(Radio Iowa) — Three people are facing multiple drug charges following their arrest by a combined task force of Storm Lake Police and the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office. Police say they executed search warrants at three Storm Lake residences and arrested 28-year-old Billy Fang, 37-year-old Meng Her and 34-year-old Marvin Moua. Officers seized several pounds of marijuana, crystal meth and 50 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, drug paraphernalia, hand guns and assault rifles.

Drugs seized in Storm Lake (Radio IA photo)

Fang was charged multiple counts of drug possession with intent to deliver and failure to affix a drug tax stamps. Her was charged with possession of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia. Moua was arrested on warrants for multiple counts of possession of drugs with the intent to deliver and failure to affix a drug tax stamps. Moua was also charged with two counts of trafficking stolen weapons. The seized drugs were valued at more than 282-thosuand dollars.

(Radio Iowa) — Wearing yellow boots and lime green vests, state officials toured flooded sections of downtown Davenport, Friday. Mayor Frank Klipsch was the guide for Governor Kim Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg, and Second District Congressman Dave Loebsack. Several blocks lined with businesses and apartments have been surrounded by Mississippi River floodwater since a temporary floodwall failed on Tuesday. Scott Lehnert is the owner and brewmaster of the Great River Brewery. “When the surge came — we had built sandbag walls prior — and it just happened so fast and had so much pressure it just went right through them. Busted off our garage doors right off the walls,” Lehnert says.

Downtown property owner Pete Stopulos told them one new restaurant was the victim of bad timing. He says the restaurant was scheduled to open Tuesday night, Mayor Klipsch said he had a reservation, which brought laughter. The temporary floodwall protecting this section of downtown Davenport had held back the river for 41 days before the breach on Tuesday.

Downtown residents and businesses had been warned about one hour beforehand that it might fail, but still had little time to protect their buildings and evacuate.

(Thanks to WVIK, Rock Island)

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:55 a.m. CDT

(HANLONTOWN) — A pedestrian on 390th Street in northern Iowa’s Worth County was struck and killed by a car Friday evening. The Iowa State Patrol reports the unidentified victim was walking eastbound on 390th Street, about one-eighth of a mile east of Ironwood Avenue at around 5:20-p.m., when they were hit by a 2013 VW Passat. The accident took place northeast of Hanlontown. The name of the driver was not released. The accident remains under investigation.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a budget bill that prohibits the use of Medicaid funding to pay for sex-reassignment surgery. The Republican governor signed the Health and Human Services funding bill Friday and opted not to issue a line item veto of the ban. Republicans added the prohibition in the closing days of the Legislature, saying it was a response to a recent Iowa Supreme Court decision that said the state couldn’t deny two transgender women Medicaid coverage for sex-reassignment surgery.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When the Mississippi River reached record levels 26 years ago, the overflowing water covered 400,000 square miles and caused dozens of deaths in a disaster dubbed “The Great Flood of 1993.” But when portions of the river exceeded those levels in parts of the Midwest this week, the flooding affected much less land. Officials say the difference largely comes down to actions taken by communities following the 1993 flood, such as the erection of floodwalls and temporary flood barriers.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a budget bill that prohibits the use of Medicaid funding to pay for sex-reassignment surgery. The Republican governor signed the Health and Human Services funding bill on Friday and opted not to issue a line item veto of the ban on public funding for such surgeries.

Conservative Republicans added the prohibition in the closing days of the Legislature, saying it was a response to a recent Iowa Supreme Court decision that said the state couldn’t deny two transgender women Medicaid coverage for sex-reassignment surgery.

Daniel Hoffmann-Zinnell, executive director of the civil rights group One Iowa Action, said that by signing the bill, Reynolds “tarnished Iowa’s reputation as a state that stands for fairness and equality.”

Four people were arrested recently on drug charges in Cass County. The Sheriff’s Office reports:

• On Wednesday (5/1) 43-year old Anthony Hernandez, of Atlantic, was arrested for Possession of Meth 1st Offense and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Hernandez was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on his own recognizance.
• On April 28th, 30-year old Cody Lee Sellman, of Lanesboro, IA, was arrested for felony Possession with Intent to Deliver Meth; a felony Drug Tax Stamp Violation; and Interference with Official Acts. Sellman was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $50,000 bond.
• On April 26th, 31-year old James Dwight Mills, who currently incarcerated in the Cass County Jail, was assessed additional charges of felony Drug Tax Stamp Violation, and Possession with Intent to Deliver Alprazolam. Mills was initially incarcerated on April 21, 2019, on drug delivery and drug paraphernalia charges. He remains held at the Cass County Jail on $55,000 bond.
• And, on April 22nd, Cass County Deputies arrested 37-year old Samuel Lee Farley,  of Anita, on charges of OWI 1st Offense; Possession of Marijuana 1st Offense; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was also charged with an OWI 1st Offense (Serious) that took place on February 7, 2019. Farley was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $3,000 bond.

The Sheriff’s Office reports also, that on Thursday, May 2nd, 44-year old Brad James Smith, of Atlantic, was arrested on a felony OWI/3rd Offense charge, and Driving While Revoked. Smith was taken to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and released the following day on his own recognizance. May 1st, 59-year old Joseph Anthony Frontado, Sr., of Atlantic, was arrested in Cass County for OWI/1st Offense. Frontado was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on his own recognizance.

April 30th, 30-year old Christopher John Hazen, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for Burglary 3rd Degree, and Theft 3rd Degree. Hazen was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $2,000 bond. And, on April 29th, 24-year old Edward Lee Roy Burton, Jr., of Atlantic, was arrested on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Burton was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on his own recognizance.