A call about a disturbance early Sunday morning, in Oakland, resulted in an arrest. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports 18-year old Shane Elam Rouse, II, of Oakland, was taken into custody at around 3:50-a.m., for Disorderly Conduct/Fighting, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Authorities say a Deputy was dispatched to the area of Hill Street for a disturbance involving two males in the street who were fighting. When the Deputy arrived, he was unable to locate the subjects. Another Deputy stopped an SUV that was leaving the are of the disturbance. The vehicle was pulled over in the Casey’s parking lot, in Oakland.

Rouse was a passenger in the vehicle. The report says Rouse’ knuckles were bloody. He acknowledged he had been in a fight with three people in ski masks on Hill Street, because they disrespected his girlfriend. Rouse was alleged to be “Extremely intoxicated and uncooperative.”

Based on his own admissions with regard to the incident, he was placed under arrest, at which time a marijuana pipe was found in his boxer shorts, near his groin. He was transported to the Pott. County Jail without incident.

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Police in Creston say three people were arrested over the past few days. At around 1-a.m. Sunday, 28-year old Maria Rodriguez Muffley, of Creston, was arrested for Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct. She was later released from the Union County Jail on a $300 bond.

At around 12:25-a.m. Saturday, 21-year old Emery Mullen, of Des Moines, was arrested in Creston for Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was later released from the Union County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

And, 38-year old Seth Preston, of Creston, was arrested Friday morning on a Union County warrant for Failure to Comply with the Pretrial Release Program, on original charges of Controlled Substance Violation, Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense – Marijuana, and Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense. Preston was being held without bond, in the Union County Jail.

Authorities said also, Becky Sale, of Lorimor, was cited Aug. 23rd, for Failure to Abate a nuisance on property she owns in the 100 block of S. Stone Street.

Iowa’s new collective bargaining law that went into effect this year requires teachers and other school employees in 14 school districts and community colleges to hold recertification votes next month. The leader of the state’s largest teacher union is trying to get the word out. Iowa State Education Association president Tammy Wawro has visited all 14 schools urging teachers and other employees to watch for that envelope in the mail “It’s the most busy time of year for them and it’s imperative that their voice is heard,” Wawro says.

Wawro says under the law anyone who doesn’t vote will be counted as a no whether or not they’re union members. And if the vote falls short, the master contract covering all school employees goes away. Wawro says employees will have two weeks to return paper ballots by mail. ” If a unit does not recertify — the contract is gone. What concerns me is that that people don’t understand,” Wawro says.

The first ballots will be mailed out September 12th. The I-S-E-A is fighting the new law in court.

(Radio Iowa)

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DECATUR, Neb. (AP) – The Nebraska Transportation Department says a Missouri River bridge that connects Decatur, Nebraska, to western Iowa will reopen Monday morning, well ahead of schedule. Weather permitting, the bridge will open to one lane of traffic controlled by flaggers or temporary signals. Width restrictions will remain in place.

Workers have been making structural repairs to abutments on each end of the bridge, and pavement leading up to the bridge on each side is being replaced. The reopening had been scheduled for Sept. 11.

A collision between a car and a pickup late Sunday morning in Red Oak, caused $5,000 damage altogether, and resulted in both drivers being cited. Red Oak Police say 90-year old Carol Deane Sharpe, of Red Oak, was traveling north 4th Street at around 11:35-a.m., when he failed to obey a stop sign. His 1993 Ford Ranger pickup was struck on the left rear side by a 2003 Chrysler Sebring, driven by 14-year old Kennedy Ann Lamb, of Red Oak. Lamb was traveling east on Highway 34 when the collision occurred.

A passenger in the pickup had a minor injury, according to Police, but refused medical treatment. Following an investigation, Lamb was cited for Violation of a School Permit, and Sharpe was cited for Failure to Obey a Stop Sign.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The man who ran U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign in Iowa is joining the Democratic nomination race for David Young’s U.S. House seat.

Pete D’Alessandro says progressive agendas need to be at the forefront during the 2018 elections if Democrats hope to make any gains in Congress. He envisions a campaign that trumpets a new plan for Iowans and Americans rather than just opposing President Donald Trump. He told The Des Moines Register : “We have to be offering a vision.”

D’Alessandro served as political director for Gov. Chet Culver before joining Sanders’ campaign in 2016 and is the sixth Democrat to announce a run in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes Des Moines.

Around 20 Red Cross volunteers from Iowa are in Texas, helping victims of devastating flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey along the Gulf Coast. Marty Schiessl of Dubuque spoke with KCRG-TV this (past) weekend shortly before driving an Emergency Response Vehicle to Houston. He said preparation is key. “You prepare the best you can and then just go with the changes as they come about,” Schiessl said.

This is his ninth national deployment and Schiessl was told he’d be serving food to those in need. “We’ll be going not only to the temporary shelters that they have set up for the affected people who had to evacuate but also as the people get back into their neighborhoods and start fixing up their damaged homes we’ll be going through and feeding house to house,” Schiessl explained.

Schiessl told KCRG he volunteers simply because he enjoys helping people and he encourages other Iowans to give it try.  “If anyone has time in their life to help out and become a volunteer, you know take the time to do that. Get some training and help out and make a difference in your world,” Schiessl said.

In addition to the 20 volunteers, four Emergency Response Vehicles from Iowa are in Texas.

(KCRG via Radio Iowa)

Two men are in custody after three people were shot early Sunday morning in downtown Iowa City — about half an hour before closing time at bars in the area. Iowa City police say none of the victims or the two men charged in connection with the shootings are University of Iowa students. Officials sent out a tweet Sunday morning to make that announcement after being flooded with calls from the parents of students.

Authorities say the shootings were the result of on-going conflicts between two groups of people from Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. Officials would not identify the groups as gangs, but indicated members of these groups are well-known to police in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids.

The three shooting victims range in age from 22 to 27 and one of them was initially listed in critical condition by authorities. A 23-year-old Iowa City man has been charged with attempted murder and intimidation with a dangerous weapon. A 21-year-old from Cedar Rapids has been charged with trafficking in stolen weapons and interference with official acts and public intoxication.

(Radio Iowa)