Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:20 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mother of four leaves for yearlong military deployment in Afghanistan on Mother’s Day. The Iowa woman says leaving her kids will be the hardest part of the deployment. She is one of 60 soldiers deploying Sunday with an Iowa Army National Guard unit.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — County jails in Iowa will soon have to follow new federal rules aimed at making it cheaper for inmates to call loved ones, but a pending lawsuit is also expected to complicate the effort. The cost of certain telephone calls made from the nearly 100 jails in Iowa can range by county. Officials who oversee the facilities are expected to comply with some reduced phone rates and fees by June 20, though other proposed federal changes are on hold amid a lawsuit.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Security officers collect a significant amount of change travelers leave behind at most airport checkpoints, but not in Sioux City. Transportation Security Administration officials say the Sioux City airport is small enough that officers can usually return anything left behind at the security checkpoint.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The National Weather Service says it received reports of tornadoes in central Nebraska amid severe storms but no word of damage or injuries. Meteorologist Jeremy Martin says it is likely that two separate tornadoes touched down in Red Willow County near the town of Indianola. Another tornado was reported in open country in Frontier County. More storms are possible Monday afternoon and evening.

Red Oak Police report one arrest and two persons were cited, Sunday. Authorities say just before 1-a.m. Sunday, 31-year old Mario Morales Aranda, of Omaha, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. He was also cited for Driving without a license and Failure to Obey a Stop Sign. A passenger in the vehicle, 29-year old Filberto Morales, of Ralston, NE, was cited for Open Container of Alcohol as a passenger. His fine amounts to $330. Mario Aranda was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond. And, a traffic stop was conducted early Sunday morning in Red Oak for a vehicle that was driving without its headlights on. The driver, Michael Wade Hamilton, was cited for Minor in Possession of Tobacco. He was subsequently releases to his parents.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports late Saturday night, three men were cited for Possession of Alcohol Under Legal Age. Those cited include: 19-year old Brendon Robert Birt, 19-year old Luis Rodriguez-IBarra, and 18-year old Elias Guerra, all of Red Oak. And, a Juvenile Citation was issued to 17-year old Oscar Daniel Vega, of Red Oak, for Minor in Possession of Alcohol. Vega was released to the custody of a parent.

The Red Oak Police Department reports a two vehicle accident occurred at 6:00pm on Highway 34 Saturday.  The accident occurred just west of Red Oak near mile marker 35.  A line of vehicles were stopped waiting for a train that was over the Highway.  A 2006 Jeep Liberty driven by 43-year-old Trent Allen Burnison of Emerson decided to do a u-turn and head East due to the delay from the train.  Burnison was traveling approximately 40mph when a 2008 Toyota Highlander driven by 69-year-old Joyce Fern Milby of Red Oak also decided to u-turn out of line and head east.  Burnison attempted to swerve out of the way but his front drivers side collided with the front passenger side of Milby’s Toyota.  Burnison then was forced into the ditch and the Toyota narrowly avoided entering the ditch and stopped facing south.

Burnison was transported to Montgomery County Hospital to be examined for possible minor neck injuries.

Both vehicles received an estimated $15,000 damage and both were towed from the scene.  A no littering street sign was also damaged in the crash at an estimated $260.

Red Oak Police are investigating a burglary at a pizza restaurant.  The Red Oak Police responded at 3:00pm Saturday to a reported burglary at Patoli’s Pizza Restaurant located at 410 East Reed Street in Red Oak.  The burglary is believed to have occurred between 10:00pm Friday and 3:00pm Saturday.  The owners report upwards of $700 in damage to the business as well as missing cash and other items.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Red Oak Police Department at 712-623-6500.

A woman from central Iowa and a man from Adair died as the result of a crash this (Saturday) morning, one mile east of Anita on White Pole Road.

The Iowa State Patrol says 27-year old Tara Norton of West Des Moines and 70-year old James Snyder, of Adair died in the crash. 63-year old Constance Snyder was injured and flown to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.

The crash happened at around 8:10-a.m., as Norton was traveling westbound on White PoleRoad in a 2005 Buick Lesabre. When the car drifted onto the shoulder, Norton overcorrected, causing the vehicle to veer into the eastbound Lane, where it collided with a 2015 Dodge Caravan driven by Constance Snyder.

Both vehicles ended up in the South ditch. Tara Norton died at the scene. James Snyder died at the Cass CountyMemorial Hospital.

The Iowa State Patrol was assisted at the scene by Cass County Sheriff’s deputies, Atlantic Police, Medivac Ambulance, Anita Rescue, Wiota 1st Responders. and Adair Fire and Rescue.

w/ Chris Parks

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Rescue crews from Anita and Wiota, along with Medivac Ambulance, have been called to a two-vehicle accident with injuries, about one mile east of Anita, on Whitepole Road. The crash was reported at around 8:12-a.m. Early indications were three people were hurt, with at least one person trapped. Med-Air1 helicopter was about to touch down near the scene as of 8:45-a.m.

No other details are currently available.

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-

A THICK SMOKE PLUME FROM A WILD FIRE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA HAS MADE ITS WAY INTO NORTHERN IOWA THIS MORNING. THE SMOKE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE SOUTH DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1 TO 2 MILES AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST 11 AM.

THIS SMOKE IS LIKELY TO CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN AIR QUALITY AND MAY RESULT IN DIFFICULT BREATHING. THOSE WITH ASTHMA OR OTHER RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS NEED TO TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO INSURE THEIR SAFETY THIS MORNING.

Deputies in Cass County today (Friday), arrested a man from Kansas on an OWI charge. 32-year old Curtis Lee Rykhus, of Winfield, KS, was arrested for OWI/1st Offense. Rykhus was taken to the Cass County Jail and later released on $1,000 bond.