Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports that at around 10:30 this (Wednesday) morning, deputies arrested 67-year old Linda Francele Lauber. The woman was taken into custody at the Sheriff’s Office, on a Page County Warrant for Theft 5th / Failure to appear. Lauber immediately posted a $300 bond and was released, pending future court proceedings.

(Radio Iowa) — The chief justice of Iowa’s Supreme Court is asking legislators for a significant, seven-point-two MILLION dollar boost in the budget for Iowa courts.  Cady would direct a third of that increase to a digitial initiative, using the money to develop electronic warrants and start paying for the court’s digital services with taxpayer dollars rather than court fees. Cady’s also warns lawmakers fewer people are applying to be judges because of the pay. He’s asking for nearly one-point-nine MILLION dollars extra to finance a four percent hike in judicial salaries.

The other big-ticket item in Cady’s request to lawmakers is for rural courthouses. Cady’s asking for enough funding to hire 37 more full-timers to work in the clerks of court offices. Cady outlined his requests this (Wednesday) morning during the annual “Condition of the Judiciary” speech at the statehouse.

COLFAX, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Lottery officials say someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket at a central Iowa convenience store won a $1 million prize. The ticket was purchased at Kum & Go in Colfax. It matched the first five numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing for the $55 million jackpot but missed the Mega Ball number. A ticket bought in California also is worth $1 million. No ticket bought matched all six numbers, so the jackpot is expected to climb to $68 million for Friday’s drawing. Prizes of $1 million or more in Iowa must be claimed at Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive.

EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man pulled unconscious from his burning home in northeast Iowa has died. He was identified as 30-year-old Albert Schmitt. Firetrucks were sent to the Evansdale home around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday after a neighbor called 911 to report smelling smoke. Evansdale Fire Chief Ryan Phillips says Schmitt was found in the living room of the one-story structure and was taken to a hospital. He was pronounced dead there. The fire cause is being investigated. It appears to have started in the kitchen.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is describing comments by Republican Rep. Steve King about white supremacy as “abhorrent.” Presidential press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is praising the move by House Republicans to strip the nine-term Iowa lawmaker of his committee assignments. King was quoted last week by The New York Times as saying: “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” Those comments were widely denounced as racist.

The House on Tuesday approved a Democratic measure rebuking King. In addition, a member of the Republican leadership suggested that King leave Congress. At the White House, Sanders says King’s comments were, in her words, “abhorrent.” When President Donald Trump was asked on Monday about King’s remarks, he said: “I haven’t been following it.”

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 26-year old Justyn Carlson, of Villisca, was arrested Tuesday, on a valid warrant for Disorderly Conduct. Carlson was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 bond.

The Atlantic Police Department reports three arrests. On Monday, 38-year old Sonya Mills, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Failure to Appear in court. Tuesday, 20-year old Ethan Erlacher, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Probation Violation, and, 41-year old Jason Albert, of Atlantic, was arrested for OWI and Child Endangerment. All three subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports 26-year old Justin Lewis Marsden, of Red Oak, was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office. Marsden was arrested on a warrant for Probation Violation, the bond for which was set at $5,000. And, at around 1:15-a.m. today (Wednesday), 25-year old Erica Rene Bykerk, of Omaha, was arrested following a traffic stop at Oman Ave. & Highway 275. Bykerk was brought to the Mills County Jail on a warrant out of Pottawattamie County, for Failure to Appear in court. Her bond was set at $2,000.

An accident at around 8:15-p.m. Tuesday at 284th St. & Highway 34 in Mills County, resulted in an injury. 26-year old Alex Heard, of Malvern, was transported by Malvern Rescue to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, after the 2000 Plymouth he was driving was struck on the passenger side, by a 2014 Chevy. The accident happened when the Chevy, driven by 42-year old Eric Bach, of Council Bluffs, failed to stop at the posted intersection. Bach was cited for Failure to Yield upon entering a through highway.

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County report two recent arrests. At around 7:50-p.m. Tuesday, 29-year old Marshall Brandon Fischer, of Avoca, was arrested for Driving While Barred. His arrest was the result of a traffic stop in Avoca, for failure to have a front license plate on his pickup truck. And, a traffic stop on a speeding car at around 8:30-a.m. Monday on I-80 in Council Bluffs, resulted in the arrest of real estate agent, 31-year old Lindsey R. Hagan, of Milwaukee, WI. During the traffic stop, a police service dog conducted a “free-air” sniff around the vehicle, and alerted to the odor of  narcotics. A Probable Cause search of the car was conducted, during which 13.5-pounds of marijuana was found. Hagan was subsequently arrested for Possession with the Intent to Deliver – Marijuana.

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Officials in an eastern Iowa county have suspended the use of a waste material on gravel roads because of concerns it could be harmful, especially to children. The Muscatine Journal reports that Muscatine County supervisors voted Monday to suspend the use of slag while they wait for further testing on the material. The move comes after an Iowa Public Health Department toxicologist issued a report that said slag, which is a byproduct of steel manufacturing, contains metals at levels that can be harmful.

County Supervisor Nathan Mather says the material hasn’t been used on roads since June. Glenn Hundertmark is the North American environmental manager at Harsco, the industrial company that provides the county with slag. He says there aren’t health or environmental risks tied with the material. Hundertmark requested time to provide additional information.