Minden Fire and Rescue was called to assist Neola Fire and Rescue following an accident early this (Saturday) morning on Interstate 80 westbound, just south of the I-80/I680 split, at mile marker 27. At least one person was transported by LifeNet helicopter to an area hospital. No other details are currently available.

Police in Atlantic say a man from Anita was arrested on an OWI/1st offense charge following an accident at 10th & Poplar Streets that took place at around 2:56-a.m. today (Saturday). Officer Christian Holzapfel said a red Kia Sportage collided with a power pole. The driver, 50-year-old Randall Lewis of Anita, and the vehicle, left the scene. The accident caused downed power lines, resulting in a brief outage. Officials said all power had been restored as of 4:40-a.m.

When Police arrived at the scene of the accident, they found the bumper of a red SUV.  The suspect vehicle was located at around 3-a.m. near 10th Street and Hospital Drive. The SUV’s airbag had deployed. Officer Holzapfel said the driver suffered minor injuries. He refused treatment and was transported to the jail, in Atlantic.

An SUV crashed into a power pole early this morning at 10th and Poplar in Atlantic, resulting in downed power lines and a loss of power to some area residences. The accident happened at around 2:50-a.m.

When Police arrived, the found the bumper of a red SUV, but the vehicle and driver was not on the scene. The suspect vehicle was located at around 3-a.m. near 10th Street and Hospital Drive. A 50-year old male had been injured and the vehicles’ airbag had deployed.

The individual was transported by Medivac Ambulance to nearby CCMH. Additional details were not immediately available.

Police in Red Oak arrested a man late Friday evening, following a traffic stop. 51-year old Gregory Allen Riley, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 7:42-p.m., for Driving While Revoked, and failure to have SR-22 insurance. Riley was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa State University graduate student accused of sex crimes during his time at the school has been indicted on federal child pornography charges. Federal prosecutors say 33-year-old Jona Shitaleni Paulus, of Ames, was charged Thursday by a grand jury with one count of receiving and one count of possessing child pornography. The Des Moines Register says Paulus was taken into federal custody Thursday, one day after he was sentenced to 90 days in jail related to his guilty plea in a state case.

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — The parents of an underweight baby girl who tested positive for cocaine have been sentenced to probation. The Des Moines Register reports that 20-year-old Stazia Kirk and 21-year-old Zak Herman, both of Pella, were sentenced Thursday. . The pleaded guilty in May to felony neglect of a dependent person. Court documents say their 3-month-old baby, Charlotte, weighed less than her birth weight when she was taken to a hospital in December.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s 14-year-old voter registration system will live to see another presidential election. The Iowa Secretary of State’s office confirmed that a long-discussed plan to replace the I-Voters system will not be completed before the 2020 elections. Spokesman Kevin Hall says the office is still in the information-gathering phase of the project. Critics worry that the current system is running on outdated technology and could be vulnerable to hackers.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed in May challenging a new state law that prohibits the use of Medicaid funding for gender reassignment surgery. Judge David Porter says in an order filed Thursday that the two people who filed the lawsuit must first seek to have their surgeries approved by the Iowa Department of Human Services through Medicaid and follow an administrative appeals process.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed in May challenging a new state law that prohibits the use of Medicaid funding for gender reassignment surgery.

Judge David Porter says in an order filed Thursday that the two people who filed the lawsuit must first seek to have their surgeries approved by the Iowa Department of Human Services through Medicaid and follow an administrative appeals process. He says it’s premature to sue before DHS is given an opportunity to amend or repeal its rules. He also denied a request to put the law on hold while legal issues are pending.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa represents Mika Covington and Aiden Vasquez who are seeking to have gender reassignment surgeries. The ACLU quickly appealed the judge’s decision to the Iowa Supreme Court.

The court ruled in March in a different case that the Iowa DHS cannot block Medicaid-paid gender reassignment surgeries. Republican lawmakers and Gov. Kim Reynolds responded to the ruling by passing the new law.

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — The parents of an underweight baby girl who tested positive for cocaine have been sentenced to probation. The Des Moines Register reports that 20-year-old Stazia Kirk and 21-year-old Zak Herman, both of Pella, were sentenced Thursday. The pleaded guilty in May to felony neglect of a dependent person.

Court documents say their 3-month-old baby, Charlotte, weighed less than her birth weight when she was taken to a hospital in December. A doctor said the baby tested positive for cocaine and was suffering from malnutrition and dehydration. The documents also say Kirk and Herman admitted to using cocaine recently.

Marion County Attorney Ed Bull said in May that the girl was thriving in her new placement.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa State University graduate student accused of sex crimes during his time at the school has been indicted on federal child pornography charges.

Federal prosecutors say 33-year-old Jona Shitaleni Paulus, of Ames, was charged Thursday by a grand jury with one count of receiving and one count of possessing child pornography.

The Des Moines Register says Paulus was taken into federal custody Thursday — one day after he was sentenced to 90 days in jail related to his guilty plea in a state case. In the Iowa case, Paulus pleaded guilty to a count of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse for an incident at his apartment in April.

Officials say the federal charges stem from sexually explicit conversations and nude photos Paulus exchanged with a 16-year-old girl.

(Radio Iowa) — Thirty years ago today (Friday), a United Airlines D-C-10 jetliner crashed-landed in Sioux City and killed 112 people, though more than 180 survived. Flight 232 was headed from Denver to Chicago on July 19th, 1989 when it had a hydraulic failure. In this file tape, Captain Al Haynes is heard talking with an air traffic controller:

The plane crashed while trying to land at Sioux Gateway Airport, tumbled down the runway on fire and ended up in a cornfield. Larry Finley, executive director of the Mid America Museum of Aviation and Transportation in Sioux City, says many still honor the lives lost and the quick response of disaster services personnel.

Finley says 30 years later, there’s a heightened awareness about aircraft equipment, but some critics are still waiting for changes — like requiring child safety seats on planes.

Sioux City is marking the anniversary of the Flight 232 crash at the museum today (Friday).

(Thanks to Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio)

Sheriff’s deputies in Page County arrested a man from Minnesota, Thursday, 39-year old Leroy Takye Bradley, of Minneapolis,  was arrested on warrants for Theft in the 2nd degree, Felony Eluding, and two counts of Felon in control of a firearm. Bradley’s cash-only bond was set at $2,000. He was being held in the Page County Jail pending further court proceedings

And, 20-year old Sarah Jeanette Croson, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Thursday on thee Page County warrants for Probation Violation. Bond on each warrant was $17,000, for a total bond of $51,000. Croson was being held in the Page County Jail pending future court proceedings.