Two people were arrested on separate drug charges in Mills County. The Sheriff’s Office reports 42-year old Justin Alan Grafenstine, of Pacific Junction, was arrested following an accident that happened on I-29 at around 1:46-a.m. Friday, where his SUV struck a cable barrier. He was charged with OWI 3rd offense, and Possession of Controlled Substance. His bond was set at $6,000

And, at around 5:23-a.m. Saturday, 24-year old Diw Kir Puoch, of Omaha, was arrested following a traffic stop, also on I-29. Puoch was charged with Possession of Controlled Substance. Bond was set at $1,000.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office say no injuries were reported following a collision between an SUV and a deer, Sunday. The accident happened at around 1:17-a.m., as 25-year old Bailey Linn Smith, of Anita, was driving a 2015 Chevy Equinox northbound on Highway 71. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $5,000.

Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports two recent arrests.  Friday evening, 59-year old Robin Clark Latham, of rural Braddyville, was arrested following a traffic stop. Latham was arrested for Driving while license is revoked and Possession of drug paraphernalia.  He was also cited for speeding.  Latham was transported to the Page County Jail where he was held on $1,300 bond.

And, early Saturday morning, Deputies with the Page County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle that was stopped in the traveled portion of intersection at Highways 2 and 59.  Deputies made contact with the driver, 58-year old Richard Gilbert Donnelly, of Fort Collins, CO.  During the investigation, Deputies determined that Donnelly was intoxicated.  He was arrested for OWI 1st Offense and transported to the Page County Jail, where was booked in and later posted $1,000 pending future court appearances.

Two of the Republicans in Iowa’s congressional delegation are calling on the Trump Administration to quickly review federal regulations on so-called “bump stocks.” The device was used by the sniper in last week’s mass shooting in Las Vegas. Republican Congressman David Young of Van Meter, says “I can’t think of a good reason why these things are existing.”  Young says he had no idea what a bump stock was before last week’s news stories about the product. “My understanding is it is basically a tool, an accessory to make a legal weapon into an illegal weapon,” Young says. “And so I’m reaching out with my colleagues to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to revisit their ruling in 2010 when they decided not to regulate these.”

Young is NOT calling for congress to pass a law banning the sale of bump stocks. In the U.S. Senate, Iowa Republican Joni Ernst and a handful of other senators wrote a letter asking the A-T-F to “swiftly review” its permitting of bump stocks which “turn semi-automatic rifles into fully automatic weapons.” Senator Chuck Grassley isn’t rejecting the idea the Senate Judiciary Committee might hold a hearing on legislation that would ban the sale of bump stocks. Grassley, though, has said he needs to “think through” the consequences since a bill that clears his committee could spawn a debate on the senate floor on a number of OTHER gun-related proposal.

Republican Congressman Steve King tweeted on the “slippery slope” subject last Wednesday, asking: “How do good people defend themselves from murderers if liberals take our guns?” The National Rifle Association last week called for an administrative review of the 2010 A-T-F decision that legalized the sale of bump stocks.

(Radio Iowa)

For the first time this season, parts of Iowa are under a Freeze Warning and residents in the far northwestern counties will need to take precautions if they hope to save their flowers and garden vegetables. Meteorologist Mike Fuhs, at the National Weather Service bureau in Sioux Falls, says the Freeze Warning runs from midnight tonight (Monday) through 9 A-M on Tuesday.  “In Lyon County, up in the far northwest corner, we are expecting temperatures to dip down to 32-degrees or less,” Fuhs says. “In the Frost Advisory counties, we are expecting a bit more mild temperatures with readings dropping down into the 33- to 34-degree range.”

Neighboring Osceola and Sioux counties are the ones under the Frost Advisory. Iowans in those areas who have still have blooming flowers, tomatoes on the vine or other tender vegetation, should cover those plants tonight with sheets, blanket or styrofoam cones. “This is the type of a freeze and frost that should -not- get down to the 20-to-25-degree range which would just kill everything,” Fuhs says. “Staying in the upper 20s and lower 30s, if you cover your vegetation up, it’s possible it will survive until the next freeze.”

