Des Moines – The Iowa Department of Corrections reports John Miles Wright, who was convicted of Robbery 2nd Degree in Polk County, failed to report to work from the Fort Des Moines Facility as required, Tuesday. Wright is a 33-year-old white male, height  5′ 10″, and weighs 245 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on 7/6/2021.  Persons with information on Wright’s whereabouts should contact local police.

John Miles Wright

(Radio Iowa) – Refugee resettlement agencies in Iowa are preparing for more refugees who were evacuated from Afghanistan last month. The Des Moines office of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants has already resettled one family and it expects the capacity to stretch to about 350 more Afghan refugees. Kerri True-Funk is the office’s director. True-Funk says, “We’re going to get overwhelmed pretty quickly, just with the number of ongoing arrivals that we have, in addition to Afghan folks.”

She says agency has received an outpouring of support from many Iowans for the effort, including the governor’s office. After consulting with the Iowa Bureau of Refugee Services, True-Funk says the hundreds of expected Afghans are in addition to the agency’s scheduled arrivals from other countries. “We haven’t started getting the bulk of people that were airlifted out at this point,” she says. “They are still in processing, so we’re kind of seeing how it goes along and playing it by ear.”

True-Funk says USCRI is being overwhelmed with calls from Iowans who want to help. The best way to do that, she says, is through cash donations.

(By Kassidy Arena, Iowa Public Radio)

(Des Moines) – Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Iowa, next month. His leadership Political Action Committee, Save America, announced Tuesday Trump will make an appearance at the State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, on Oct. 9^th.

Doors open with live entertainment at 2-p.m., with Trump’s speech set for 7-p.m. Tickets are limited to two per mobile number, are available on a first-come, first-served basis through Save America.

Trump’s last visit to Iowa was just before the election in November, 2020, during a rally in Dubuque. 

Police in Creston report three people were arrested on separate charges, Tuesday. At around 8-a.m., 52-year-old Patricia Schroeder, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, for Violation of a No Contact/Protective Order. She was cited for the offense, and then released on a Summons to Appear. At around Noon, Tuesday, Creston Police arrested 35-year-old Michael Simpson, Jr., of Creston, on an Adams County Warrant for Failure to Appear. He was transferred to the custody of Adams County.

And, around 5:35-p.m., 35-year-old Daniel Snyder, of Diagonal, was arrested in Creston for Public Intoxication. He was being held in the Union County Jail on a $300 bond. Authorities said also, a man residing in the 600 block of Poplar Street, in Creston, reported Tuesday afternoon, that sometime in the previous 24 hours, someone had entered his vehicle that was parked at his residence, and stole his wallet that contained cash, credit cards and checks. The loss was estimated at $1,000.