A small child escaped harm during an attempted carjacking in Council Bluffs on Wednesday morning. Council Bluffs police were called to a possible carjacking that had just occurred at a Casey’s gas station located at 510 23^rd Ave. in Council Bluffs at 7:15am Wednesday.  A small child was still inside the vehicle at the time of the incident.

Soon after officers arrived on location the vehicle was found a short distance away from the original scene with the child still in his seat unharmed.

Council Bluffs Police are still investigating the incident and are searching for two possible suspects. If anyone has information on this incident please contact the Council Bluffs Police Department at 712-328-4765 or Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst announced on Wednesday that she will hold a town hall meeting in Fremont County on August 28th as part of her 99 County Tour for 2019.

The meeting will be held at 10:30am at the Riverton Community Center at 803 Summer Avenue in Riverton on Wednesday, August 28th. The public is welcome to come and talk about issues with Senator Ernst.

DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation today for Madison, Marion, and Warren counties in response to Aug. 20 severe storms and tornadoes.

The governor’s proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program for qualifying residents, along with the Disaster Case Management Program, for these three counties.

The Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program provides grants of up to $5,000 for households with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level or a maximum annual income of $41,560 for a family of three. Grants are available for home or car repairs, replacement of clothing or food, and temporary housing expenses. Original receipts are required for those seeking reimbursement for actual expenses related to storm recovery. The grant application and instructions are available on the Iowa Department of Human Services website. Potential applicants have 45 days from the date of the proclamation to submit a claim.

Disaster Case Management is a program to address serious needs to overcome a disaster-related hardship, injury or adverse condition. Disaster case managers work with clients to create a disaster recovery plan and provide guidance, advice and referral to obtain a service or resource. There are no income eligibility requirements for this program; it closes 180 days from the date of the governor’s proclamation. For information on the Disaster Case Management Program, contact your local community action association or visit www.iowacommunityaction.org.

Iowa residents of counties impacted by the recent severe weather are asked to report damage to help local and state officials better understand the damage sustained. Damage to property, roads, utilities and other storm-related information may be reported. This information will be collected by the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and shared with local emergency management agencies.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have arrested three people who they say weighted down the body of woman and put her in a southern Iowa river to conceal her drug overdose death.

The Iowa Public Safety Department said in a news release Tuesday that 27-year-old Cody Vancenbrock, 34-year-old Holly Kelly and her husband, 28-year-old Nicholas Kelly, face a variety of charges, including abuse of a corpse. Mahaska County court records don’t list lawyers for any of them.

The department says 24-year-old Ashley Shafer died after Vancenbrock injected her with methamphetamine on Aug. 5 at the Kellys’ Oskaloosa apartment.

The department says her body was driven to a rural area of Mahaska County, weighted down and put in the South Skunk River. The body was found and recovered the next day.

Charges against Vancenbrock include involuntary manslaughter.

A two-vehicle accident resulted in no injuries on Tuesday in Red Oak. Red Oak Police report the accident occurred at about 7:10am on Tuesday at the intersection of N 8th Street and E Joy Street.

After investigation it was determined that 36-year-old Jana Marie Rolofson of Red Oak was driving a 1998 GMC Sierra northbound on N 8th Street approaching E Joy Street. A 2003 Ford F150 driven by 54-year-old Julie Biggerstaff of Red oak was heading eastbound on E Joy Street approaching N 8th Street. Biggerstaff failed to see the northbound GMC and proceeded into the intersection and was struck in the passenger door with the front of the Rolofson vehicle.

There were no reported injuries at the scene and both vehicles were driven away. Biggerstaff was cited for Failure to Obey a Yield Sign and her vehicle sustained an estimated $5,000 damage. Rolofson’s GMC sustained an estimated $3,000 damage.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests on Tuesday.

At 10:44am Deputies arrested 42-year-old Michael Leon Boren of Malvern on a Warrant for Harassment 1st, 3 counts of Child Endangerment, Domestic Abuse Assault, and Contempt. He was booked in to the Mills County Jail on $20,000 bond.

At 10:42pm Mills County Deputies arrested 43-year-old Jason Vaughn Young of Silver City for OWI 3rd Offense, Eluding, Driving While License Revoked, and Interference with Official Acts. He was booked in to the Mills County Jail on $11,300 bond.

The Clarinda Police Department reports an arrest has been made following an investigation of the theft of alcoholic liquors from the Clarinda Fareway Grocery Store. The investigation began on August 9th and an arrest was made on Tuesday, August 20^th.

Arrested was 59-year-old Cristobal Mercado Serna of Clarinda on one count of felony theft. Serna was arrested without incident at his residence in Clarinda. Serna is currently being held in the Page County Jail on $2,000 bail.

Reports concerning the incident have been submitted to the office of Page County Attorney Carl M. Sonksen for review regarding the filing of formal charges.