The Denison Police Department is asking for your help in locating a missing teenager. 16-year-old Madilyne Janelle Bishop was last seen, on Monday, at Denison High School. The white female is about 5-feet 2-inches tall with brown eyes, long and straight brown hair. The teen is believed to be with a man, in his mid-20s, that she knows and may have met online. He may be driving a green, two-door vehicle.

Authorities say an Amber Alert was not issued because the teen apparently left voluntarily, she was not abducted. If you have any information about Bishop’s whereabouts, call Denison police at (712) 263-3195, or Crawford County CrimeStoppers at (712) 263-4050.

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Council Bluffs Police and Fire personnel were called to the Interstate 480 bridge early this (Wednesday) morning following a report an adult male was on the road, unconscious and not breathing. Upon their arrival at around 2:20-a.m., officers located a deceased black male, laying in the far left hand lane of westbound I-480 traffic.

Based upon an initial investigation, authorities say it appears the man was a victim of a hit-and-run. His identity was being withheld pending notification of family. Anyone with information about the incident, should contact the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Traffic Investigations Unit at 712-328-4948, or Crime Stoppers at 712-328-STOP.

The roadway, which was closed during the investigation, was re-opened to traffic at around 5:15-a.m.

Red Oak Police arrested two men on separate charges late Tuesday evening. Just after 6-p.m., 53-year old David Lawrence Howe, of Red Oak, was arrested on an active warrant for Contempt of Court. Howe was being held at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center in $5,000 bond. And, at around 9:15-p.m., 46-year old Mark Douglas Berggren, of Red Oak, was arrested on an active Montgomery County warrant for Violation of a No Contact/Protective Order. Berggren was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond.

Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman, late Tuesday evening, updated the official list of candidates who had filed their nomination papers to run for various County offices in advance of the June 7th Primary. Person who filed their papers Tuesday include: For the District 4 seat on the Cass County Board of Supervisors: Republican Steve Baier, of Griswold; For District 1 on the Cass County Board of Supervisors: Dale Retallic, of Atlantic. The District 4 seat was left open when Chuck Rieken decided not to run for re-election, while the District 1 seat was opened for candidates after Duane McFadden decided against running for re-election.

Earlier, we told you Cass County Republican Sheriff Darby McLaren and County Republican Auditor Dale Sunderman filed their papers for re-election, on Monday, along with Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones, a Republican who is also running for the District 1 seat on the Board of Supervisors.

Those are the only candidates so far who have actually filed their nomination papers. Others, who have announced their candidacy, or are in the process of seeking the required number of names on a nomination petition, have until March 30th to do so. Monday was the first day those papers could be filed with the County Auditor’s Office.

LE MARS, Iowa (AP) — A sentencing date has been set for an Akron man found guilty in the death of his mother. The Sioux City Journal reports that on Tuesday, a judge scheduled Jonathan Neunaber’s sentencing hearing for March 28 in Plymouth County District Court. Neunaber had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and willful injury as part of a plea agreement.

Neunaber had previously been charged with first-degree murder in the beating death of his 80-year-old mother, Esther Neunaber. Her body and the body of her husband Donald Neunaber were found July 2014 in the home they shared with their son.

Neunaber admitted in court that he killed his mother with a steel pipe. Donald Neunaber died of natural causes.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Wal-Mart says it will increase wages for roughly 15,400 Iowa workers. The company announced that workers who were hired before Jan. 1 at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club locations in Iowa will be paid at least $10 an hour. Employees will see the increase on their paychecks beginning Thursday.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Officials have identified the woman who was killed in a Council Bluffs house fire. The Council Bluffs Fire Department identified 67-year-old Stella Neighbors as the woman who was found dead Friday after fire crews responded to her burning home.

DECORAH, Iowa (AP) — Jurors began deliberating whether to convict a former Boone man of murder in the death of his wife. The jury started going through evidence and testimony after lawyers presented their closing arguments in a Winneshiek County court. Alexander Fazzino is charged with first-degree murder in the January 2012 death of Emily Fazzino. First responders found her on the bathroom floor of the couple’s home.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Public documents show an Iowa state trooper has resigned after being arrested following a drunken, late-night disturbance in which he repeatedly pounded on a female neighbor’s door. After his arrest, Cedar Rapids-based trooper Patrick Steinbach received special treatment at the Iowa County Jail, where the booking officer did not take his mug shot or require him to wear a jumpsuit.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Wal-Mart says it will increase wages for roughly 15,400 Iowa workers. The Des Moines Register reports the company announced Monday that workers who were hired before Jan. 1 at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club locations in Iowa will be paid at least $10 an hour. Employees will see the increase on their paychecks beginning Thursday.

Workers hired after the start of the year will continue to earn $9 an hour, which will increase after completing a skills and training program. There are 69 Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores in the state. Wal-Mart says it’s spending $2.7 billion over two years to fund wage increases and provide better training programs throughout all of its U.S. stores.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports an Audubon County man was arrested today (Tuesday), on alcohol and drug charges. 30-year old Ejay Edmond White, Jr., of Exira, was arrested on a felony OWI 3rd Offense charge, Possession of Controlled Substance Marijuana/1st Offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. White was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $5,000 bond.

And, 44-year old Michael Eugene Boggs, of Atlantic, turned himself in to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday (today), on a Sheriff’s Office warrant for felony Domestic Abuse 3rd/Subsequent offense. Boggs was booked at the Cass County Jail and later released on $5,000 bond.

On Monday, Cass County Deputies arrested 31-year old Benjamin Dean Jameson, of Anita, on a charge of OWI 2nd Offense. Jameson was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released the following day (Tuesday) on his own recognizance.

And on Saturday, deputies arrested 21-year old Nicholas Wayne Renner, of Huxley,  on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Renner was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $10,000 bond.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Officials have identified the woman who was killed in a Council Bluffs house fire. The Daily Nonpareil reports the Council Bluffs Fire Department identified 67-year-old Stella Neighbors as the woman who was found dead Friday after fire crews responded to her burning home.

Fire Chief Justin James says Tuesday the woman died of smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire is still unknown due to the home’s extensive damage. One neighbor says the victim may have used supplemental oxygen.

Firefighters and police who responded to the fire were unable to immediately enter the home due to the flames. Most of the home’s roof was gone and the back of the house sustained heavy damage.