A traffic stop at around 3:30-a.m. Friday in Red Oak, resulted in several citations for a 14-year-old. Red Oak Police say the teen was pulled over in the 1900 block of N. 4th Street. Following an investigation, the unidentified teen was cited for: Curfew Violation; Minor in Possession of Tobacco Products, and Operating a vehicle without the owners consent. The juvenile was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs. Authorities said also, a 10-year-old in the vehicle was cited for Curfew Violation, and released to their parent.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following a single-vehicle accident Wednesday night. The crash was discovered Thursday morning. Authorities say the driver of a 2014 Dodge Ram Truck had left the scene. When he was interviewed Thursday, 28-year old Schyler Andrew Knudsen, of Coon Rapids, told authorities he swerved to miss a deer while entering a right-hand curve on Justice Road. His pickup struck a curve warning sign and entered the northwest ditch before hitting a tree.

Damage to the pickup was estimated to be $12,000. The Guthrie County Secondary Roads Dept. sign sustained an estimated $250 damage. Knudsen was cited for Failure to Maintain Control.

Police in Creston, late Thursday night, arrested a man for Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree, and Simple Domestic Assault. Authorities say 31-year old Christopher Roland Bird, of Creston, was arrested just before 11-p.m., on North Division. He was taken to Union County Jail and held without bond until seen by Magistrate.

And the Union County Sheriff’s Office says two people were injured during a single-vehicle accident that happened at around 6:30-a.m., Thursday. According to the report, 19-year-old Rose Marie Pumel, of Lincoln, NE., was driving a 2004 Dodge Durango, when she fell asleep at the wheel. The SUV went into a ditch and drove over a culvert before crashing into the other side, causing heavy front end damage. The vehicle also crashed into a barbed wire fence before rolling backwards and coming to rest in the ditch.

Pumel and her passenger, 43-year-old Jerome Keith McCallum, of Kellerton, were injured in the crash, and transported to the Greater Regional Medical Center, in Creston. The Durango sustained $2,500 damage, while the fence, owned by Daniel Ide, of Afton, sustained about $500 damage.

Firefighters from Casey, Adair, Stuart, Menlo, Greenfield and Guthrie Center responded to a fully engulfed structure fire in Casey, Thursday. Stuart Fire was requested to supply additional water, at around 12:30-p.m.  On their social media page, Stuart Fire officials reported crews worked quickly to extinguish the flames and protect adjacent exposures. The fire caused damage to two nearby homes, and destroyed the involved structure. Two pets were lost in the blaze. No injuries were reported.

Additional details were not immediately available.

(Photos by Sean Bovinett via the Stuart F.D. Facebook page)

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved fines Thursday for three different gambling violations. Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilko says the Diamond Jo Worth casino was fined for a violation of the self-gambling ban. He says the first and last name of an individual was transposed and that account was entered improperly on the self-exclusion list. Ohorilko says that allowed the person to sign up for a players club card at the casino.

The casino was fined five-thousand dollars for that violation. Diamond Jo Worth was fined 20-thousand dollars for an underage violation after an 18-year old entered the casino with two adults. “The security officer posted did not challenge the underage individual — specifically did not request I-D. And that individual was on the gaming floor for a little over an hour and had gambled at some slot machines,” Ohorilko explains. He says the two violations were treated separately because they fall under different rules.  He says the self-exclusion violation was the first offense and those violations start at five-thousand, and the first-offense underage gambling fine starts at 20-thousand dollars.

The other violation involved a late audit by the FanDuel sports gambling company. “This particular violation had to do with the daily fantasy sports operation. The annual audits are required by statute and need to be submitted within 180 days of the end of the fiscal year,” Ohorilko says.  He says the audit was submitted 74 days late and the company was fined 20-thousand dollars. The Racing and Gaming Commission took the action at their meeting in Council Bluffs.