A traffic stop late Friday night in Shenandoah resulted in a woman taken into custody on drug charges. Authorities say Officers stopped a vehicle in the 200 block of N. Elm Street at around 10:20-p.m., Friday. After speaking with the occupants of the vehicle and K-9 “Argo” being deployed, officers arrested 37-year old Amber Sue Glantz, of Shenandoah.

Glantz was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine) – a serious misdemeanor and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – a simple misdemeanor. She was transported to Page County Jail, where her bond was set at $1,000.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:00-a.m. CST

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The powerful and controversial leader of the board that governs Iowa’s public universities says he will not seek a second six-year term. Iowa Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter said Friday that it was a tough decision, but he will not ask Gov. Terry Branstad for a new appointment. He thanked Branstad for giving him the opportunity to serve and said he is leaving satisfied with accomplishments that include a tuition freeze.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Woodbury County attorney has cleared of wrongdoing a Sioux City police officer who fatally shot a South Dakota man during a traffic stop. County Attorney Patrick Jennings said Friday that Officer Dylan Grimsley was justified in shooting 36-year-old Daniel Riedmann, of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, on Dec. 7. Police say Grimsley shot Riedmann when Riedmann reached for something. Police say a loaded handgun was found in the vehicle.

DENVER (AP) — Authorities say a 27-year-old Iowa man was shot to death east of Denver. The Adams County coroner tells the Denver Post that Zackery Henderson, of Mason City, Iowa, was pronounced dead at Denver Health Medical Center. Deputies responding to reports of a disturbance say Henderson was found fatally wounded at about 3 a.m. Monday near the intersection of U.S. 36 and North Pecos Street.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has made it significantly more difficult for police to continue to ask questions or even ask for a driver’s license during routine traffic stops if there is no reasonable suspicion a crime has been committed. In a ruling Friday, the majority of a divided 4-3 court overturned a 30-year-old Iowa legal precedent that said officers could at least ask drivers to produce their license during routine stops.

The Woodbury County Attorney has ruled Sioux City police were justified in shooting an armed suspect to death during a traffic stop last December. “The death of Daniel Riedmann is determined to be a justifiable homicide under the laws of the State of Iowa,” according to Woodbury County Attorney Patrick Jennings. He talked about the shooting of 36-year-old Daniel Riedmann (RIDE-man) during a news conference Friday afternoon.

“Riedmann was actively disobeying the officers’ commands to exit the vehicle and, in fact, he locked his door,” Jennings said. “When Riedmann began to make aggressive movements inside the vehicle, the officers did draw their weapons and continually instructed him to show his hands and exit the vehicle. Still, Riedmann refused to obey those officers’ commands.”

Sioux City Police had stopped a vehicle with a female driver and a passenger on the evening of December 7th. The passenger was Riedmann, who was from Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. The officers learned there was an arrest warrant for Riedmann, who was to be considered armed and dangerous. Officer Jordan Burns saw a handgun on the rear seat behind Riedmann. Jennings says Officer Dylan Grimsley shot Riedmann as the suspect began reaching for something.

“Had Riedmann not made aggressive movements away from offices which denied Grimsley the ability to see Riedmann’s hands, Grimsley would not have been faced with the split-second resulting in him using deadly force for officer safety,” Jennings says. The policeman fired four shots, striking Riedemann four times. Trevor Modlin of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says the handgun WAS loaded.

“The gun actually came out of the car when Riedmann was removed from the vehicle, so it fell out with him,” Modlin says. Modlin says an autopsy showed Riedemann had meth along with amphetamines in his system at the time of the shooting.

(Radio Iowa)

A new study shows a one-cent statewide sales tax has helped Iowa schools address overdue facility and equipment needs. The Secure an Advanced Vision for Education — or SAVE — fund was created by the legislature in 2008 to replace another tax program that led to inequities between urban and rural districts. Iowa State University economist Dave Swenson says districts have used money from the SAVE fund for a variety of purposes, depending on their size and student population trends.

“Growing districts have way more demand for new bricks and mortar. Stable districts are looking to be able to maintain maybe both their bricks and mortar and their equipment needs, while some of the declining rural districts are having to invest in technology and alternative education systems and mechanisms,” Swenson said.

The ISU study, compiled for the Iowa Association of School Boards, covered SAVE spending from 2009 to 2015. During that time, SAVE has generated just under three-billion dollars ($3 billion) for school infrastructure construction projects. But, Swenson notes districts can also borrow, based on future SAVE revenues, and they’ve taken on a combined $2.42 billion in debt.

“That penny sales tax appears to not be sufficient to fund all of their incremental equipment and infrastructure needs,” Swenson said. One of the selling points for the SAVE fund was the promise of property tax relief. The ISU researchers found that 30 percent of Iowa school districts used SAVE funds for direct property tax relief in 2011. However, that level dropped to just under 17 percent four years later. The SAVE fund is due to expire in 2029.

(Radio Iowa)

Republicans in the state legislature who’re poised to change Iowa’s collective bargaining law may get an earful at weekend forums in their districts. The leaders of Iowa’s public sector unions have said they do NOT plan to mimic what happened in Wisconsin when lawmakers in that state took steps to retract union bargaining rights. Danny Homan is president of AFSCME Council 61, which represents state and local government workers in Iowa.

