DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Supreme Court says names of car owners ticketed by automated speed cameras are not public records. The court considered a lawsuit filed by former Ottumwa police sergeant Mark Milligan who was ticketed in 2016 driving a city-owned car. He filed an open records request for names of car owners caught on camera and ticketed and those not ticketed. Officials driving government cars often aren’t ticketed. The city denied his request, but a judge ordered their release. The city appealed. The supreme court concluded Friday that speed camera tickets are city citations not filed in court and therefore aren’t public record.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A credit union manager has been accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a branch he managed in Ames. Henry Hill is jailed on charges of fraudulent practice and theft. His attorney declined to comment Friday. Court records say Hill went to police and told officers that he’d stolen an estimated $250,000 from his Greater Iowa Credit Union branch vault over seven years. An audit found the vault and some accounts were short nearly $431,000. Station KCCI reports that Hill told police he came forward after the credit union brought in a new compliance officer who planned to conduct cash accounts.

Cass County Naturalist Lora Kanning reports the “Soiree with the Swans” event set to take place tomorrow (Saturday), has been moved from the Schildberg Recreation Area to the back-up location: The Atlantic American Legion Memorial Building (2nd and Poplar Streets). Kanning will be giving ten-minute presentations regarding the Trumpeter Swans at the Atlantic American Legion Memorial Building, from 11:30 a.m.-until 1:00 p.m., Saturday, with a light lunch will be available for free, but you are encourage to make a free-will donation.

The donations are being accepted (for swan care). Atlantic is celebrating 20 winters of the Trumpeter Swans wintering here. The event is being sponsored by the Cass County Conservation Board, Atlantic Parks and Recreation, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and ARISE.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa officer is helping equip a six-member police force on an island in the Bering Sea more than 3,400 miles away. Davenport Officer Peme Canas pledged his support to the officers in Savoonga, Alaska, after learning they had no sidearms or other gear to protect the nearly 700 residents of the St. Lawrence Island community. He reached out to fellow officers and others for help. Now bulletproof vests, stun guns, police badges and other gear are on the way. Canas says he knows the officers in Savoonga will be moved by the kindness of people they will never meet.

The driver of a 2016 Chevy Malibu was cited after the vehicle was involved in a rear-end collision, Thursday morning, in Red Oak. Authorities say 24-year old Dominick Yzaguirre, of Lenox, was cited for Driving While Suspended and No Insurance – Accident related, after the vehicle – registered to Reyes Castillo, of Lenox -struck the rear bumper of a 2006 Ford F-250 owned by 46-year old John Davis, of Villisca. The accident happened at around 9:40-a.m., at the intersection of N. Broadway and W. Cherry Streets.

Damages from the collision amounted to $5,700.

Denison, Iowa — After five decades on the air at 107.1, KDSN FM (in Denison) is making an historic move on January 6th to a new home on the radio dial- ​104.9​. KDSN — a KJAN sister-station, reaches listeners in eight western Iowa counties. Its family-friendly programming includes a popular blend of local news, sports, weather, farm, school info, community events, as well as great music “hits” from the late 60’s to the present. KDSN staff and on-air personalities are well known friends to thousands of Iowans throughout their broadcast area.

KDSN is fully integrated into the area’s sports, school, and agri communities. Local sports enthusiasts enjoy weekly Coach’s Corner broadcasts from eight schools and fans get live coverage and streaming of multiple high school events plus syndicated Iowa and Iowa State games. In addition to local news, KDSN has Radio Iowa, ABC News, and several farm and market reports each weekday.

KDSN has deep local roots and firmly believes in giving back to the community. Don Luensmann, Crawford County Memorial Hospital Executive Director of Marketing and Development, commented “KDSN is part of the fabric of community life in West Central Iowa. They leverage their popularity with listeners to benefit a variety of area events and demonstrate every day their commitment and support for the people who live and work here. It’s difficult to imagine a better media partner and friend than KDSN.”

The station plans to shut down the FM 107.1 signal on Sunday, January 5 to complete the engineering and tower work required to move to the new 104.9 frequency. This transition is usually complete in 3-6 hours barring weather or other technical issues. Should any delays occur listeners can tune to AM1530 for live updates or check the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/KDSNRadio/. The frequency change was negotiated when the station sold last year and will hopefully result in improved coverage after the move.

KDSN FM is a 6000 watt station broadcasting 24 hours a day. It is locally owned by Crawford County Broadcasting.

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The Creston Police Department reports two arrests. Late Thursday morning, 45-year old Matthew Brummet, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County Warrant for the charges of Violation of a Protective Order and Probation Violation. He was being held at the Union County Jail awaiting a bond hearing. And, at around 1-a.m. today (Friday), 44-year old Brad William Reed, of Creston, was arrested for OWI/1st offense, following a non-injury accident. Reed was driving a 2012 Chrysler Town and Country van northbound on Lincoln Street, when the van collided with a legally parked 2017 Ford F-250 pickup registered to SIRWA.

Damage from the incident amounted to $7,000. Reed was taken to the Union  County Jail and later released on a $1,000 cash bond.

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FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) – A mental competency evaluation has been ordered for a man accused of beating to death a pastor outside a central Iowa church. A judge recently approved a request from the attorney for 36-year-old Joshua Pendleton. The attorney says his client has been acting irrationally. Pendleton has pleaded not guilty in the Oct. 2 slaying of the Rev. Allen Henderson. Court records say Pendleton acknowledged to investigators that he fought with a man at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge. The 64-year-old Henderson was senior pastor at St. Paul and had served as a chaplain to area first responders.