The name of the teenager is being released who died in a weekend all-terrain vehicle accident near Forest City. Family members are on record as having identified the victim as Colby Schleuger. The Iowa State Patrol says an ATV being operated by the teen went into a ditch on a gravel road west of Forest City about 6 o’clock Sunday evening. Schleuger was a freshman at Forest City High School.

It’s the second fatal incident in just over two weeks in Winnebago County involving a child on such a vehicle. 11-year-old Carter Trunkhill of Woden was killed in a Utility Task Vehicle rollover west of Forest City and north of Crystal Lake on April 8th.

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The Creston Police Department reports 37-year old Juliann Edsall, of Creston, was arrested Monday evening on a Union County warrant for Unauthorized Use of a Credit Card (with the charges amounting to less than $1,000). Edsall was transported to the Ringgold County Jail and later released on $2,000 bond.

And, a Creston woman reported to Police Monday night, that sometime between 10-a.m. Monday and 2-p.m., someone kicked-in the garage door at her residence, causing about $50 damage. The incident remains under investigation.

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MARION, Iowa (AP) – A July trial has been scheduled for an Iowa kindergarten teacher who prosecutors say didn’t report that a 15-year-old volunteer sexually abused her students. Court records say 59-year-old Diane Graham has pleaded not guilty to failure to report child abuse. Her trial is set to begin July 31.

Court records say Graham was a teacher at Starry Elementary in Marion when two students told her in August that they were being abused by the volunteer. Prosecutors say Graham did not report the abuse, allowing it to continue for two more months.

The student volunteer was convicted as a juvenile last month of fondling three kindergarteners. His legal fate will be decided at a disposition hearing scheduled for Friday.

A Council Bluffs man is in custody following a rollover accident late Monday night in Pottawattamie County. Council Bluffs Police, along with Fire and Rescue personnel responded to the 53 mile marker of Interstate 29 for a single-vehicle rollover accident at around 11-p.m. Authorities say 24-year old Andrew Buss, of Council Bluffs, was driving a 2005 Chevy Silverado pickup southbound on I-29, when he lost control of the vehicle, which rolled over on the roadway.

Buss reported he had swerved to miss a deer on the road, but he was arrested for Failure to Maintain Control and on suspicion of Operating a motor vehicle While Intoxicated.  A couple lanes of the interstate had to be shut down for a short time until the vehicle could be removed from the roadway.

Andrew Buss

An investigation into a  report of a bloody woman and man in the area of 29th and Avenue B in Council Bluffs early this (Tuesday) morning, resulted in two women being arrested on Burglary and other charges. Bluffs Police say 23-year old Hope Nikol Walking Bull and 32-year old Jherri Rae Stabler, both of Council Bluffs, were arrested for Burglary, Disorderly Conduct and Public Intoxication. They suffered minor lacerations during their alleged break-in from coming into contact with broken glass. The pair were brought to the Pottawattamie County Jail and held on $25,000 bond, each.

Hope Nikol Walking Bull

Jherri Rae Stabler

Authorities say Council Bluffs Police officers were notified shortly after midnight, that one of the two persons who was bloody at the scene, allegedly attempted to break into a residence before assaulting the 23-year old male homeowner. Upon arrival in the area officers located two intoxicated female parties covered in blood matching the description of the burglary suspects. Walking Bull and Stabler were positively identified by the victim as being the burglars / assailants.

The victim / homeowner reported minor injuries, but refused medical treatment.

A traffic stop Monday evening in Elliott resulted in the arrest of a woman for Driving While Barred. 31-year old Sarah Beth Ewing, of Elliott, was taken into custody at around 7:10-p.m. and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where bond was set at $2,000.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:59 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A plan to spend nearly a half-million dollars remodeling the interior of the newest state office building in Des Moines is moving forward despite budget cuts that are hitting an array of state programs and services. The Iowa Utilities Board is planning to demolish and redo much of the customer service area in its six-year-old building, adding a conference room and a nicer reception area. Planning documents call for new glass walls and doors, woodwork, paint and even a 75-inch television.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa athletic director Gary Barta said Monday that three separate rounds of complaints from parents and field hockey players prompted an investigation into the program that ultimately led to the firing of coach Tracey Griesbaum in 2014. Griesbaum’s termination is a central piece of a lawsuit filed by former top female administrator Jane Meyer against the university.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Polaris Industries plans to close its plant in the northwest Iowa city of Milford, leaving up to 300 employees out of work. Polaris spokeswoman Kelly Basgen told the Sioux City Journal on Monday the company would stop production of all-terrain and utility vehicles at the Milford plant that had operated since 2013. Production would shift to plants in Alabama, Minnesota and California. Company executive Ken Pucel says the plant was being closed to “streamline our plant infrastructure.”

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Federal officials say 15 people have been indicted for allegedly trafficking eagles and other migratory birds. The U.S. attorney’s office in South Dakota and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced charges Monday after a two-year undercover investigation. U.S. Attorney Randy Seiler says that officials expect “significant” additional federal charges.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Polaris Industries plans to close its plant in the northwest Iowa city of Milford, leaving up to 300 employees out of work. Polaris spokeswoman Kelly Basgen told the Sioux City Journal on Monday the company would stop production of all-terrain and utility vehicles at the Milford plant that had operated since 2013. Production would shift to plants in Alabama, Minnesota and California.

Basgen says some employee could move to other Polaris plants, leaving between 275 and 300 workers out of a job. Ken Pucel, the company’s executive vice president of operations, says the plant was being closed in an effort to “streamline our plant infrastructure.”

Polaris is based in the Minneapolis suburb of Medina.