OSAGE, Iowa (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to allegations that he supplied alcohol to a woman who authorities say was drunk when her vehicle hit a tree in northern Iowa, killing her. Mitchell County District Court records say a July 17 hearing has been scheduled for 22-year-old Justin Slaichert, of St. Ansgar.

Authorities say Slaichert’s girlfriend, 19-year-old Hanna Pfeifer, died Jan. 6 in St. Ansgar. Court documents say Slaichert told officers he’d bought three beers for Pfeifer. He’d initially pleaded not guilty. The documents show he’s made a deal with prosecutors and filed a written guilty plea to a reduced charge. Prosecutors will recommend in return a two-year suspended prison sentence, a $625 fine and three years of probation. The judge is not bound by the agreement, however.

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County report a Cass County man was arrested Tuesday, following a traffic stop on westbound Interstate 80 at about mile marker 16. 24-year old Brandon Lee Serrano, of Cumberland, was arrested at around 4-p.m., on a charge of Driving While Barred. A man from Kansas was arrested in the vicinity of Old Lincoln Highway and Prairie Lane, Tuesday evening. Authorities following up on a report of a man carrying a knife arrested 48-year old Corey J. Walker, of Atchison, KS., for possession of drug paraphernalia. Walker was in possession of a broken glass pipe and a small, folding knife at the time of his arrest.

And, 29-year old Daniel Marcus McGowen, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at around 6:10-p.m. Tuesday, on a warrant out of Council Bluffs, for Probation Violation.

CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa woman who pleaded guilty to stealing from a bank has been given probation and a suspended prison sentence of 10 years. Floyd County District Court records say 34-year-old Cassandra Lane was sentenced Monday to five years of probation and ordered to pay more than $17,000 in restitution. She’d made a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to two counts of theft.
Court documents say the Charles City resident stole $13,300 from a customer and nearly $4,000 from the bank while working from October 2016 to August 2017 at the First Security Bank and Trust branch in Charles City.

Red Oak Police said today (Wednesday), that two Cass County residents were arrested on felony charges, Tuesday afternoon. 26-year old Michelle Lynn Eden and 57-year old Darrell Leroy Eden, both of Griswold, were arrested in the 800 block of N. Broadway in Red Oak at around 1-p.m. Both face Class-D Felony Forgery charges. Their bonds were set at $5,000 each.  35-year old Jeremy Hobe Pieken, of Hamburg, was arrested at around 1:15-p.m. Tuesday in the 1800 block of Highway 48, also on a Class-D Felony Forgery charge. His bond was also set at $5,000.

Darrell Eden (Photos courtesy Red Oak P-D)

Michelle Eden

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Creston Police arrested a man on a 2nd offense OWI charge, Tuesday evening. 48-year old Johnny Agans, of Creston, was arrested at around 7:10-p.m. at Spruce/Townline Roads.  Agans was being held in the Union County Jail on a $2,000 bond.

INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — A 29-year-old man has been imprisoned for setting a fire that killed his father in south-central Iowa. Warren County District Court records say 29-year-old Stephen Major was sentenced Monday to 50 years. He’d pleaded guilty in May to arson and second-degree murder after prosecutors lowered the murder charge. Authorities say 50-year-old Robert Major died in the Jan. 20, 2017, fire at his home in Hartford.

The Atlantic Community School District’s Board of Education will meet this evening in the High School Media Center, beginning at 5:30. Action items on their agenda include accepting the resignations of Chelsea Germer, 5th Grade Teacher, and Cynthia Will, Schuler Elementary Para-educator. The Board will also act on: Contract recommendations, 2018-19 Worker’s Compensation Renewal and Fiscal Year 2018 bills.

The Board will also discuss a self-assessment.

Governor Kim Reynolds is not advocating or opposing the idea of legalizing sports betting in Iowa. “We’ll work with the legislators and we’ll see what that looks like next session,” Reynolds says.

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling prompted states like New Jersey and Delaware to legalize sports betting. Delaware also has a sports lottery. Last week, the IOWA Lottery’s board of directors voted to have lottery staff research how a sports lottery might work here. The governor says the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission which oversees the state’s casino industry is also examining the issue. “The different agencies will be looking at that. I’m sure legislators will have questions, so that’s just a way for them to be prepared for that,” Reynolds said. “I’m not advocating one way or the other.”

Iowa Lottery officials say several of the lottery’s largest retailers have said that if sports betting becomes legal in Iowa, they want the option of offering it in their stores. The casino industry has been lobbying legislators to let state-licensed casinos run sports book operations.

(Radio Iowa)

WAUKEE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a woman was pulled unconscious from her car after it ran into a pond near a vehicle dealership in central Iowa. Police and firefighters were sent to the scene in Waukee around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday. The rescuers broke a window in the submerged vehicle and got the 39-year-old woman out. She was taken to a Des Moines hospital. Her name hasn’t been released.

Waukee fire Capt. Tomme Tysdal says the woman may have suffered a medical problem before her car went into the pond, which is believed to be about 8 feet deep (less than 3 meters) in the middle.