A woman from Creston reported to police early this (Wednesday) morning, that someone broke out a window on her pickup truck. The incident happened while the vehicle was parked outside her residence in the 300 block of N. Park Street, in Creston. Stolen from inside the truck, was a purse. The loss was estimated at $350 altogether.

The Iowa Department of Transportation Commission, meeting Tuesday in Ames, approved a RISE (Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy) grant for the City of Council Bluffs. Up to $289,448 from the city share of the RISE Fund was approved for a Local Development grant to assist in the reconstruction of approximately 636 feet of Gifford Road located on the south side of town.

Officials said the project is necessary to provide improved access to more than 69 acres for industrial and technology purposes. It’s expected to be completed by July 2020.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The attorney for an Iowa City man accused of killing his wife says his client will plead not guilty. Johnson County court records say 67-year-old Roy Browning Jr. is charged with first-degree murder in the April 5 stabbing death of JoEllen Browning. Attorney Leon Spies told the Iowa City Press-Citizen on Tuesday that Roy Browning will file a written plea before his Nov. 22 arraignment.

Investigators allege that Roy Browning killed his wife as she was in the process of discovering that he had hidden major financial problems. He stood to gain from her estate worth more than $2 million in retirement accounts and life insurance upon her death. JoEllen Browning had been the director of operating budgets at University of Iowa Health Care, where she had worked for decades.

CEDAR RAPIDS – The Iowa Department of Corrections reports 23-year old Romier Kristian Porter, who was convicted of Willful Injury- Causing Serious Injury in Polk County, walked away from the Gerald R Hinzman Residential Center Tuesday afternoon without permission, and has failed to return. Porter is a black male, 5-feet 5-inches tall, and weighs 217 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on June 13, 2019.  Persons with information on Porter’s whereabouts should contact local police.

Romier Kristian Porter