(Radio Iowa) — More than one-hundred homes in southwest Iowa still can’t be reached due to flooding, so FEMA is extending the deadline by which residents have to register for federal aid. The deadline is being pushed back from May 22nd to July 1st. FEMA spokeswoman Deanna Frazier says she understands the agency is probably not the first thing on the minds of most people after they’ve been displaced. “They’re just trying to get through their lives day-to-day at this point,” Frazier says. “We want to extend that deadline to help them get every dollar that they’re eligible for from the federal government.”

Frazier says people need to register to be eligible for rental assistance and grant money to repair their homes and now, they have more time to do so.  Frazier says, “By extending this deadline to July 1st, that gives people a little bit more time to understand what kind of position they’re in and also to understand what may be available to them.” The U-S Small Business Administration has approved 13 disaster loans for flooded businesses in the region, totaling one-point-eight million dollars. State Representative Dave Sieck, of Glenwood, says leaders from Hamburg and other southwest Iowa towns have complained to him about dozens of local businesses being turned down by the S-B-A for federal aid. “A lot of times, it’s the way they apply,” Sieck says. “Either they don’t apply right or they don’t fill out the paperwork right, because they don’t know. They’ve never had to deal with the government before.”

Businesses that are denied can follow up with FEMA at a local flood disaster center to see what went wrong. They can also get help from the Small Business Development Center at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs.

(Thanks to Katie Peikes and Grant Gerlock, Iowa Public Radio)

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CDT

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — Officials in northeastern Nebraska say a South Sioux City police officer and a suspect have been injured in a shootout outside a bar and liquor store. The Sioux City (Iowa) Journal reports that the shooting happened around 2 a.m. Saturday, when police were called to Los Amigos for a man holding a gun. Police say the first officer to arrive at the scene confronted the man, and the two exchanged gunfire. Neither the names nor medical conditions of the officer and suspect have been released.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Officials in western Iowa say a man has died after the bicycle he was riding was hit by a vehicle, and investigators are now searching for the driver. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that deputies were called to a section of the Old Lincoln Highway around 2:25 a.m. Saturday for a report of a bicycle that had been hit. Arriving deputies found a man with fatal injuries, but the vehicle that hit him had fled.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Career counselors and recruiters say 2019 college graduates will be hitting a hot job market if they’re ready to begin their careers. Bill Watts is the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s director of advising and career services, and he says this year’s graduates have the best chances to land good jobs that he’s seen in 20 years, calling the market “pretty phenomenal.”

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Davenport school officials say several students had to be treated after a school resource officer deployed pepper spray during an incident at Central High School. Television station KWQC reports that the incident happened Friday. The school district says the officer responded to a disturbance in a hallway by using pepper spray. Several people reported having trouble breathing and were treated by the school nurse. No serious injuries were reported.

Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports that on Sunday evening, the Fremont County K9 unit conducted a traffic stop at Vine and Jackson in Tabor,IA. During the course of the stop, 37 year old Robert Arnold Kissel III was found to be in possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. Kissel was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center charged with 2 counts of Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine and held on a $50,000.00 bond.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Mills County K9 Unit.

Robert Kissel III (Fremont County S/O photo)

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports that at around 1-a.m. Sunday, Deputies were dispatched to a residence in Corning for a domestic issue. After further investigation, deputies arrested 32-year old Nicole Dorman, of Corning, for Domestic Assault, a serious misdemeanor. Her bond was set at $1,000.

And, at around 10:10-p.m. Thursday, Adams County Deputies conducted a traffic stop in the 2700 Block of Highway 25. Upon further investigation, Steven Nutt, of Creston, was placed under arrest for Driving While Barred-Habitual Offender. Nutt was additionally cited for Open Container-Driver, and No Insurance.

Red Oak Police called were called to the Montgomery County Hospital Sunday evening, to speak with the victim of an assault. After doing so, officers went to a residence in the 300 block of W. 2nd Street, where the assault allegedly took place.

Officers located 29-year old Mildred Helenora Douglas, of Red Oak, hiding under a bed at the scene. She was arrested at around 8:15-p.m., for Domestic Assault with intent to cause serious bodily injury, an aggravated misdemeanor.

Douglas was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $2,000 bond, pending an appearance before the Magistrate.