Three people were arrested, one escaped apprehension, and an elderly male was injured, all following a pursuit in Pottawattamie County, Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say at around 10:20-a.m., Council Bluffs Police assisted the Carter Lake Police Department and the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Department in the apprehension of a vehicle pursuit suspect.

Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputies and Carter Lake Police initiated a vehicle stop on a black Dodge Stratus with stolen plates in Carter Lake. The vehicle failed to yield and fled to Omaha and then across the I-480 bridge into Council Bluffs and to the area of Northgate Apartments at 1222 N. 31st St. Officers and Deputies located one of two suspects, 24-year old Lathen Bills, of Council Bluffs, while he was running from the area. Bills was taken into custody approximately two blocks from the suspect vehicle. He was charged with Eluding a Police Officer and taken to Pottawattamie County Corrections. Additional charges are pending completion of investigations by the Carter Lake P-D and Pott. County Sheriff’s  Department.

The second suspect, described as a Hispanic male fled from the scene as well. Authorities were unable to locate or identify the second suspect. Officials say that while running away from the scene, Bills was allegedly involved in a confrontation with an elderly gentleman. It’s believed Bills struck the elderly victim in the face causing significant facial injuries and a possible concussion. The victim was taken to the hospital for examination. Bills was charged with Willful injury for the assault.

While at the scene, an officer observed a white Honda Civic traveling at a high rate of speed. The vehicle pulled into the general area where officers were searching, parked and two females exited the vehicle. The officer approached the vehicle and ran the license plate finding that the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Omaha.

Two women fled from the vehicle, but they were eventually located in the Featherstone Apartment Complex. An investigation determined the stolen vehicle was not related to the initial pursuit by Carter Lake Police. The driver of the stolen vehicle, 32-year old Jherri Stabler, of Omaha, was arrested for Theft 2nd and eluding. The passenger in the vehicle, 23-year old Hope Walking Bull, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for eluding and possession of weapons, after she was found to be in possession of brass knuckles.

Several dozen people turned up at the Iowa Capitol to watch lawmakers debate a bill that would limit how public workers can negotiate their working conditions. Public galleries in the GOP-controlled Senate were nearly full by 6 p.m. Tuesday as lawmakers discussed details of a bill that would cut mandatory collective bargaining rights for public sector employees like teachers, nurses and correctional officers. Lawmakers in the Senate began debating the bill around 4 p.m.

Democrats in the Iowa Legislature have introduced dozens of proposed changes to a GOP-backed bill that would cut most collective bargaining rights for public sector employees in the state. Lawmakers filed more than 70 amendments in the Republican-majority House ahead of scheduled debate Tuesday. More than a dozen amendments were filed in the GOP-controlled Senate before debate in that chamber.

The process of reviewing all the proposed changes could take hours. It’s unclear when formal votes will take place. Republican lawmakers announced Tuesday afternoon they would also make some changes to the bill. Democrats say even with those changes, the legislation would gut the state’s collective bargaining law.

A juvenile female who ran away from the Clarinda Academy Tuesday afternoon, was apprehended less than  one-half hour after she was reported missing, not far away from the Academy campus. The Clarinda Academy is a residential foster care facility that provides residential treatment to at-risk and delinquent male and female youth from several states.

Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer said Tuesday, that the Sheriff’s Office was notified the Native American female was missing at around 2:34-p.m. She had been missing for an hour prior to the facility notifying Law Enforcement.

Personnel from the Sheriff’s Office conducted a search of the area to the west of P Avenue on 190th Street after receiving a phone call a little after 2:30-p.m. from an observant citizen.  Just before 3-p.m., personnel from the Sheriff’s Office located the juvenile on 190th Street approximately .4 mile west of N Avenue, or about 4.5 miles from the Clarinda Academy grounds.  She was apprehended without incident and transported back to the Clarinda Academy where she was turned over to Academy staff.

The run-a-way report was taken by the Clarinda Police Department.  The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Clarinda Police Department and observant citizens of rural Page County.

The Harlan Police Department reports two people were arrested after officers were called to a disturbance at 2104 Lincoln Avenue, Monday. 35-year old Kristina Namanny and 19-year old Justin Dickinson, both of Harlan, were taken into custody and transported to the Shelby County Jail where Dickinson was charged with domestic abuse assault with strangulation. Namanny was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and prohibited acts penalties.

Last Friday, 26-year old Chasta Keys, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop. Keys was taken to the Shelby County Jail where she was charged with driving under suspension and operating a non-registered vehicle. Keys was previously arrested Feb. 2nd as well, on an active warrant out of Council Bluffs. On that date, she was transported to the Shelby County Jail where she was also charged with driving under suspension and cited for operation of a motor vehicle without registration.

On Feb. 5th, 44-year old Larry Lange, of Harlan, was taken into custody when officers were called to an unconscious male in 1400 block of 7th Street. Lange was taken by ambulance to Myrtue Medical Center where he was cleared to be taken to the Shelby County Jail. Lange was charged with intoxication in public and disorderly conduct.

And, on January 29th, Harlan Police were called to the scene of an assault that took place in the 500 block of Main Street. As a result of the investigation a complaint was filed with the Shelby County Clerk of Court charging 38-year old Jason Anderson, of Walnut, with assault for allegedly striking Judden Flanery.

AMES, Iowa (AP) – An audit is questioning whether Iowa State University President Steven Leath violated policy by storing and transporting firearms in campus housing and airplanes without written approvals. A Board of Regents report says ISU has no documentation that Leath applied for and received waivers required to bring guns on school property. Leath stores firearms at the president’s mansion, the Knoll, and has brought them on university planes to hunt during fundraising trips.

University policy bans weapons, without advanced approvals for storage and transportation. The report says Leath received verbal approval to store weapons at the Knoll following a campus police inspection.

