A 24-year old man from Council Bluffs died Saturday evening, after he was ejected from his vehicle during a crash that authorities say may have involved alcohol and speeding. Officials say Kyle Joseph Solomon was driving a Ford Taurus on Woodbury Avenue at around 7:50-p.m., when the car struck a Council Bluffs Police Officer’s vehicle on the driver’s side, at the intersection  with Harry Langdon Boulevard. The officer had been on his way to a dispatched call and was stopped at the traffic light when the accident occurred.

After the Taurus hit the police cruiser, the Ford fled northbound on Harry Langdon Blvd. at a high rate of speed. Authorities say it appears Solomon lost control of his car in the area of 16th Ave and Harry Langdon Blvd. The Taurus struck several vehicles in a business parking lot, located in the 1600 block of Harry Langdon Blvd. Solomon was was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

The accident remained under investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Traffic Division.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 1:40 a.m. CDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Developers are weighing their options after the Iowa City Council rejected a request to support plans for a 14-story housing high-rise downtown. The Press-Citizen reports the council voted 4-3 Monday against a request from architect Kevin Monson to invest $72,000 and support state tax credits to build the high-rise. Council members who voted against the measure said they had concerns about the apartments’ costs and a requested exemption to a requirement for on-site parking.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A court order says two longtime Des Moines businesses must close at the end of June if their landlord doesn’t bring the properties up to code. The Des Moines Register reports that Hagar’s Manhattan Deli and the Greenwood Lounge would have to close under the order brought by the city. City officials say the threat is a last resort after years of trying to get the owner to fix parking and sidewalk violations.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A jury has found Council Bluffs man guilty of four counts of second-degree sexual abuse involving a child. The Daily Nonpareil reports that 47-year-old Michael Wineinger was found guilty Friday in Pottawattamie County District Court. Prosecutors say Wineinger abused a girl under the age of 12 several times in 2013 and 2014. Wineinger faces up to 25 years on each conviction when he’s sentenced on Aug. 24.

SPENCER, Iowa (AP) — Residents in northwest Iowa are cleaning up this weekend after a series of strong thunderstorms knocked down tree limbs and caused power outages Friday night. The Sioux City Journal reports that Sioux, Osceola, Dickinson, O’Brien, Cherokee and Clay counties are among the areas hit by high wind gusts and large hail. The sheriff’s offices in Dickinson and Osceola counties reported down tree limbs and power outages.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It looks to be a miserably hot weekend in parts of Iowa and Nebraska this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Des Moines and central and northern parts of Nebraska and Iowa.

The service says temperature in the mid to upper 90s, combined with high humidity, will send heat index values into the triple digits in Nebraska on Saturday. The heat advisory will remain in effect for Des Moines and other parts of Iowa through Sunday evening.

The service cautions people in the advisory areas to drink plenty of fluids, stay out of the sun and stay in an air-conditioned room, if possible.

ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Calhoun County jury has found a Pomeroy man guilty of first-degree murder for the shooting death of a North Dakota man. The Fort Dodge Messenger reports the jury reached the verdict Friday afternoon in the case against 48-year-old Freddy Crisp, who shot 41-year-old Dale Currie Potter, of Devils Lake, North Dakota.

Deputies found Potter dead on Nov. 10 when Crisp called 911 to report the shooting. Crisp was arrested eight days later. Crisp has maintained that he shot Potter in self-defense after Potter pulled a gun during an argument. But prosecutors pointed to inconsistencies in Crisp’s recollections about the shooting.

Sentencing has been set for July 22, when Crisp faces a mandatory life sentence.

SPENCER, Iowa (AP) — Residents in northwest Iowa are cleaning up this weekend after a series of strong thunderstorms knocked down tree limbs and caused power outages Friday night. The Sioux City Journal reports Sioux, Osceola, Dickinson, O’Brien, Cherokee and Clay counties are among the areas hit by high wind gusts and large hail.

The sheriff’s offices in Dickinson and Osceola counties reported down tree limbs and power outages. Alex Ferguson with the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says wind gusts sometimes exceeding 60 mph were recorded in several counties. The highest, at 67 mph, was recorded at 9:14 p.m. at the Spencer Airport.

Ferguson says golf-ball-sized hail was reported around 8 p.m. in Dickinson County.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A jury has found Council Bluffs man guilty of four counts of second-degree sexual abuse involving a child. The Daily Nonpareil reports  47-year-old Michael Wineinger was found guilty Friday in Pottawattamie County District Court.

Prosecutors say Wineinger abused a girl under the age of 12 several times in 2013 and 2014. Wineinger faces up to 25 years on each conviction when he’s sentenced on Aug. 24. He’ll be held in the Pottawattamie County Jail until his sentencing.

Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports four arrests over the past couple of weeks.

On June 10th, 22-year old Daylan Gene Kleen, of Audubon, was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was cited and released on a promise to appear later, in court.

On June 7th, 34-year old Juan Manuel Anaya Mendez, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant. Mendez turned over to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

On May 24th, Audubon Police arrested 33-year old Jason Schumann, of Audubon, for Domestic Abuse Assault with intent to inflict serious injury, and 50-year old Scott Gerard Koppold, of Harlan, for Public Intoxication. Koppold pled guilty and was released the following day. Schumann was taken to the Audubon County Jail and held pending a court appearance.

Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer, Saturday, said that after a lengthy investigation, the Audubon Police Department has arrested 36-year old Angel Marie Siepker, of Audubon. Siepker faces multiple charges, including:

• Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Deliver within 1000 feet of a school – a Class D Felony
• Ongoing Criminal Conduct – a Class B Felony
• 3 counts of Child Endangerment – an Aggravated Misdemeanor
• Failure to Affix Drug Tax Stamp – a Class D Felony
• Gathering Where Illegal Substances are being used – a Serious Misdemeanor
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – a Simple Misdemeanor

Siepker remains in the Audubon County Jail on $25,000 cash bond. An investigation into her case remains open. The Audubon Police Department was assisted in executing the search warrant of her home, by Audubon Sheriff’s Deputy Tibbets and K-9 Axle, as well as the Iowa State Patrol.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The Iowa-based operators of the ACT college entrance exams in South Korea and Hong Kong say they had to cancel today (Saturday), after finding out the tests had been breached.  ACT spokesman Edward Colby said Saturday the cancellation affected about 5,500 test takers who will receive refunds of test fees. Colby says that the exams will be administrated in South Korea and Hong Kong again in September.

South Korea has struggled to clamp down on cheating on standardized English and college admission tests and similar problems have been reported in China.

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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