(Atlantic, Iowa) – Power was restored to about 200 customers of Atlantic Municipal Utilities (AMU) within about 30-minutes or so, after a switch leading up to a transformer broke, while crews were performing routine maintenance. AMU General Manager Steve Tjepkes tells KJAN the crews were in the process of conducting repairs, when a switch broke and created a fireball and a loud boom at around 1:46-p.m. No one was injured.

The power was restored to about 100 affected businesses and residents, before the remaining outages were taken care of.

(Radio Iowa) – The latest data from the Iowa Association of Realtors shows the pace of home sales is above pre-pandemic levels and the prices for single-family homes in Iowa are rising, too. There was a 12 percent increase in home sales in Iowa last month compared to October of 2019. The median sales price for homes sold last month was just under two-hundred-thousand dollars. That’s a seven-point-six percent increase from October of 2020.

Homes are selling more quickly, too, for an average of 32 days on the market last month. Over the first 10 months of THIS year, nearly 41-thousand Iowa homes were sold — a more than five percent increase from the same period a year ago.

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Monday afternoon, issued a report on two arrests and two prisoner transfers. It was the first reports from Pott. County since Sept. 15th. Authorities say that at around 9:35-p.m. Saturday, 46-year-old Shane Elam Rouse was arrested in Carson for being a Fugitive from Justice. And, at around 2:30-a.m. Monday (today), 23-year-old Maximilian Elwood was arrested in Council Bluffs, for OWI/1st offense following a traffic stop at 300th Street and Highway 6.

Authorities said also, that on Friday, 35-year-old Shawn Michael Jenkins, of Bellevue, NE., was transported from the Lancaster County, NE jail to the Pott. County Jail, where he was wanted for: Leaving the scene of a property damage accident; and two counts Robbery in the 1st – Armed w/a dangerous weapon.  35-year-old Patrick Allen Clarke, Jr. was transported from the Lancaster County Jail to Pott. County, where he was wanted on charges of Eluding and Obedience to Peace Officers.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – About 200 customers of Atlantic Municipal Utilities (AMU) are without power this (Monday) afternoon, after there was an apparent transformer malfunction. A loud boom was heard at around 1:46-p.m., just before the outage was being reported.

KJAN News is awaiting a return phone call from AMU to get a situation report. The KJAN Studios have been affected by the outage.

(Clarinda, Iowa) The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports a man and a woman from Clarinda were arrested on separate charges during the past few days. Sunday afternoon, the Page County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to assist the Clarinda Police Department with a Domestic Situation in the city of Clarinda. During the investigation, the Page County Sheriff’s Office arrested 34-year-old Bryce Michael McKinnon, of Clarinda, for Interference with Official Acts. McKinnon was transported to the Page County Jail and held on a $300 bond. After the initial appearance with a Magistrate, McKinnon’s bond was changed to the current NO BOND. He remains held in the Page County Jail without bond, pending further court appearances.

McKinnon

And at around 11:50-p.m. on November 16th, Page County Sheriff’s Deputies initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of 1st Street and East Washington in Clarinda.. During the traffic stop, 27-year-old Teddi Jessica Rattenborg, of Clarinda, was arrested on two Adams County warrants for Failure to appear. Rattenborg was transported to the Page County Jail where she later posted $400 bond and was released after being given a court date in Adams County.

Rattenborg

(12-p.m. News) (Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Union County was arrested early Saturday morning in Audubon County following a high speed pursuit. 27-year-old Zakary Arthur Titus, of Creston, faces charges that include Driving While Barred and Eluding/2nd or subsequent offense. He was also wanted on three Union County warrants, including a felony warrant for Violation of Probation. Titus was arrested a little after 3-a.m.

Authorities say at around 2:40-a.m. Saturday, an Adair County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop – on northbound Highway 25 – a 2014 Ford Escape (SUV), for failure to dim the headlights, and for no front or rear license plates. The driver of the SUV (later identified as Zakary Titus), failed to stop, and just before entering Greenfield, drove through the stop sign at the intersection with Highway 92. As the deputy closed the distance with the SUV, he clocked its speed at between 115-120 mph. He was finally apprehended after driving through a bean field in Audubon County. Titus was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $7,000 cash or surety bond for the Adair County charges, and without bond on the Union County warrants.