“I was in Wisconsin. I participated in those large rallies. That didn’t work very well,” Homan says. “We don’t have the time if we wanted to because I believe this bill’s signed (into law) Monday or Tuesday of next week.” Iowa State Education Association president Tammy Wawro says government workers can’t take time off to drive to Des Moines for a pro-union rally.

“They are actually working their tail off to try to do the best they can every day, taking care of people across this state,” Wawro says. But Wawro is encouraging members of the teachers’ union to go to forums Saturday, to speak with their local legislators. “They need to go talk to the people maybe they even voted for and say, ‘Hey, this isn’t what we elected you to do,'” Wawro says. There will be a public hearing at the statehouse Monday night. Bill backers say it’s likely the labor bill will pass the House AND Senate early next week.

(Radio Iowa)

A cable T-V ghost hunter show is featuring a building in southwestern Iowa tonight (Friday) that’s long been considered haunted. Known as Malvern Manor, it’s one of the oldest buildings in that Mills County town. It first opened in the mid-1800s as a hotel, according to co-owner Josh Heard, who says he’s had all sorts of creepy experiences in the aging structure.

“Disembodied voices, a lot of bangs, creeks and cracks all the way to shadow figures. Object manipulation, things tugging on your clothes, breathing in your ears, grabbing your arms and things like that,” Heard says. “It is literally all over this house and all the time.” He adds, even coming in to vacuum the floors can be “nerve-wracking.” After serving as a hotel for nearly a century, catering primarily to railroad travelers, the sprawling building became a nursing home in the 1950s and in the 1970s, was converted to a group home for people with various addictions and ailments.

“Any type of mental illness you can think of, everything from people with alcoholism to the more exotic cases like multiple personalities, schizophrenia,” Heard says. “It was a very odd population of people to have under one roof.” Heard conducted his own “paranormal investigation” inside the manor and the owner later decided to sell it and Heard snapped it up. The historic building is mostly empty today and it’s making a come-back of sorts, as people want to visit it and see if they can have an other-worldly experience of their own.

“If they want a guided tour, we do offer that,” Heard says. “It lasts generally about an hour. About a half-hour of just walking through the building, getting some of the history, some of the claims of activity and then we let you do what we call a ‘free roam’ of the place for about a half-hour, 45 minutes.” The huge building is full of twists and turns, narrow stairs, some original furnishings and lots of stories. Scattered about, you might see items that belonged to former residents as well as wheelchairs, beds, cafeteria trays and kitchen supplies.

The Malvern Manor will be featured on T-L-C’s “Paranormal Lockdown” at 8 p.m.

(Radio Iowa)

BENTON, Iowa (AP) — An early morning house fire in the tiny southern Iowa community of Benton has left two people dead. KCCI-TV reports Ringgold County emergency crews were notified about the fire about 3 a.m. Friday.

The county sheriff’s office says when crews from the Mount Ayr Fire Department arrived, they found the home engulfed in smoke and flames. Firefighters pulled 68-year-old Linda Gale Haley and 71-year-old Robert Fey Haley out of the building. Firefighters attempted CPR but were unable to revive either person.

The state fire marshal is investigating the blaze.

A fast food restaurant parking lot in Council Bluffs was the scene of a chain reaction accident Friday afternoon. Council Bluffs Police say 61-year old Michael Forbes, of Council Bluffs, was parking his 2002 Toyota 4Runner in the parking lot of The Great Wall restaurant in the 400 Block of East Broadway at around 12:45-p.m., when he apparently hit the accelerator pedal instead of the brake.

His vehicle jumped the curb and struck two vehicles that were parked in the Jimmy Johns parking lot. The passenger side tires of the SUV struck the front of a 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix, which caused it to ramp onto the driver’s side and come to rest against a 2015 Ford Fusion. All vehicles sustained moderate damage, but all remained driveable. The Grand Prix and Fusion were both unoccupied.

Forbes was not hurt, but he was trapped inside the vehicle until Fire Department personnel braced the vehicle and were able to extricate him. No citations were issued as the incident happened on private property.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports State Conservation Officer Michael Miller was on routine patrol late this (Friday) morning when he saw two men setting up an ice fishing shelter on West Lake Osceola, in southern Iowa. In a press release Miller said “I saw them out there and yelled ‘how much ice are you on?’ and they said ‘three inches.’” He told them to get off the ice immediately.

Miller said one angler made it safely off the ice, but the other broke through about 10 yards from shore.  Office Miller grabbed his throw bag from his vehicle, threw it to the man in the lake and with the help of the other angler, pulled him to shore. It all happened in about five minutes.

According to Miller, the man said he was losing feeling in his hands, and his hands were hurting. “At this point”, he said, “I was more worried about the threat from exposure than from drowning.” Paramedics arrived and examined the angler, who was then released from the scene.

Miller, who covers Clarke and Decatur counties for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, has seen anglers break through the ice before, but has never pulled one out. He said “I told them next time they want to go ice fishing this time of year, to go north. It’s 48 degrees here with a south wind. Our ice conditions have been deteriorating quickly for some time.”

Ice fishing is not recommended over about the southern third of Iowa. Anglers should use extreme caution during the latter part of the winter as the longer days, thaw-freeze cycles and warmer winds begin to weaken the ice.