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A Union County man wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in court on original charges of Domestic Abuse Assault by impeding Air/Blood Flow causing serious injury, and False Imprisonment, was arrested Tuesday night, in Creston. Creston Police say 55-year old Michael A. Fry, of Creston, was taken into custody at around 9:15-p.m. and brought to the jail in Creston, where he was being held while awaiting a bond hearing.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A man has been placed on three years of probation and ordered to spend 15 weekends in jail for helping his son avoid getting arrested after shooting a Sioux City officer. 55-year old Levon Dean Sr. and several others were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in aiding Jamal Dean avoid arrest. Levon Dean had pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. by obstruction or interfering with governmental functions. Several others, who are family members and friends of Jamal Dean, were sentenced as well.

According to prosecutors, Jamal Dean shot Sioux City police officer Kevin McCormick during a traffic stop on April 29, 2013. Prosecutors say his father picked him up near the scene of the shooting. Jamal Dean was sentenced 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder for the police shooting.

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Authorities in Shelby County say a man who fell out of the bed of a pickup truck Sunday afternoon, was seriously injured and flown to a trauma center in Omaha. According to the sheriff’s department, Steven Gross, of Shelby, was holding onto inflatable rafts in the bed of a pickup traveling on Highway 44, when Gross was tossed out the back of the vehicle. The accident happened east of Harlan, at around 5:45-p.m.

Gross was transported to Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan before being flown to the Nebraska Medical Center for additional treatment. A report on his condition is currently not available

The second trial for a Pottawattamie County man charged in the sexual abuse of a teenager, has been delayed again. The Daily NonPareil reports trial for 47-year old John Osborn, of Council Bluffs, was put off, pending an appeal by the Iowa Attorney General’s Office.

In May, Fourth District Court Judge Richard Davidson granted Osborn a new sexual abuse trial. After a March bench trial, Davidson had found Osborn guilty of four counts of third-degree sexual abuse in connection to alleged sexual conduct with a 14-year-old girl last summer. Defense attorney Jordan Glaser filed a motion for a new trial or judgment of acquittal, citing new evidence. Davidson granted the motion for a new trial.

The attorney general’s office filed an appeal of that decision shortly thereafter, arguing that the original verdict should stand. The second trial had been scheduled to start on Aug. 4, but Fourth District Court Judge James Heckerman issued a stay of the trial pending the appeal. The attorney general’s office explained that its attorneys would file a legal brief in the coming days, with the defense then allowed 30 days to file a rebuttal.

The Iowa Supreme Court will review the case and either decide to hear it or send it to the Iowa Court of Appeals. Either way, the appeal will be heard in a Des Moines courtroom. Once a decision has been made, the matter will return to Pottawattamie County court. If the appeal is denied, a new trial will begin. If the court rules in favor of the state, the case would go to sentencing, pending a possible appeal by the defense.

Red Oak Police say an investigation into an alleged shoplifting incident Tuesday afternoon at a grocery store, resulted in the arrest of a 51-year old man from Red Oak. Officials say Glen West Otis was taken into custody for Theft in the 5th degree, at around 12:35-p.m. Otis was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 cash bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa State Fair has been left with a big hole in its grandstand entertainment schedule because pop singer Meghan Trainor says she can’t complete her tour due to a vocal cord problem that requires surgery. Trainor, a popular 21-year-old who scored a No. 1 hit last year with “All About That Bass,” says she’s devastated. Fair spokeswoman Mindy Williamson says the fair must find a replacement to fill a key Saturday night grandstand slot on Aug. 22. Trainor’s show had sold 8,500 tickets.

Rockers Def Leppard and country artist Carrie Underwood have sold-out shows. Williamson says shows selling at least 10,000 tickets are considered sold out. Country singer Reba McEntire’s show on Aug. 16 has sold nearly 9,800 tickets so far.

A 17-year-old from northwest Iowa plead guilty this week to two charges associated with a chase earlier this year, during which he fired at the vehicle of an Iowa Department of Transportation officer. The Omaha World-Herald reports Chauncy Jewett of Sioux City plead guilty Monday to a charge of intimidation with a dangerous weapon and to carrying weapons in the May pursuit on Interstate 29 near Missouri Valley. Derek Floerchinger, a motor vehicle enforcement officer whose vehicle was fired at during the pursuit, was uninjured during the incident.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A new wind energy project in Iowa is still awaiting final approval from the Iowa Utilities Board. The board met to review a proposed settlement agreement for the project from Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy. No decision was made. MidAmerican filed plans earlier this year to build wind farms on two new sites, with a total cost of about $900 million. If approved, the company would start construction in spring of 2016 and conclude by the end of the year.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge is upholding a warrant allowing investigators to search the email account of an indicted political operative who has worked for Rand Paul, Ron Paul and Mitch McConnell. Magistrate Judge Helen Adams rejected a request by Jesse Benton to quash a warrant ordering Google Inc. to turn over the contents of his Gmail account. The decision means the government will get access to thousands of emails that Benton sent and received dating back to 2011.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad is marking his record time in office with the publication of a book about his life. Branstad says the authorized biography will be available before the end of the year and coincides with his status this December as the nation’s longest serving governor. Branstad says an Iowa foundation will handle proceeds from the book, and the money will be distributed to causes that Branstad says focus on historic preservation efforts.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An Iowa man accused of robbing a downtown Fargo motel at gunpoint has pleaded not guilty in federal court. Thirty-year-old Eric Webb, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is charged with five counts, including armed robbery, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and possession a firearm by a convicted felon. Webb was shot by a Fargo police officer shortly after the June 4 holdup.