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PRINCETON, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa sheriff says a man whose body was found near tracks died after falling or jumping off a moving train. The body was found near Princeton in Scott County early Friday.
Scott County Sheriff Tim Lane said Monday that 29-year-old Robert Lamb, of LeClaire, had been drinking and likely was involved in what’s been called train jumping or train hopping. Lane says the perilous activity has been glorified in social media videos.

He says people should stay away from trains, noting their speed is hard to judge because they’re so large.

Police in Creston report 31-year old Jeremy Lund, of Chariton, was arrested Monday night. Lund was taken into custody at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a Clarke County Warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Theft in the 5th Degree. He was subsequently released to the custody of Clarke County Deputies.

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Scott County jury has convicted a man of killing a man whose body was found burning near a Davenport street. Tremayne Thomas was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse in the May 30, 2017, slaying of 35-year-old Brandon Brooks. Brooks’ body was found burning near a Davenport street. Authorities say Thomas set the fire in an attempt to cover up his crime.

Thomas will be given the mandatory life sentence at his sentencing hearing Sept. 6. Police say they believe Thomas was an accomplice of Brooks in a January burglary. Brooks lived in Rock Island, Illinois.

A pizza restaurant in Creston sustained about $1,000 damage, Monday afternoon, after a large utility trailer pulled by a pickup truck struck the awning covering a portion of the drive-thru lane. Creston Police say 39-year old Dale Lee Shatto, of Orient, was driving a 2000 Ford F-150 through the Little Caesar’s Pizza restaurant’s drive-thru at around 2:10-p.m., when the trailer hit the awning, causing it to fall. Damage to the pickup/trailer was estimated at $200. No injuries were reported, and no citations were issued.

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Pepperidge Farm is voluntarily recalling four varieties of Goldfish Crackers because of fears they could potentially have salmonella. The company on Monday took the action after one of its ingredient suppliers notified it that whey powder used in a seasoning may be contaminated. The products were distributed in the United States and no illnesses have been reported.

The Goldfish recall covers Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheddar, Flavor Blasted Sour Cream & Onion, Goldfish Baked with Whole Grain Xtra Cheddar and Goldfish Mix Xtra Cheddar + Pretzel. The company has posted a chart with the product codes on its website. The products can be returned to place of purchase for a refund.

Consumers can call customer service at 800-679-1791.

Red Oak Police, late Monday night, arrested a man for Disorderly Conduct. Authorities say 50-year old Kirk Samuel England, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 11:20-p.m. in the 2300 block of Eastern Avenue. His bond at the Montgomery County Jail, was set at $300.

(Radio Iowa, Des Moines) — Republican Governor Kim Reynolds and Fred Hubbell, her Democratic opponent, are debating the executive decisions each has made in their careers. A new Reynolds campaign ad questions how Hubbell managed the Younker’s department store chain in the 1980s and ’90s, when stores in three communities closed. “When it comes to rural Iowa, I’m pretty excited to compare records because it’s not about what you say, but it’s about what you do,” Reynolds says.

Hubbell says the Ottumwa store closure was announced before he became Younker’s C-E-O and people in the ad talking about Younker’s closures in Ottumwa AND in Spencer are local G-O-P officials, not Younkers employees. “Let’s be honest…and let’s talk about the issues of today,” Hubbell says. “…Lack of income growth, lack of access to health care for families and lack of access to education –the biggest challenges in our state — and she’s not talking about it.”

Iowa G-O-P chairman Jeff Kaufmann says Hubbell is using “a lot of smoke and mirrors” when discussing his time at Younkers and at Equitable, the insurance company started by Hubbell’s great grandfather. Kaufmann also suggests Hubbell was not qualified for jobs he held at the companies his family owned. “I’m going to put my money with proven leadership, with Kim Reynolds, not some Polk County windbag that doesn’t have a clue,” Kaufmann says.

Hubbell says the tone of the ad shows Reynolds can’t run on her own “record of mismanagement,” from closing two of the state’s Mental Health Institutes to slashing higher education funding. “It makes no sense to be talking about what happened 30 years,” Hubbell says. “We should be talking about the issues of today and how we’re going to improve the quality of our education and the quality of how our education affects society and the results in our state.”

Hubbell is campaigning in the state this week, with stops in Nevada and Cedar Falls this (Tuesday) afternoon. Reynolds is attending National Governors Association events in Colorado this week.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:47 a.m. CDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A University of Iowa football player faces a public intoxication charge after police say he drunkenly mistook a police car for an Uber. University police say 22-year-old Brady Reiff was arrested in Iowa City around 2 a.m. Saturday. According to police records, Reiff tried to open the front and rear doors of the parked cruiser. An officer says when he asked Reiff what he was doing, Reiff told him he was looking for a ride.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The corn and soybean crops in Iowa and Nebraska are significantly ahead of schedule and looking very good for a plentiful harvest this fall. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its weekly crop progress report says Nebraska corn is rated 87 percent good to excellent and in Iowa its 79 percent good to excellent. Soybeans are 85 percent good to excellent in Nebraska and 76 percent in Iowa. The crops are significantly ahead in development in both states.

BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — Relatives, friends and law enforcement are looking for a University of Iowa student who went missing from her hometown in central Iowa. Authorities say 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts was reported missing Thursday. The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that Tibbetts had not been found. Posters placed around town have one word across the center: Missing. Searchers have focused on fields between her home and where she was dog sitting.

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — The National Weather Service has raised its count of tornadoes in the flurry that struck central Iowa. The service says a dozen or more occurred Thursday, with three accounting for 17 injuries and significant damage in Bondurant, Marshalltown and Pella. The Bondurant tornado was rated an EF2 with estimated peak winds of 115 mph. The twisters that struck Marshalltown and Pella were rated EF3 with peak winds estimated at 144 mph.