The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has identified the subject shot Saturday in Humboldt County by an Iowa Department of Natural Resources Officer, as 20-year old Shane Allen Jensen, of Humboldt.  Jensen was being sought by family members and law enforcement on November 11th, 2017, after expressing thoughts of suicide by cop to family members and stealing a motor vehicle.

When located in Dakota City by officers of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at 205 4th Avenue in Dakota City, Jensen fired one round in the air and then pointed a loaded 9 mm handgun at officers.  An officer with the Iowa DNR fired one round at Jensen fatally wounding him.

The investigation is ongoing and no further information will be released by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.  The results of the completed investigation will be forwarded to the Humboldt County Attorney’s Office for review.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Western Community College professor and literacy advocate has donated hundreds of books to a county jail. Nicole Juranek is a communications professor at the community college in Council Bluffs. On Wednesday, she hauled 800 paperback books to the Pottawattamie County Jail to give inmates there something to read.

The Daily Nonpareil reports that it was Juranek’s third annual donation to the jail. But this one more than doubled the 300 she donated in her first two years. Juranek made this year’s donation on the heels of her 40th birthday. In lieu of a party, she asked friends and family to give paperback books to be donated.

Juranek previously taught reading workshops at Nebraska prison in Omaha, but had to give it up when her children were born.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A top official for Senate Republicans in the Iowa Legislature says an investigation into alleged sexual harassment within the office is complete, but there will be no report about it and no information will be shared with the public.

Ed Failor, senior aide to Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix, told The Associated Press on Friday the office has completed an internal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment highlighted during a trial this year involving a former staffer.

Failor says additional information cannot be shared publicly because it’s a personnel issue. Dix, a Shell Rock Republican, had indicated previously that a process for investigating harassment issues within the office was ongoing. But it’s never been clear how that would be conducted and what information, if any, would be shared with the public.

An officer-involved, fatal shooting is being investigated in north central Iowa’s Humboldt County. Members of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation responded Saturday to the scene at 205 4th Street in Dakota City, Iowa.  Officers with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office had responded to this location at about 2:30 p.m. on the report of a wanted subject hiding under the deck of the residence.

Officers encountered an armed subject who fired a weapon in the air and then pointed the weapon at officers.  An officer with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources fired at the suspect fatally wounding him. The subject is not being identified at this time pending notification of relatives.

The investigation is ongoing.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:05 a.m. CST

DAKOTA CITY, Iowa – (DPS) — On November 11th, 2017, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation responded to an officer-involved shooting at 205 4th Street in Dakota City, Iowa.  Officers with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office had responded to this location at about 2:30 p.m. on the report of a wanted subject hiding under the deck of the residence.  Officers encountered an armed subject who fired a weapon in the air and then pointed the weapon at officers.  An officer with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources fired at the suspect fatally wounding him. The subject is not being identified at this time pending notification of relatives.  The investigation is ongoing.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man has been released from prison less than two months into his seven-year sentence for shooting his 3-year-old sister in the face with a BB gun. The Sioux City Journal reports that a judge reconsidered 18-year-old Adrian White’s sentence earlier this week and suspended the remainder of White’s prison term. Prosecutors say White shot the preschooler twice in the face in May. One BB fractured the girl’s jaw and the other entered her eye and lodged next to her brain.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Judicial Branch data shows that more than three-fourths of those who took Iowa’s bar exam passed this year. The Des Moines Register reports the state had a 78 percent pass rate this year, compared to 68 percent in 2016. Of the 260 people who took the Iowa bar in 2017, 204 passed. The percentage of people who passed the exam on their first try also increased in 2017.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Police in northeastern Iowa are investigating an overnight shooting that killed one man and left another injured. Cedar Falls police say officers were called to the College Hill area for a report of a shooting around 12:45 a.m. Saturday. Arriving officers found 18-year-old Alex Michael Bullerman, of Waterloo, in a backyard suffering from a gunshot wound. Bullerman was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Muscatine’s annual Candy Cane Hunt has been marked on the calendar. The annual hunt, sponsored by the Muscatine Parks and Recreation Department, is set for 6 p.m. on Dec. 1 in Riverside Park. Areas will be set up in the green space near the basketball courts for two youth age groups _ pre-K through first grade and second through fourth grades.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Judicial Branch data shows that more than three-fourths of those who took Iowa’s bar exam passed this year. The Des Moines Register reports the state had a 78 percent pass rate this year, compared to 68 percent in 2016. Of the 260 people who took the Iowa bar in 2017, 204 passed.

The percentage of people who passed the exam on their first try also increased in 2017. Data show that most of those who took the exam graduated from Drake University and the University of Iowa.

Jerry Anderson is the dean of Drake’s law school. He says the high passing percentage shows that programs are effectively admitting and training students. The exams include essays, multiple-choice questions and a review of fundamental tasks beginning lawyers are expected to know.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man has been released from prison less than two months into his seven-year sentence for shooting his 3-year-old sister in the face with a BB gun. The Sioux City Journal reports that District Judge Steven Andreasen reconsidered 18-year-old Adrian White’s sentence earlier this week and suspended the remainder of White’s prison term. White is now on three years’ probation.

White was sentenced after pleading guilty Sept. 11 to assault and child endangerment. Prosecutors say White was 17 in May when he shot the preschooler twice in the face. One BB fractured the girl’s jaw and the other entered her eye and lodged next to her brain. Surgery was required to remove one of the BBs, but doctors determined the other was too risky to remove.

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Salvation Army in Omaha has kicked off its annual Tree of Light holiday charity campaign. The public turned out Friday at midtown Omaha’s American National Bank for the lighting ceremony of the giant Christmas tree. A day earlier, the Salvation Army held another tree-lighting ceremony at American National Bank in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The ceremonies kicked off the Salvation Army’s red kettle driver, when bell ringers man the red collection kettles outside businesses in Omaha and Council Bluffs.

The campaign continues through Dec. 23. The money collected during the six-week campaign supports Salvation Army programs and services throughout the year, including food pantries, housing, utility assistance, behavioral health services and education. All money raised through the Red Kettle Drive stays in the community where the funds are collected.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha Police Department is looking to hire new officers over the next two years. Applications will be accepted beginning Monday through Dec. 28. The city says it could hire nearly 100 new officers over the next two years as the city expands and a fifth precinct is added. Applicants must be at least 21 before the completion of training and must have a valid current driver’s license. Qualified applicants must have graduated from high school or obtained a GED certificate and must be able to perform the physical requirements of the position. Mental and physical fitness will be determined by examination.

The department says new hires must work as uniform patrol officers for three years before becoming eligible for other opportunities.