While parts of central Iowa saw highs on Sunday in the 80s, Fuhs says that weather is gone for now, as a mostly-chilly week is ahead. “We’re looking at near-normal to just below-normal temperatures,” Fuhs says. “They will modify a little bit so we’re not expecting any more in the way of frost and freeze for the rest of the week but by the same token, it will have a difficult time warming up. Our warmest day of the week will probably be Thursday when temperatures get up into the upper 60s.”

Parts of central and southern Iowa may see highs in the low 70s on Thursday. Tonight’s first freeze for northwest Iowa is right on schedule, he says, as it usually arrives within the first ten days of October.

(Radio Iowa)

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports 49-year old Robert Michael Madison, Sr., of Lorimor, was arrested Friday night, at the Union County Law Enforcement Center. Madison, Sr. was taken into custody on a Union County warrant for sex offender registration violation.  He was later released on $2,000 bond.

LEIGHTON, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a year-old infant has drowned in a central Iowa farm pond. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and medics were sent around 3 p.m. Sunday to a residence about 4 miles west-southwest of Leighton. The office says in a news release that family members were performing CPR on the infant when medics arrived. The child was pronounced dead later at Mahaska Health Partnership Hospital in Oskaloosa.

An autopsy has been ordered. The infant’s name and other details about the incident haven’t been released.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday) released a report on several arrests that took place recently. Officials say 19-year old Jonathan Allen Johnson, of Carson, was arrested Saturday evening for Driving While Revoked. 30-year old Joey Lee Ranney, Jr., of Council Bluffs, was arrested Sunday afternoon, for Driving While Barred. Ranney was also cited for speeding and failure to provide proof of insurance.

At around 6:15-p.m. Sunday, 34-year old Jacob Canon Somers, of Glenwood, was arrested for Driving While License Revoked.  46-year old Peter Eugene Jeffrey, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order/Contempt of Court. And, an inmate at the Pott. County Jail, 46-year old Shawn Leon Sweet, of Council Bluffs, was charged with Serious Assault causing injury, after he allegedly assaulted a 50-year old male inmate. The incident was captured on a surveillance system.

A report of a party in Carson where persons under age were present, resulted in three people being cited into court for Minor in Possession. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says Deputies were dispatched at around 12:45-a.m. Sunday, to a location at the corner of North and Commercial Streets. Inside a home at 111 North Street in Carson, there were open beer cans discovered all over the interior.  22-year old Lucas Tanner Freeman, of Carson, was taken into custody for contributing alcohol to minors. Authorities say 20-year old Dustin Ryan Smith, of Oakland, 19-year old Karley Renae Appley, of Hancock, 19-year old Morgan Cecilia Gentile-Turner, of Oakland, and a 17-year old female from Carson were cited for Minor In Possession. The 17-year old was referred to Juvenile Court for consuming alcohol, and then turned over to her parents.

Three people including two from Nebraska and one from Iowa, were arrested Sunday at around 2:40-a.m., following a pursuit in Pottawattamie County. The Sheriff’s Office says A deputy on uniformed patrol saw a black Buick Lucerne with Wisconsin license plates turn off Pioneer Trail onto Bluebird Lane and pull into a driveway. The deputy waited for the vehicle to leave before following it east on Pioneer Trail, where it suddenly turned onto 220th Street and made quick accelerating turns onto Wildflower Avenue, Green Valley Avenue, and Chesnut Road. When the vehicle then turned west on Pioneer, a traffic stop was attempted. A pursuit ensued, which ended when the vehicle left the road on the Highway 370 off ramp and Interstate 29. The vehicle was later determined to have been stolen at around 12:50-a.m. from the Motel 6 parking lot in Council Bluffs. A laptop computer valued at $700 was also recovered from the stolen vehicle, which was valued at $8,500.

Taken into custody, was 21-year old Jennifer Kayla Palmisano, of Papillion, NE., 22-year old Michael Aaron Whisenand, of Omaha, and 20-year old Amanda Dawn Kessler, of Atlantic. Kessler, who suffered a minor injury during the incident, was charged with Theft in the 3rd Degree. Palmisano was charged with Eluding and Theft in the 2nd Degree. Whisenand was charged with Theft in the 3rd degree. Both Whisenand and Kessler were determined to be under the influence at the time of their arrest. All three suspects face charges of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Interference with Official Acts. Palmisano was also charged with being a Fugitive from Justice, as she had felony warrants for her arrest out of Sarpy County, NE.