Authorities say an armed man shot by a Fort Madison police officer has died. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says Wednesday that officers encountered the man after being sent late Tuesday to a manufacturing warehouse. The man was armed with a handgun. An officer shot the man, and he died later at a Fort Madison hospital. He was identified as 42-year-old Robert Allen Elfgen.

The officer’s name hasn’t been released. Fort Madison Police Chief Mark Rohloff told station WGEM the warehouse incident was related to the earlier shooting of another man.

VAN HORNE, Iowa (AP) — The mother of a 26-year-old Iowa woman who died in a car crash last month is calling for better signage at rural intersections to protect motorists. WOI in Des Moines reports that Dawn Hess wants the Iowa Department of Transportation to take a closer look at areas where lighting or rumble strips might not be enough to warn people about upcoming stops.

Her daughter, Baylee Hess, of La Porte City, was killed Nov. 30 at a Highway 30 intersection near Van Horne, in eastern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol says Hess failed to stop and crossed under a trailer, landing in a ditch.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced a public service campaign to address increased vaping by Iowa teenagers. The campaign announced Wednesday will focus on social media and information programs for parents and students. Reynolds says increasing awareness and education on the known risks of vaping will help prevent young people from suffering nicotine addiction and health problems.

The campaign will feature videos targeted at teens on SnapChat, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Hulu and other sites. Reynolds says she won’t sign an executive order to ban the sale of flavored vaping products because such moves have been blocked in the courts in other states.

Council Bluffs, Iowa – Dec. 11, 2019 – The Iowa Dept. of Transportation’s District 4 Office in Atlantic reports good news for travelers in the Council Bluffs area: U.S. Highway 6 was expected to open today (Wednesday).

Traffic will be able to use both eastbound lanes while westbound traffic will have one lane. Traffic has been head-to-head throughout the summer. This segment is part of a two-year project to replace the pavement in the area.  Asphalt shoulders and other items will be completed next spring.

The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least double in work zones. As in all work zones, drivers should stay alert, allow ample space between vehicles, and wear seat belts.

Three arrests have taken place in Mills County. The Sheriff’s Office reports 31-year old Jacob Cole Harbold, of Des Moines. was arrested Tuesday on a warrant out of Polk County, for Violation of Parole and Failure To Appear. Harbold was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail.

A little after 1:15-a.m. today (Wednesday), 55-year old Concepion Castro, of Houston, TX was arrested for Public Intoxication. Bond was set at $300. And, at around 4-a.m., 24-year old D’Angelo Thomas Monson, of Glenwood, was arrested for Intimidation with a weapon. His bond: was set at $5,000.

A California man who pleaded guilty in Iowa to child sexual exploitation has been given 30 years in a federal prison.Prosecutors say 22-year-old David Vogelpohl, of Vista, California, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. He must serve five years of supervised release after he leaves prison and must comply with sex offender requirements.He had admitted that he persuaded a girl under 18 to engage in sexually explicit conduct last year for the purpose of producing visual depictions.