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Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
CEDAR RAPIDS — A 49-year old former Cedar County Sheriff’s Office jail administrator was charged Saturday, with first degree Theft, for allegedly misappropriating over $36,000 in funds from the Sheriff’s Office, which is located in Tipton. Daron Lance Wilkinson served as the Jail Administrator for the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office from May 2013 until December 2015. A state audit released last week reviewed jail records and Wilkinson’s personal accounts. It concluded he skimmed off about 23-thousand dollars in fees for room and board at the jail, plus another 36-hundred dollars from the commissary and other funds.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man and a woman and two dogs were all found dead in a Waterloo home. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that autopsies are planned for the two unidentified people found in the home Sunday morning. Authorities say they do not suspect foul play. Police and paramedics were called to the house shortly after 10 a.m. after an acquaintance arrived and found one of the two people unresponsive.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Some eastern Iowa law enforcement agencies are considering whether to provide their officers with a drug that reverses the effects of opioids, potentially saving the lives of addicts who have overdosed. The Quad-City Times reports that police have to take into account how many overdose calls they go to each year and training for officers, as well as cost and storage of the drug.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Despite a spate of heavy rains and flooding in recent years, Iowa officials have little idea how much it would cost to protect homes, schools, factories and infrastructure, let alone how to pay for it. The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa cities and towns have compiled $1.4 billion in plans to protect themselves from flooding. The plans call for buying homes and businesses near rivers, building levees and flood walls, and better protecting utilities.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Mystery and crime fiction writer Edward Gorman has died. Gorman’s publicist says he died Friday after a long battle with cancer. He was 74. Gorman, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the author of dozens of mystery novels, including the Sam McCain, Jack Dwyer and Dev Conrad series
An incident of alleged kidnapping resulted in the arrest Sunday, of a man who was charged with False Report to a Law Enforcement Entity. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested 21-year old Chase P. Palmer, of rural Red Oak, at around 6:43-a.m., Sunday, for causing false information to be reported, knowing that information was false. Palmer was initially reported to be the victim of the incident, but authorities located the man and determined he had in fact NOT been kidnapped. Palmer was found at a friends’ residence after losing his keys and being locked out.
Authorities say he was initially not cooperative, and they determined the man was not in any danger. Palmer was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Despite a spate of heavy rains and flooding in recent years, Iowa officials have little idea how much it would cost to protect homes, schools factories and other infrastructure, let alone how to pay for it.
The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa cities and towns have compiled $1.4 billion in plans to protect themselves from flooding. The plans call for buying homes and businesses near rivers, building levees and flood walls and better protecting utilities. But the state hasn’t aggressively pushed for wetlands, detention ponds and other upstream structures that can significantly reduce flooding risks.
Iowa state Sen. Rob Hogg, a Cedar Rapids Democrat, says some lawmakers have discussed the need, but the message got lost amid intense budget fights.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A University of Iowa residence hall was evacuated after a false report of an active shooter. A university spokeswoman says Burge Residence Hall was evacuated around 5 p.m. Saturday after a student called police to report he had received a text message from a friend about an active shooter. The student’s friend urged him to contact police.
University police officers arrived as students were being evacuated. Minutes later, the student who made the initial report called the police department to say his friend had gotten back in touch with him to say he was joking.
Both students were brought in for questioning, but no arrests have been made. The incident remains under investigation. University officials say they didn’t send a campus-wide alert because they quickly concluded the threat wasn’t credible.
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The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports a Cass County man was arrested Saturday afternoon. Authorities say 43-year old Chris Allan Taylor, of Atlantic, was taken into custody at around 4:25-p.m., for Violation of a No Contact order. Taylor was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail, pending an appearance before a Magistrate.
Red Oak Police report the arrest Saturday night, of 23-year old Ashley Jean Sevik, of Red Oak. Sevik was arrested at around 8:20-p.m. in the 1800 block of E. Summit Street, on an active Pottawattamie County felony warrant for Violation of Probation. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond.
And, at around 4:20-p.m., Saturday, Red Oak Police arrested 46-year old Deborah Louise James, of Red Oak, for Driving Under Suspension. She was taken into custody following a traffic stop for having an improper brake light. James was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 cash bond.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
OSAGE, Iowa (AP) — A man yelled obscenities at his victim and police after being convicted of first-degree kidnapping for the beating and imprisonment of a woman. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that deputies escorted 23-year-old Nicholas Lenz out of the Mitchell County courtroom Friday after he began yelling. He faces a mandatory term of life in prison for the kidnapping count as well as prison time for causing serious injury.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — By the end of November, Sioux City residents will no longer be able to recycle glass as part of the city’s curbside recycling program. The Sioux City Journal reports that the change comes after the company that processes Sioux City’s recyclables announced its decision to phase glass out of its facility, citing falling commodity prices and safety concerns. The city will instead begin collecting glass recycling at a handful of drop-off locations around the city in early December.
ALVORD, Iowa (AP) — Officials in the northwestern corner of Iowa say about 40 head of cattle have died after eating from a feed wagon that contained a ground-up battery. Sioux City television station KTIV reports that the Lyon County Sheriff’s department is investigating the incident at the Alvord, Iowa farm. Farmer Joel Moser says around 100 head of cattle have been affected by the tainted feed.
FLOYD, Iowa (AP) — Two Charles City residents have died in a crash near the northeastern Iowa town of Floyd. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that the crash happened Friday afternoon on the Avenue of the Saints between Rudd and Floyd. The Iowa State Patrol says 75-year-old Marilyn Wulff and a passenger in her car, 14-year-old Jaden Wulff, where killed.
Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports a traffic stop early this morning by the Fremont County K9 Unit, resulted in the arrest of a man on drug and other charges. 65-year old Marvin Craig Otte, of Hamburg, was pulled over in the 1500 block of Washington Street, in Hamburg.
Otte was subsequently charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/2nd offense, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and OWI/2nd offense. He was being held in the Fremont County Jail on a $3,300 bond.
ALVORD, Iowa (AP) — Officials in the northwestern corner of Iowa say about 40 head of cattle have died after eating from a feed wagon that contained a ground-up battery. Sioux City television station KTIV reports the Lyon County Sheriff’s department is investigating the incident at the Alvord, Iowa farm.
Farmer Joel Moser says around 100 head of cattle have been affected by the tainted feed. He says as of Friday night, about 40 had died. He plans to bury the cattle starting this weekend. A toxicology report from Iowa State University showed extremely high levels of lead poisoning.
Sheriff Stewart Vander Stoep says only one farm has been affected by the incident. Investigators are trying to determine whether the incident was accidental or foul play.
If you can’t make it out to the Atlantic Fireman’s Parade tonight you can catch live streaming video on KJANTV! Just go to the TV page and click play a few minutes before the parade. The parade is set to roll through downtown Atlantic at 6:00pm.