patrol’s Tactical Team, agents with the FBI, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Harlan Police and the Iowa Dept. of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division.

Additional details, including the man’s name are not available.

A person possibly connected to the robbery this (Thursday) morning of the Shelby County State Bank in Shelby, is thought to be barricaded in a home about three-miles northeast of Shelby. Numerous law enforcement agencies and emergency medical personnel are staged in the vicinity of 400th Street and Ironwood Road. The area is rural, with a large feedlot is located nearby. The incident occurred just before noon. Authorities have surrounded the home located in the area of 200th and Juniper Road. They have not attempted entry into the residence at this time. No other details are currently available.

This post will be updated as more information becomes available.

Authorities in Pottawattamie County have released more details on an accident which occurred early this (Thursday) morning, north of Griswold. Chief Deputy Sheriff John Reynolds said a deputy was dispatched just before 6:10-a.m. to the area of US Highway 6, in the area of 540^th Street for a single vehicle accident.

Upon arrival the deputy met with a Cass County Deputy already at the scene. The Cass County Deputy advised that the driver and single occupant of the vehicle had been transported to Cass County Memorial Hospital for minor injuries. The Driver was identified as 23 year old James Butcher from Atlantic.

Butcher told authorities that one wheel of his vehicle, a 2003 Dodge pickup, dropped off the pavement. The vehicle then crossed the center line and came to rest in the north ditch. No citations have been issued at this time. The incident however, remains under investigation.

Council Bluffs Police says a 63-year old woman was struck and killed early this morning while she crossed the street on her daily walk. Council Bluffs Police Sgt. Bob Sellers said Mae Zhang, of Council Bluffs was crossing the street from the north to the south when she was hit by an eastbound car driven by 21-year old Sarah Harris, also of Council Bluffs.  Zhang died at the scene. The accident happened at around 7:15-a.m. in a neighborhood just east of the Mall of the Bluffs. Sgt. Sellers says sunglare was likely a factor in the accident. Witnesses say the glare is most prominent when motorists traverse the hill in those hours just after sunrise.

The Atlantic Police Department reports an accident Wednesday afternoon on Chestnut Street caused about $1,500 damage, but no one was hurt. Officials say vehicles driven by Ryan Richie, of Clarinda, and James Adams, of St. Augustine, FL, collided in the 400 block of Chestnut, at around 3:15-p.m.

The accident happened as Adams was traveling south on Chestnut, and making a left turn into the northbound parking stalls. As he was making the turn, a vehicle driven by Richie was backing out, and collided with the Adams vehicle. Adams was cited for “Left Turn for Parking.”