ISU says Leath believed that approval also applied to transportation and that documentation likely existed but couldn’t be found due to administrators’ retirements. Leath’s obtaining a new waiver. The audit came after the Bleeding Heartland blog reported in November that Leath’s hunting trips likely violated the weapons policy.

Iowa State University expects to lose tens of thousands of dollars unloading an airplane it purchased 2 1/2 years ago for his President Steven Leath’s travel. A notice seeking a broker to handle the sale says Iowa State will likely list the 2011 Cirrus between $429,000 and $480,000, and is willing to negotiate to have it sold within 90 days.

That range is less than what a university statement called the “exceptional price” of $498,000 it paid in 2014 – before the broker gets paid a likely five-figure fee. Such depreciation wouldn’t be unusual. But Leath told reporters in December that he expected to make money or break even on the planned sale, announced the day an audit found he used it for a mix of official and personal business.

The Atlantic City Council, Wednesday evening, has a full agenda to work through. They’ll start out at 5:30-p.m. in their chambers at City Hall, with a Public Hearing with regard to signage for a local roofing and siding company whose office is at 700 Walnut Street. Business owner Scott Prociw, on Feb. 1st, requested a hearing about issues he has with the City requiring him to remove four large signs on his property, that just happen to be blocking the view of a building to the south, where Mayor Dave Jones has his insurance office. Three other businesses are also located in the same building as Jones’ office.

The issue is whether the signs are legal under the City Zoning Ordinance. The City claims no permit was submitted prior to the signs being erected, that the minimum elevation does not meet 10-feet, and that there is a limit of two signs on the property. Prociw obtained a permit in January for a sign currently exists on the building itself. Under the Code, at least three of the other signs must be removed. City Administrator John Lund is expected to recommend the Council take no action on the matter, and instead allow Prociw to request a meeting of the Board of Adjustment, at a cost to him of $150. He could also request multiple variances costing $200 each, according to Lund. If Prociw does not want to state his case in front of the BoA, Lund will recommend the signs in the parking lot be removed.

In other business, the Council will act on an order to Adopt the Proposed FY 2018 City of Atlantic Budget, and set the date/time for a Public Hearing on Budget as March 1st, 2017, at 5:30-p.m.  The final budget must be submitted to the State of Iowa by March 15th. The proposed budget amounts to just under $12.5-million, which is a decrease over the FY 2017 budget of 14.78%, or more than $1.847-million.

The Budget calls for a property tax increase of 1.48-percent.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors, Wednesday, will hear from a representative with Wellmark Insurance, with regard to the FY2016 Group Health program, and act on renewal of the program for FY2018. The Board will also act on appointing a Weed Commissioner for March 2017 through February 2018, and set the date for a Public Hearing on the FY-2017-18 Cass County Budget. The meeting begins 8:30-a.m. Wednesday in the Supervisors’ Board Room at the Cass County Courthouse.

In Greenfield, the Adair County Board of Supervisors meeting gets underway at 9:30-a.m. (which is 1/2 hour later than normal), in the Court Room at the Adair County Courthouse. During their session, the Board will discuss and/or act on Township Clerk wages, receive follow-up correspondence from/with the DNR, with regard to Solid Waste, and hear from Wellmark representative Lacie Litton, with regard to Health Insurance Renewal.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he spoke with Republicans in neighboring Iowa as they prepared to vote on a bill that would eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers there. Walker’s signature achievement as governor was signing a similar bill into law in Wisconsin six years ago. Walker tweeted on Monday night that he had spoken via Skype with Iowa Republicans and offered encouraging words to them in advance of a vote Tuesday on the proposal.

Walker’s spokesman Tom Evenson says that Walker discussed how Republicans overcame protests to pass Wisconsin’s law, known as Act 10. Evenson says Walker also showed photos from the protests on the call with the Iowa Senate and House Republican caucuses. Evenson says Iowa Senate Republicans initiated the contact with Walker.

The Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature is moving to approve a bill that would cut most collective bargaining rights for public sector employees. The bill is scheduled for floor debate today (Tuesday) in the House and Senate, one week after it was made public. Republican lawmakers fast-tracked the legislation amid growing protests at the state Capitol. Hundreds turned out Monday night for a public hearing.

Procedural moves in both legislative chambers could take hours. Iowa’s collective bargaining law currently ensures roughly 180,000 public workers such as teachers, nurses and correctional officers can negotiate over issues including health insurance, extra pay and grievances. The bill would specifically prohibit those discussions, though a key GOP lawmaker says there may be changes to the bill.

Republicans say the legislation will give local officials more flexibility with budgets.

The driver of a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee escaped injury Monday morning, when he stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake, causing the SUV to strike a pickup and a Subway sandwich shop, in Glenwood. According to Glenwood Police, the accident happened at around 10:40-a.m., Monday. 65-year old Paul Alan Krietemyer, of Glenwood, was driving the SUV when the incident occurred.

The Jeep struck a legally parked 2012 Dodge Ram pickup, which in-turn hit a legally parked unoccupied 2013 Dodge Dart. After striking the unoccupied pickup, the Jeep continued moving forward before striking the building, causing a brick external wall to crack. Damage to the building was estimated at $5,000. The vehicles sustained a combined $11,500 damage. No citations were issued.

And, the Mills County Sheriff’s Office today (Tuesday) reports two recent arrests. 55-year old Terry Wayne Lewis, of Malvern, was arrested at around 2:10-a.m. today (Tuesday), for OWI/1st offense, and Carrying a Weapon. His bond was set at $3,000. Monday evening, 23-year old Rocky Alan James Runyon, of Glenwood, was arrested following a traffic stop, for Possession of a Controlled Substance, and on a warrant for Probation Violation. His bond was also set at $3,000.