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DES MOINES, Iowa — [KCCI] – The Iowa House took the next step in advancing a bill that would allow teachers and school staff to obtain a professional permit to carry a gun on school property. House lawmakers passed the bill in a 61 to 36 vote Monday. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk to sign. The Iowa Senate passed the bill Wednesday.
The bill would allow teachers and other school staff to get a permit to carry a gun on school grounds. In order to get a permit, staff would have to pass background checks and attend at least five training courses. Staff at private schools, colleges and universities would also be allowed to get a permit.
Large school districts would also be required to have at least one security officer per high school. School boards would be able to vote to opt out of that requirement. If Gov. Kim Reynolds signs this bill into law, it would take effect immediately.The House already passed the bill in February. That version included a grant program to help recruit and retain school resource officers. The Senate voted to remove that portion of the plan Wednesday and sent it back to the House for review.
(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Senate has sent the governor a bill to set up state regulations for traffic cameras that generate tickets for speeding. Senator Mike Klemish, of Spillville, says cities and counties will have to get a traffic camera permit from the Iowa Department of Transportation.
“The DOT may grant the permit based on if the local authority can show that a speed camera is the appropriate, necessary and least restrictive means to address the traffic hazards at the proposed location,” Klemish says. Cities and counties will have to submit information to justify the speed limit in the area where a camera is placed, along with data about the number and severity of traffic accidents in the area.
“I think we’ve set up a very robust regulatory framework…and actually require cities and municipalities to prove the concept, to prove they need to have these traffic cameras in these locations,” Klemish says. “We’ve also put in place guidelines for where they can spend their money.” The fines from traffic camera tickets must be used on law enforcement. Legislators have been debating whether to ban or regulate traffic cameras since 2011.
Senator Tony Bisignano, of Des Moines, says there’s a need for automated traffic cameras in urban areas of the state, including the Des Moines freeway where he says it’s too dangerous for police to pull speeding motorists over and issue tickets. “Those of you in this room who drive I-235 coming to and from the Capitol, if you haven’t sensed that your life’s in jeopardy at times by people who have no regard for your safety and theirs,” Bisignano said.
Senator Lynn Evans, a Republican from Aurelia, was the only senator to vote against the bill. The House passed the bill last Tuesday on an 85-to-12 vote.
Des Moines – Officials with the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau said Monday (today), a Montgomery County woman, 45-year-old Amanda Riggle, of Red Oak, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Fraudulent Submissions (Class D Felony), Fraudulent Practices in the First Degree (Class C Felony), and Theft in the First Degree (Class C Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.
The charges against Riggle stem from an investigation that began in December 2023. According to criminal complaints filed by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau, Riggle filed accident insurance claims containing false information with her insurer. Riggle obtained $11,545 from her insurer which she otherwise would not have been entitled to.
On April 11, 2024, Riggle was arrested and booked into the Montgomery County Jail.
Iowans with information about insurance fraud are encouraged to contact the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau at 515-654-6556.
Note: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
(Radio Iowa) – The legislature has passed a bill requiring motorists in Iowa to yield not just to pedestrians in crosswalks, but to bicyclists, skateboarders and people on scooters or in wheelchairs. It expands current state law, which says drivers face criminal charges if they injure or kill a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Representative Jon Dunwell of Newton says it’s important to protect others using a crosswalk to navigate traffic.
“Speaking as someone who back in 2000 I was in a bike lane and got hit by a truck and spent seven days in the hospital with four operations, and I can tell you how important it is with bikes and cars on the road that we protect bicyclists and create these safety areas,” Dunwell said. Representative Thomas Gerhold of Atkins says the bill will save lives and prevent injuries.
“Create more awareness from drivers when they are approaching a crosswalk, either marked or unmarked,” Gerhold said. The bill is headed to the governor’s desk. It passed the House at the end of February on an 84 to eight vote and the Senate approved it unanimously last week. The neighboring states of Nebraska, Minnesota and Illinois have similar laws.
(Radio Iowa) – Work is progressing on crafting the new Farm Bill, and Iowa’s Fourth District Congressman Randy Feenstra, a Republican from Hull, says he’s hopeful the legislation that’s so important to the heartland will be finalized soon. “We’ve got the text ready to go, but before we can release the text, we have to know the tax score, what it’s going to cost,” Feenstra says. “The Congressional Budget Office has got to create that score because we’ve got to know, how do we pay for this? That’s what we’re waiting for.”
The Farm Bill is typically updated every five years, but a new version didn’t materialize last year, and Congress passed a one-year extension which will last through this fall. “We’ve been dragging this thing out, but we’re really hoping that by May we can get it out of committee, and then mid-June, get it off the floor of the U.S. House, and then it’s up to the Senate,” Feenstra says. “I know our producers, just talking to them around all of my 36 counties, this is a really big deal.”
Feenstra says there’s a lot of concern over the crop insurance element of the Farm Bill. “With our low commodity prices right now, with soybeans below $12, and corn around $4.30, everybody’s worried because insurance is that safety net,” Feenstra says. “The input costs of putting that crop in, you’ve got to cover yourself and that’s the big, big issue.” He says there’s also a great deal of concern about the export market and finding new free trade agreement areas in which to grow.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – One person was injured and transported to Cass Health in Atlantic, following an accident that occurred at around 7:39-a.m. near 5th and Elm Streets. According to Atlantic Police, a 1996 Ford Explorer was traveling west on 5th Street, when for reasons unknown, the SUV crossed the travel lane and collided with a legally parked 2006 Dodge Durango that was facing east on 5th Street.