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office said also, 38-year-old Jose Hugo Chavara-Alvarez, of Urbandale, was arrested by an Iowa State Patrol Trooper Saturday afternoon on I-80 in Adair County. Chavez-Alvarez was being held in the Adair County Jail without bond, on a warrant out of Colorado. Later that same day, 42-year-old Jose Maas-Bueno, of Glendale Heights, IL, was arrested by the ISP at the Greenfield Exit (Exit 86), for OWI/1st offense, after his 2020 Chevy Silverado pickup was found in the ditch off Highway 25, just north of the exit. The Trooper noted Maas-Bueno had blood shot and watery eyes, and he failed the standard Field Sobriety Test. The man refused to take a breath-alcohol test. He was later released on a $1,000 cash/surety bond.

A little before 2-a.m., Saturday, 18-year-old Johnathan Scott Clarke, of Fontanelle, was arrested in Fontanelle, for Domestic Abuse Assault – causing bodily injury/1st offense, following a report of a fight, whereby he allegedly hit his girlfriend several times, as she was packing her belongings while moving out. Clarke was located walking south of the residence, and when questioned admitted that he shoved his girlfriend and hit her a couple of times. He was released from custody later in the day, Saturday, after posting $1,000 bond.

And, at around 1:10-a.m. Saturday, 20-year-old Jonathan David Schwarte, of Oakland, was arrested on I-80 at mm 79, for OWI/1st offense, and Possession of Alcohol under the legal age. He was arrested by the Iowa State Patrol after a Trooper saw Schwarte’s 2016 VW Passat coming up behind the Trooper at a high rate of speed. The VW was clocked at 97 mph in a 70 mph zone. Schwarte tested .220 on the breath alcohol device, and would later test at .162 at the Sheriff’s Office. He was released a couple of hours later on a $1,000 cash/surety bond.

[Update 3;34-p.m.: The DCI has identified the person killed as 45 year old Kevin Arbogast of Centerville. An autopsy will be conducted by the Office of the State Medical Examiner to determine the exact cause and manner of death. ]

(Centerville, Iowa) – Officials with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating a deadly shooting in Appanoose County that involved police officers and a deputy. According to the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Centerville police officers were dispatched to a domestic assault in the 21000 block of 560th Street outside Centerville at about 3:43-p.m., Sunday.

“While investigating the incident, two Centerville officers and an Appanoose County sheriff’s deputy were engaged in an officer-involved shooting that resulted in one person killed. The law enforcement officers were not injured,” DPS officials said through a news release. The officers involved have been placed on critical incident leave, as is standard practice.

The identity of the person killed in the shooting and the officers involved have not been identified. The investigation is ongoing.

(Johnston, Iowa) – Officials with the Iowa Army National Guard said Monday (Today), approximately 150 Soldiers will be honored in a community welcome home ceremony for the 3654th Support Maintenance Company, o Tuesday, Nov. 23rd, beginning at 11:45 a.m.  The ceremony takes place at the Des Moines International Airport, Endeavor Air hangar, 2811 Willow Creek Ave.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend the homecoming ceremony. Parking is located a couple of blocks away from the hanger; therefore, it is recommended to arrive early. Vans are available to shuttle attendees to and from the hanger. Masks are required for this event. Iowans can also view the ceremony live by going to the Iowa National Guard Facebook page @IowaNationalGuard.

The unit is headquartered in Knoxville and supported by a detachment based in Oskaloosa. During the company’s deployment, they covered a vast area, maintaining military equipment at 22 locations within U.S. Central Command. The CENTCOM region encompasses 27 countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Within the region, the company provided a broad spectrum of support, including COVID-19 response teams, Afghanistan retrograde operations, non-combatant evacuation operations, and area recovery support. The 3654th SMC also provided maintenance advisory teams to help other organizations in CENTCOM build successful maintenance programs.

During the 3654th SMC’s deployment, Soldiers supported Operation Spartan Shield, Operation Inherent Resolve, and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

(Radio Iowa) – Cedar Falls public safety officials have arrested two local residents on charges connected to a violent weekend kidnapping. Authorities took 46-year-old Donovan Danielson and 32-year-old Nicole Sage into custody Sunday on charges of first-degree kidnapping for allegedly holding a man against his will inside their Cedar Falls home. Officers were dispatched to a local motel Sunday morning after the victim walked into the business and reported that he had been assaulted. The victim told authorities that he met with an acquaintance at 310 Iowa Street, and while there, he was held by force against his will.

According to officials, the victim was gagged and tied to a chair for a lengthy period of time, burned, and struck with blunt objects by two people armed with a shotgun. Officials say the victim was treated for multiple injuries at an area hospital. Cedar Falls public safety officials say they obtained a search warrant for the home and discovered evidence associated with the reported kidnapping.

If convicted of the Class A felony, Danielson and Sage will spend the rest of their lives in prison.