Police in Red Oak report 21-year old Steven Cody Esquivel, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 1:30 this (Monday) morning, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 bond.

Red Oak Police arrested 22-year old Daniel Joseph Pate, of Atlantic, Sunday night for Public Intoxication. Pate was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond. In a separate incident, Red Oak Police arrested 28-year old Randi Lynn VanLeuven, of Red Oak for violation of a no-contact order. Her bond was also set at $300.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

SEATTLE, Washington — KTIV in Sioux City reports Captain Al Haynes, who has been considered a hero for his abilities during the United Airlines Flight 232 crash, died on Sunday, at a hospital in Seattle. The flight crashed in July 1989 at the Sioux Gateway Airport, due to complete loss of all hydraulic lines when a tail fan failed. One hundred and twelve lives were lost in the crash. However, within 40 minutes, all 184 survivors had been found, triaged, and transported to local hospitals. Funeral services for Haynes have not yet been confirmed.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The city of Davenport is considering changes in its landscaping near the Mississippi river to ensure that it has room for bigger barriers in future floods. City officials are considering spending $180,000 to remove two road dividers filled with dirt and plants to make way for the bigger barriers.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A sinkhole will continue interfering with traffic in downtown Dubuque for about another month. The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald reports city officials estimate that it will take that long to figure out what is causing the hole under a lane of White Street downtown and fix the problem.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A man convicted of second-degree murder for a crash that killed two people has been sentenced to 70 years in prison. The Coloradoan reports 20-year-old Marcos Orozco was sentenced Friday in the deaths of Nicole Nees of Fort Collins and her father, John Nees of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The crash occurred Thanksgiving Day. Authorities say the victims were stopped at a red light when Orozco, driving a stolen pickup, crashed into the rear of their vehicle at 90 mph

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A man sentenced last year to 25 years for attempting to kill his wife in Dubuque now is seeking a competency evaluation, saying he should not have been allowed to enter a plea in the case. The Telegraph Herald reports that 52-year-old Clifford Smiley has filed a petition seeking the exam, saying he was bipolar, off his medication and addicted to heroin when he entered an Alford plea to attempted murder last August. A judge recently granted Smiley’s request, but prosecutors are objecting.

Guthrie County  authorities are looking for two females who are allegedly responsible for a storage shed burglary in Adair at around 6-a.m, Sunday. If you recognize the vehicle in the video, contact the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office.

The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports a Colorado man was sentenced last Tuesday (Aug. 20) in Council Bluffs District Court, on drug and firearm charges. 43-year old Chad Alan Soderman received a sentence of 10-years in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and five-years in prison for Possession of a Firearm during a drug trafficking crime. The terms will run consecutively, and Soderman will serve a five-year term of supervised released following completion of his incarceration.

On July 7, 2018, while driving from Colorado to Minnesota, Soderman, a two-time convicted felon, was stopped for speeding, by an Iowa State Patrol Trooper in Pottawattamie County. Soderman’s vehicle was found to have contained 223.2-grams of methamphetamine, 576.4-grams of marijuana, a loaded .9mm-pistol, 61 rounds of .9mm ammunition, a digital scale and $3,417 in cash.

The case was investigation by the Iowa State Patrol, Council Bluffs Police Dept., Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Police in Council Bluffs are looking for a suspect in connection with the robbery this (Sunday) morning, of a Kwik Shop store at 3632 Avenue G.     Officers were called to the scene at around 10:14-a.m., and spoke with a 35-year old man from Nebraska, and the station attendants. The attendants told Police an 18-to 20-year old black male entered the business and struck the man from Nebraska on the leg, with an aluminum baseball bat.

The suspect demanded money from the man and ordered the attendants to empty the cash registers and hand him the money. The suspect left the store and ran westward. He was said to have been wearing a grey zip-up hoodie, black mask over his mouth and nose, and burgundy colored sweatpants. If you have any information on the suspect, call the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.