Police in Council Bluffs are asking for your help in solving an armed robbery that took place late Saturday night. Authorities say at around 11:40-p.m., officers were called to the Walgreens store located at 2508 W. Broadway, following a reported robbery. The suspect entered the store, displayed a black handgun and demanded cigarettes and money from the cash register before leaving the store west bound from the store.

Walgreens Surveillance pic

He was described as being a white male wearing a dark gray hooded sweatshirt, black ball cap, black gloves and a white mask. The suspect was not located and the investigation is ongoing. If you have any information regarding this or any other crimes, please contact Crime Stoppers at (712)328-STOP(7867).

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, who had been one of the people under consideration to become Donald Trumps running mate in the Republican presidential race says she is happy with the selection of Indiana Governor Mike Pence for that role. “I am excited, I think he will bring a lot to that ticket. He has governing experience, he has legislative experience and has worked through all kinds of situations as a governor. So, I am excited to see him added to the ticket,” Ernst says. She believes Pence will help bring in some of those who have been unsure of Trump.

“I think that he will help unify our Republican party, he brings a lot of great legislative experience to the ticket,” according to Ernst. She says Pence adds some of the things that Trump needs when it comes to the political side. “As a governor he has that experience of governing the state, so he has had to address a wide variety of issues with his constituents. So, I think he brings a lot, he’s very well rounded,” Ernst says. The junior Senator will speak at the Republican convention Monday and says she has already started preparing.

“I have had some time to work on my remarks for the convention, we continue to refine those a little bit,” Ernst says. “I’ve been given a time frame that I have to work within — so we’ll continue to refine my message and make sure it comes out strong on Monday evening.” Ernst made her comments following a tour of a food bank in Des Moines.

(Radio Iowa)

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a motorcyclist from Iowa is dead and the Nebraska driver of a car that collided with him has been arrested. Police say the crash happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday at 60th and Center streets in a south part of Omaha. Investigators say a westbound car caused the collision when it turned left in front of a motorcycle operated by 31-year-old Dustin Roof, of Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Police say Roof was taken to an Omaha hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police say a 27-year-old Papillion man who was driving the car was arrested on suspicion of felony motor vehicle homicide. Investigators believe alcohol consumption was a factor in the crash.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Those preparing for the new school year in Iowa might want to wait a few weekends before hitting the back-to-school sales. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that Iowa’s annual sales-tax-free shopping holiday is set for Aug. 5-6.

The annual sales tax holiday coincides with back-to-school shopping. It allows shoppers to buy select clothing and footwear priced at less than $100 without paying sales tax or local option taxes. The two days are usually among the best of the year for Iowa retailers. To learn more about the rules, visit https://tax.iowa.gov/iowas-annual-sales-tax-holiday .

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Food processing and storage company Cloverleaf Cold Storage is planning an $18 million expansion of its warehouse in Sioux City. The Sioux City Journal reports that company officials announced the expansion Thursday for the warehouse at the city’s Bridgeport Industrial Complex.

Deputies in Page County who investigated a reported accident early Saturday morning about 4-miles east of Shenandoah, arrested the driver of the vehicle on an OWI charge. 21-year old Tyler Allen Nothwehr, of Shenandoah, was arrested at around 4:40-a.m. for OWI/1st offense. He was brought to the Page County Jail and held on a $1,000 cash bond or surety, pending further court proceedings.

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The Iowa State Patrol reports a Shenandoah man was injured in a motorcycle accident in Clarke County late Friday night.  At 11:05pm 48-year-old Rodney E. Allely of Shenandoah was traveling southbound on Highway 69 on his Harley Davidson Motorcycle when he swerved to miss a deer in the road.  Allely lost control of the cycle and was ejected during a crash.  Allely was flown by Lifenet helicopter to Unity Point Hospital in Des Moines for treatment of unknown injuries.

Troopers stated Allely had an odor of alcohol and an open container of alcohol was found in the saddlebag of the cycle.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Malvern man late Friday night.  At 11:12pm officers were called to 711 North 5th Street in Red Oak for a possible violation of a no trespass order.  Upon investigation officers arrested 35-year-old Kale Hardman of Malvern for Violation of a No Trespass Order.  He was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $300 bond.

Three Red Oak men were arrested on Friday night after a verbal altercation at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Red Oak.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports they received a call about the altercation at 10:07pm on the fairgrounds involving several individuals.  After investigation deputies arrested three individuals for Public Intoxication, 31 year-old Craig Allen Williams, 24-year-old Roland Charles Chapin III, and 28-year-old Robert Richard Fate all of Red Oak.

All three individuals were taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $300 bond.