Officials say no injuries were reported following a house fire early this morning, in Shelby. According to a social media post by Minden Fire and Rescue, their crews were dispatched at around 4:30-a.m., to assist the Shelby and Avoca Fire and Rescue Departments. No other details are currently available.

The Creston Police Department reports 68-year old Rosalie Jackson, of Creston, was arrested at the Creston Wal-Mart, Wednesday afternoon. She was taken into custody on a 5th Degree Theft charge, cited and released from the scene, on a Promise to Appear in court.

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Officials in suburban Des Moines are seeking answers on what has caused a creek there to turn bright green. The Des Moines Register reports that city officials reached out to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday morning after a Clive resident posted a photo online of a vivid green Walnut Creek.

Department officials have since taken samples of the water, but Clive Assistant City Manager Pete DeKock says the department has not shared the results with city officials. DNR senior environmental specialist Janet Gastineau says the agency has traced the green water back to a lake in the Country Club development, but did not say caused the bright green color.

(Radio Iowa) — One person was killed, another injured, when two cars collided on Highway 30 near Ames last night (Wednesday). Reportedly, a westbound 2018 Chevrolet Equinox driven by 83-year-old Nancy Dean of Boone was slowing down to a near stop in the traveled lane for an unknown reason. Another westbound vehicle, a 2018 Nissan Rogue driven by 22-year-old Taylor McIntire of Boone was unable to avoid striking the Dean vehicle.

The McIntire vehicle came to a stop in the north ditch with the Dean vehicle landing in the median of the highway. Dean was transported to Mary Greeley Medical Center where she died of her injuries. McIntire was also transported to Mary Greeley for treatment of minor injuries. The accident remains under investigation.

(Radio Iowa) — An eastern Iowa man is facing charges after Allamakee County Deputies say he was on top of a water tower naked. Deputies were called to a pickup fire at 7:15 p-m Tuesday and were unable to locate the truck’s owner. The fire was put out and deputies say they later got a call that the 34-year-old owner, Ryan Peters, of Waukon, was on a 65-foot water tower near the sheriff’s office and jail. He didn’t have any clothes on and he refused to come down for more than an hour. Peters finally came down and deputies arrested him and charged him with trespassing and interfering with official acts.

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports 39-year old Joseph Wallace, of Bedford, was arrested Wednesday, following a traffic stop, in Bedford. Wallace was charged with Driving While Barred, an aggravated misdemeanor, and Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd or Subsequent Offense, a class D felony. He was being held at the Taylor County Jail on $7,000 cash bond.