(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – The Council Bluffs Police Department reports an argument Sunday morning resulted in an altercation that led to a stabbing. Authorities say Officers were dispatched to 3551 Avenue E at 10:13 a.m. following a report of a stabbing. Upon officers’ arrival, they were told that Ricky Pettigrew and Dylan Pearey had a verbal altercation that turned physical. Dylan Pearey then allegedly pulled a knife on Ricky Pettigrew and that Pettigrew was swinging a chair at Pearey.

Pearey ended up cutting Pettigrew on his head with the knife. At this time, it is unknown if Dylan Pearey sustained any injuries. Ricky Pettigrew’s injuries were not life threatening.

The case is still under investigations and no charges have been filed at this time.

(Oakland, Iowa) – Riverside Community High School in Oakland, IA will present “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown,” as their fall musical on beginning this Friday. The performances Friday and Saturday night (Nov. 4th & 5th) will be at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm), while Sunday’s matinee is at 2:30pm (doors open at 2:00pm). There will also be a free will donation Soup Supper at the high school prior to Friday night’s performance from 5:00-6:30pm to help raise money for the Riverside Music Department.

The musical You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown was written as a series of vignettes based on the famous comic strip series titled “Peanuts” which was written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. Riverside High School’s production has six main characters and a chorus/ensemble.

The main cast include:  Kyler Rieken as Charlie Brown, Eric Duhachek as Linus, Autumn Bennett as Lucy, Bowe Branan as Sally, Treydon Watson as Schroeder, and Kim Smith as Snoopy. The musical is under the direction of Mrs. Mikayla (Somers) Stockhaus who teaches 3-12th grade Vocal Music at Riverside CSD.

(Creston, Iowa) – No injuries were reported following a collision Sunday evening, in Creston. Authorities say the accident happened at around 5:40-p.m. on Elm Street Sunday, when a 2012 Chevy Traverse driven by 16-year-old Sidney Kay Vasquez, of Ames, stopped at the intersection with Howard Street, but then proceeded into the intersection, into the path of a 2015 Chevy passenger vehicle, driven by 31-year-old John Berg, of Creston. Berg had the right-of-way, and no traffic control device. Police cited Vasquez for Driving While Suspended.Damage to the vehicles amounted to $4,500 altogether.

Creston Police said also, a 2015 Chevy pickup driven by 63-year-old Robert Dale Hepp, of Cromwell, sustained $5,000 damage Sunday morning, when a deer came out of the north and struck the side of the vehicle. The accident happened at around 7-a.m. Sunday, as Hepp was traveling east on Highway 34, near S. Lincoln Street. Hepp wasn’t hurt.

(Cedar Rapids, Iowa) – A police pursuit in Cedar Rapids early this (Monday) morning, resulted in a fatal crash. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2003 Chevy Tahoe was actively fleeing from Cedar Rapids Police when the vehicle went out of control while entering a ramp from I-380 southbound to westbound Highway 30. The SUV entered the gore area and rolled several times, causing fatal injuries to the driver, whose name was withheld, pending notification of family. The driver died at the scene of the crash, that happened at around 2:20-a.m. (Monday).

The accident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol. Linn County Sheriff’s deputies, Cedar Rapids Fire and Police assisted at the scene.

(Radio Iowa) – You may have noticed some retailers began their holiday sales pitches well before Halloween, making October the start of the holiday shopping period. With inflation pumping up prices on everything from gas to groceries Anne Villamil, an economics professor at the University of Iowa, says many retailers are worried that increased costs will force consumers to limit their gift-giving. Villamil says, “If consumers do choose to cut back, Christmas holidays — people tend to spend more money, so they might say, ‘This year, we’ve just got to cut back,’ and that could leave retailers with inventory, which could end up lowering prices after the holidays, or even in the run-up to the holidays.”

In terms of holiday spending, Halloween is usually second only to Christmas, but candy prices were up 13-percent from a year ago, forcing some Iowans to leave their porch lights off, a sign for trick-or-treaters to stay away. Stores across Iowa will quickly replace the orange-and-black aisles with red-and-green, but Villamil can’t predict how merchants may fare in the holiday ahead. “There’s a tremendous amount of uncertainty about what’s going to happen and it all depends on what consumers can and are willing to spend,” Villamil says. “With an inflation rate on average of 8.2%, that’s high, that’s a 40-year high, so it very much depends on what consumers choose to do and we don’t know that yet.”

Inflation rates will fall in the long run, she says, but the Federal Reserve will likely continue nudging rates up in the short-term to prod people into spending less, prompting prices to eventually fall. “Gas prices are very volatile and they’re affected by things like the war, they’re affected by things like the weather,” Villamil says. “So it’s very difficult to know what those price increases are going to look like. Clearly, things like mortgages are going up because the Fed is tightening monetary policy.”

National reports indicate Americans plan to spend about the same amount of money on holiday shopping this year as they did last year, but recognize that with inflation, it’ll mean fewer gifts under the tree.

(Radio Iowa) – The bodies of two people were found in an apartment in Fort Dodge on Saturday morning. When Fort Dodge Police officers and the Fort Dodge Fire Department arrived, it was determined that both subjects were deceased. The cause of death remains under investigation. Names of the individuals have not been released.

The bodies have been transported to the State Medical Examiners office to determine the cause of death. The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation is assisting Fort Dodge Police in their investigation.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak report the arrest at around 5-p.m. Sunday, of a woman from Red Oak. 25-year-old Destiny Jill Anderson was taken into custody for Driving While Barred, following a traffic stop in the 100 block of W. Elm Street, in Red Oak. Anderson was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 bond.

(Radio Iowa) – Both political parties have been listing Iowa’s third congressional district race as among the three dozen that could decide which party wins a majority in the U.S. House. Congresswoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines narrowly won her previous races in 2018 and 2020 and she’s been telling her fellow Democrats 2022 will be the same. “We win these votes in Iowa on the margins, folks,” Axne said earlier this month. Challenger Zach Nunn has been telling his fellow Republicans the race has national implications. “It is about holding Biden and Pelosi accountable,” Nunn said.

Nunn has emphasized the state budgets and the tax cuts he’s voted for as a member of the Iowa legislature.”We’re going to change the course of the tax-and-spend Washington, D.C., starting right here in Iowa,” Nunn says. Axne has emphasized the votes she’s taken in congress, like her support of increased spending on infrastructure, including broadband and computer chip factories. “Put us in a new trajectory in this country,” Axne says, “bringing new jobs back to this country.”

3rd Congressional District highlighted in pink/mauve

The two candidates have had a sharp disagreement over abortion. Axne has been criticizing Nunn’s response during a debate in May with his Republican Primary competitors, when Nunn raised his hand in support of banning all abortions, without exceptions. “Women’s reproductive health decisions should be made between themselves, their family and their doctor,” Axne said.

Nunn has emphasized his votes in the state legislature for abortion restrictions that included exceptions. And Nunn has suggested the U.S. Supreme Court has left the issue to the states, not congress, to decide. “This is unfortunately one of the only things the Democrats in D.C. are trying to run on,” Nunn said.

Iowa’s new third congressional district covers 21 counties. It includes the cities of Jefferson and Des Moines at the top. It stairsteps down to Atlantic and Clarinda on the southwest, then goes all the way over to Ottumwa on the district’s southeast side.