IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Corrections reported on Friday (today), a prison inmate, 21-year-old Keyote Dean Smith, was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

He died after being admitted earlier in the week for an acute illness related to a chronic medical condition. An autopsy will be performed by the Johnson County Medical Examiner.

Smith had been serving a 10-year maximum term for the crime of Robbery 2nd Degree from Marshall County. His sentence began on October 30, 2020.

Dubuque, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Corrections, Friday, reported a woman who was convicted of Assault while participating in a felony, failed to report to the Dubuque Work Release facility as required, Thursday.

Naomi Christine Olin, age 26, is a white female.  She stands 5-feet 4-inches tall, and weighs 193 pounds. Olin was admitted to the work release facility August 8, 2022.

Naomi Olin

Persons with information on Olin’s whereabouts should contact local police.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic Police Chief Devin Hogue, Friday (Today), released a report on arrests that took place from Sept. 1st through the 16th.

• On The 16th, 46-year-old Amanda Bashor, of Atlantic, was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order.
• On the 15th, 23-year-old Austin Dusenberry, of Atlantic, was arrested for Driving While Barred.
• There were two arrests in Atlantic on Sept. 12th: 62-year-old Mark Armstrong, of Wiota, cited for OWI and released; 27-year-old Sakios Yleiza, of Atlantic, was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order.
• On Sept. 11th, Atlantic Police arrested 33-year-old Tyler Crawley, of Atlantic, for Domestic Abuse Assault, Harassment in the 1st Degree, Child Endangerment, Going Armed with Intent, and Assault while participating in a felony, as well as Interference with Official Acts.
• There were two arrests in Atlantic on Sept. 6th: 35-year-old Kisauo Stephen, of Atlantic, was arrested for Public Intoxication. (Stephen was previously arrested Sept. 4th, on the same charge); 26-year-old Cendejas Saul Vazquez, of Atlantic, was arrested for OWI/1st offense.
• On the 5th, 43-year-old Jason Britten, of Des Moines, was arrested in Atlantic for Public Intox.
• On Sept. 4th, 35-year-old Aaron Lentz, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on a Pottawattamie County warrant for Violation of a No Contact Order.
• On Sept. 3rd, the A-PD arrested 19-year-old Owen Hensen, of Atlantic, for Disorderly Conduct. And,
• On Sept. 1st, 22-year-old SK Kovac, of Atlantic, was arrested for Public Intox.

All subjects with the exception of Mark Armstrong, were booked into the Cass County Jail, and held.

(Radio Iowa) – Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion is proposing an increase in the federal child tax credit as part of a package she says will support women during and after their pregnancies.

The 2021 American Rescue Plan that Hinson opposed raised the tax credit for low and middle-income parents of kids under the age of 17. Hinson’s bill would raise the credit even higher than last year’s levels — a 20 percent increase for parents with kids under five and 15 percent more for parents with kids between the ages of six and 16.

The legislation would let parents withdraw their future Social Security benefits for three months, to support parental leave after the birth of a baby. The bill would make is easier for faith-based organizations to secure federal grants for social service programs, including those that advise and support pregnant woman. Abortion rights advocates say some of the centers seek to delay and confuse women considering an abortion. Hinson says all institutions helping pregnant women should live up to what they’re promising.

Hinson’s bill also would make the federal adoption tax credit refundable.

Hinson’s bill in the U.S. House is identical to one Florida Republican Marco Rubio introduced in the U.S. Senate. Hinson did not indicate the bill is an alternative to another senator’s proposed national ban on most abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. Hinson described her bill as a value statement and said now is an important time to present it to the public. Liz Mathis of Hiawatha, is the Democrat who is running against Hinson in Iowa’s second congressional district. Mathis says Hinson’s plan rings hollow and is an attempt to hide her record of supporting a nationwide ban on abortion.

(Radio Iowa) – A Dubuque County driver has died after hitting a house south of Sageville on Thursday afternoon.The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to Highway 3 where a vehicle has struck a house before colliding with a retaining wall.

The driver and sole occupant in the vehicle, died at the scene. The investigation is ongoing, and the name of the driver will be released at a later date.