DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Democratic Party says it plans to release at least 50% of results from the Iowa caucuses later Tuesday afternoon. Party chairman Troy Price tells presidential campaigns on a conference call that “we are going to release the majority of results that we have” by 4 p.m. Technical problems have delayed the release of results from Monday’s first-in-the-nation contest, leaving campaigns and the public in the dark. Price says the party is collecting paper records from more than 1,600 caucus sites. It was not clear when the final results would be available.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Two men have been arrested on suspicion of killing two brothers and a teenage friend at a southeast Des Moines duplex. Police said Tuesday that Emmanuel Totaye Jr. and Daishawn Gills are charged with murder and one of robbery. The three bodies were found at the duplex around 11:20 p.m. Thursday. Those killed were identified as 19-year-old Devonte and 16-year-old Malachi Swanks and a friend, 15-year-old Thayne Wright. All lived in Des Moines.

Four people, including a juvenile, were arrested over the past week, in Adair County. Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports that at around 2:30-a.m. Saturday, 43-year old Barry L. Montgomery, of Springfield, IL., was arrested by Police in Adair, for OWI/1st offense. His arrest followed a call from the Adair County Sheriff’s Office to an Adair Police Officer, with regard to a vehicle that had driven into the side of a shed, in Adair. Upon arrival, the Officer noticed a red truck in the alley touching the shed, which had sustained noticeable damage. A further investigation, including a Field Sobriety test, determined Montgomery was under the influence. In addition to the OWI charge, he was cited for two traffic violations. He was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

A juvenile was arrested last week as well, but no information was released, because of their age. On Jan. 28th, 30-year old Joseph Dean White, of Adair, an inmate at the Adair County Jail, was charged with Violation of a No Contact/Protective Order, after he allegedly attempted to twice make contact with the protected female party via text message, while in the jail. White allegedly used another inmate’s cell phone. Records at the Sheriff’s Office show White has also attempted to call the woman’s number 183 times from Jan. 22nd to the 27th. During some of the calls, White asked the woman to set-up an account with a telephone service the Adair County Jail uses, for inmates. White remains in the Adair County Jail without bond, until he makes his initial court appearance.

And, on Jan. 26th, an Iowa State Patrol Trooper arrested 29-year old Enisa Dubo, of Grimes, on an Adair County warrant for Failure to Appear at an arraignment hearing in November, on an original charge of OWI/1st offense. She was released later that same day on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) – Police say robbers roughed up an employee before setting fire to a Waterloo bowling alley. Firefighters dispatched to Maple Lanes early Tuesday found flames in the front part of the building and smoke damage throughout, but it didn’t appear the lanes were burned. Police say three robbers entered the building around 3:15 a.m. They shoved and kicked the employee and made him stay on the floor. The worker smelled smoke after about an hour and could feel heat, so he fled and ran about a block to Fire Station No. 4. Police found items from Maple Lanes scattered around the neighborhood.

State Fire Marshal Dan Wood has lifted the ban on open burning in Mills County. His action followed a request by fire chiefs in each Fire District in the County. The burn ban was officially lifted Monday morning. It had been in effect since Dec. 27th.

A wheel came off of a northbound vehicle on Highway 169 Saturday morning south of Lorimor, in Union County, and struck an SUV traveling in the opposite direction. The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports no one was injured when the wheel of a 2012 KIA broke off the lug nuts, and went into the path of a 2020 GMC Denali. The wheel caused $4,000 damage to the Denali, driven by 34-year old Cody Wayne Tucker, of Lorimor, and resulted in pieces of the SUV coming off. The debris punctured the left rear tire of the vehicle.

Damage to the KIA, driven by 33-year old Samantha Jo Berch, of Lorimor, was estimated at $1,500.  No citations were issued.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports 55-year old Joseph George Gonzalez, of Council Bluffs, was arrested late Monday night on drug and other charges, plus a Pottawattamie County warrant for Failure to Appear. Gonzalez was charged with two counts/possession of a controlled substance; Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia; and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability. He was being held in the Mills County Jail on $2,300 bond for those charges, plus $1,000 bond on the warrant.

And, 24-year old D’Angelo Thomas Monson, of Glenwood,was arrested Monday afternoon at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, on a Probation Violation warrant. His bond was set at $1,000.

(Radio Iowa) – Fire heavily damaged a Waterloo bowling alley early this (Tuesday) morning. Firefighters from Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and four surrounding communities were called to Maple Lanes just after 4:30 AM and discovered thick, black smoke rolling out of the building. Waterloo Fire Chief Pat Treloar says the fire started after an apparent robbery and is being investigated as an arson.

According to Treloar, an employee working overnight inside the building walked to a nearby fire station and reported that someone broke into the bowling alley, assaulted him, and then set fire to the building. Treloar says their is significant damage to the bowling alley, but the building is salvageable.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports two men from Lorimor, 34-year old Cody Wayne Tucker, and 20-year old Cruz Dean Tucker, were arrested late Friday morning at the Union County Law Enforcement Center. They were each arrested on a Union County warrant for assault causing bodily injury and were released from the Union County Jail on $1,000 bond, each.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – The state of Iowa has agreed to pay a man $3.5 million to settle his negligence lawsuit against the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics over the deaths of his wife and newborn child. The Gazette reports that Tiffany Boyce went March 12, 2016, to a Des Moines hospital complaining of cramping, vomiting and a headache. She was treated and discharged but admitted the next day for similar complaints. She was flown to the Iowa City hospital on March 17, where doctors delivered the Boyces’ son, Brantlee. The lawsuit says Tiffany Boyce died later that day, and the baby died March 22.