(Atlantic, Iowa) A total of three people were transported to Cass Health in Atlantic, Friday, following a collision that occurred at around 2:25-p.m. at S.W. 7th and W. 14th Streets. According to reports, the accident happened as a northeast bound Ford Expedition was slowing to turn into the EOC (Educational Opportunity Center). The vehicle was struck from behind by a Jeep.

The driver of the Jeep was transported to the hospital by Cass EMS to be checked for possible/unknown injuries. The driver and a passenger in the Expedition were taken by private vehicle to the hospital, also to be checked out.

Photo Courtesy Cass County EMA Coordinator Mike Kennon

Atlantic Police Department were assisted at the scene by Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies, Atlantic Fire Department, Cass EMS, and the Iowa State Patrol.

(Radio Iowa) – Low water levels brought on by the ongoing drought are starting cause problems for some boaters on the Iowa Great Lakes. Captain Greg Harson is a supervisor in the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Bureau. “When the water goes down, boat ramps are not made for the length of (boat) trailers that we are currently having these days,” Harson says, “and when people put their boats on the trailer, they power their boat on and that prop wash will blow out a hole behind the cement of the boat ramp.”

Harson says boaters need to be aware their trailers can fall into that hole. If that happens, Harson has some advice for avoiding major damage. “(If the) trailer’s loaded and you try to pull that boat trailer back out, that axle has a better than fair chance of coming off the trailer or wrecking your tires or rims or any of those combinations,” he says, “so I would get the weight off of your trailer and either have somebody lift up the trailer and pull the trailer out or at least get it back up on the ramp in some way before you put the boat back onto that trailer.”

Similar problems are being reported at other lakes and rivers around the state where water levels are below normal levels. Officials say there’s been a statewide increase in boat registrations during the pandemic.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA – A western Iowa man was sentenced Thursday to 150 months in prison, for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to Drug Trafficking. Authorities say the term of imprisonment for 36-year-old Dale Lee Waldroupe will be followed by five years of supervised release. According to court documents, Waldroupe pleaded guilty to the methamphetamine and firearm offenses in March of 2021.

In November 2020, Waldroupe was involved in a car accident in Council Bluffs and prior to law enforcement’s arrival he fled the scene. Waldroupe was located by law enforcement a short distance from the accident and officers discovered Waldroupe possessed fifty grams of methamphetamine, a scale, and a stolen firearm.

Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Council Bluffs Police Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case

Ames police said Friday (Today), a man has been charged with first-degree murder after a female was found dead in an apartment Thursday. According to police, officers conducted a welfare check at an apartment at 5308 Mortensen Road at 6:10 p.m. Thursday. Officers found the body of the woman inside.

“Based on the initial investigation, it appeared the deceased died as a result of a homicide. The deceased was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of family,” police said in a news release.

Ames police investigators and officers with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation identified the suspect as 26-year-old Oscar Chavez, of Ames. Ames police said Chaves was stopped more than 80 miles away by Sac County Sheriff’s deputies near Auburn, Iowa at 11:55 p.m. Thursday. He was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder.

The investigation continues. Anyone with information is asked to call the Ames Police Department at 515-239-5133 or the anonymous tip line at 515-239-5533. You may also contact Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa at 515-223-1400. Online anonymous tips may be submitted to www.crimestoppersofcentraliowa.co

Adair County Elections Deputy Joshua Nelson reminds area voters that Monday, August 23, 2021, is the first day to file nomination papers with the Adair County Auditor to run for Mayor, City Council, or School Board. Candidate filing deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 16, 2021. The City/School Election will be Tuesday, November 2, 2021.

Voter pre-registration deadline is 5:00 p.m. Monday, October 18, 2021. You may file an absentee ballot request with the Adair County Auditor’s office at any time. The deadline to request an absentee ballot be mailed is 5:00 p.m. Monday, October 18, 2021. The last day to vote absentee in the Auditor’s Office is Monday, November 1, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m

Prosecutors say the Des Moines man facing charges over his participation in the January 6th U.S. Capitol riot has violated the terms of his pre-trial release and should be returned to jail.
Court documents say Doug Jensen agreed not to access the Internet, but was found in his garage on an iPhone, watching videos on Rumble. That’s an online platform some Trump backers use instead of YouTube. After first claiming it was his daughter’s phone, Jensen then admitted he’d been watching a two-day event organized to review claims that President Trump won the election. In July, Jensen told the court he’d been fed a pack of lies about the election and had been duped into believing Trump won. Prosecutors say his online viewing this month shows that was all an act.

Iowa’s unemployment rate rose slightly to four-point-one percent in July.
That rate is up from four percent in June and the increase is due in part to the number of people looking for work increasing. Iowa Workforce Development says the labor force participation rate increased to 66-point-nine percent compared to 66-point-six percent in June. A statement from the director of Iowa Workforce Development says “Iowans are re-entering the labor force in increasing numbers, and this shows that we continue to move in the right direction.” The unemployment rate was six-point-one-percent one year ago.