The unidentified driver of the Ford was transported to the hospital to be evaluated for possible, minor injuries, and unknown medical issues that may have caused the accident. Richter & Son Towing in Atlantic responded to pull the two vehicles apart, as emergency responders were unable to get the doors open and the driver of the Explorer out of their vehicle for further evaluation. Cass EMS and Atlantic Fire and Rescue also responded to the scene.
Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted Atlantic Police at the scene. Addition information was being withheld at this time. Police ask that anyone with information about the incident call the Atlantic P-D at 712-243-3512.
The bodies were recovered one day after it was announced four people were arrested in connection with the disappearance of 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley. The mothers were traveling together from Hugoton, Kansas to pick up Butler’s children in Eva, Oklahoma from a children’s birthday party but the women never reached their destination. Their vehicle was later found abandoned on a rural highway in Texas County, Oklahoma, about 11 miles south of Elkhart, Kansas, on the Oklahoma-Kansas state line, three miles short of where they were supposed to pick up their children.
(Left to right): Veronica Butler; and Jilian Kelley,
(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports a former Atlantic woman was arrested last week for Driving While Barred, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 27-year-old Brittany Marie Asay, of Dubuque, was taken into custody following a traffic stop in Stuart at around 11:30-p.m. on April 10th. During an investigation, the Stuart K9 Officer and his K9 were deployed. The K9 gave a positive indication to the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle, a 2014 Dodge Charger. A probable cause search was conducted, resulting in the locating of several items of known drug paraphernalia, including a large glass bong, a marijuana pipe in the form of a bracelet, a marijuana grinder, a metal sorting tray, and a pipe used to smoke THC wax. Asay was released later that same day on a $1,000 bond.
On April 11th, Adair County Deputies arrested 43-year-old Randy Scott Shuey, of Casey, on a Federal warrant for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Shuey was held without bond until being turned over the the ATF the following day.
18-year-old Lucas Kaden Wilson, and 19-year-old Cody Ryan Brunow, both of Woodbine, were arrested early Saturday morning (April 13th) in Adair, on Felony warrants for Participating in a Riot. Both men were held in the Adair County Jail until released a short time later, on $5,000 bond, each.
(Glenwood, Iowa) – Police in Glenwood report two people were arrested over the weekend. On Sunday, 35-year-old William Wilsey, of Bellevue, NE, was arrested for OWI/2nd offense. His bond was set at $2,000. And, on Saturday, 54-year-old Kenneth Coyle, of Glenwood, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000. Coyle posted bond and was released.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic Police Department today (Monday) released a report on arrests and citations issued between March 22nd and April 14th. Those arrested include:
On April 14th: 25-year-old Rudy Altamirano, of Atlantic, for OWI.
Last Saturday, (April 13), 28-year-old G Love Kovac, of Atlantic, was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order.
On April 12th: 28-year-old KR Takauo, of Atlantic, for Public Intoxication, and, 30-year-old Taylor Force, of Atlantic, on two counts of Child Endangerment.
Last Thursday, Atlantic Police arrested 39-year-old Winser Ekiek, of Atlantic, for Driving While License Barred
On the 10th, 50-year-old Dan Christensen, of Atlantic, was arrested for Public Intox., Disorderly Conduct, Interference with Official Acts, and Consumption of Alcohol in a Public Place.
There were four Atlantic arrested on April 9th:
On April 7th, Atlantic Police arrested 21-year-old Kaden Mahan, of Atlantic, for Public Intox.
On the 6th, 34-year-old Brett Edward Pryor, of Atlantic, was arrested for: Assault while participating in a Felony (3 counts); Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree (for damage/loss amounting to $300 to $700); Public Intoxication; Interference with Official Acts; Possession/Carrying of a Dangerous Weapon while under the influence, and Going Armed with Intent. His bond was set at $20,000. Separately, 39-year-old Winser Ekiek, of Atlantic, was arrested on the 6th, for Driving While License is Barred.
On April 5th, 28-year old Sheets Atan, of Atlantic, was arrested for Public Intox. & Disorderly Conduct.
Two Atlantic men were arrested for Public Intoxication on April 4th: 37-year-old Jeffrey Knight, and 23-year-old Luke Altheide, were taken into custody. On April 3rd, A-PD Officers arrested 47-year-old Terrance Frazier, of Atlantic, for Assault Causing Bodily Injury. And, on the 2nd, 28-year-old G Love Lovac, of Atlantic, was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order.
Here are the arrests that occurred March 22nd-30:
03/22/2024: Lovac, G Love, 28 of Atlantic, for Violation on No Contact Order.
03/23/2024: Castillo, Christopher, 37 of Atlantic, for two counts of Violation of Probation.
03/24/2024: Mahan, Coda, 19 of Atlantic, for Disorderly Conduct and Interference with Official Acts.
03/30/2024: Bashor, Amanda, 47 of Clarinda, Violation of No Contact Order.
All of the above defendants were booked into the Cass County Jail. The following subjects were cited into court and released:
03/28/2024: Jespersen, Keith, 66 of Atlantic for Compulsory Education Violation 1st offense; Jespersen, Vicki, 63 of Atlantic for Compulsory Education Violation 1st offense.
04/01/2024: Beadle, Abyy, 34 of Atlantic for Disorderly Conduct.
04/14/2024: Moses, Rosemary, 25 of Atlantic for Simple Assault and Criminal Mischief 4th.
04/03/2024: Frohlich, Lynn, 53 of Audubon for Driving While Licensed Barred and later transported to a bordering county on a Warrant for Failure to Appear.
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