The 7:06-a.m. report w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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The free, Cass County Fair rolls on today, in Atlantic. Here’s what’s on the schedule:

• 8-a.m.: Sheep Show (Outdoor Show Ring)
• 10-a.m.: Pet Show (Cass County Community Center)
• Noon: Working Exhibits, Educational Presentations and Extemporaneous Speaking (Cass County Community Center).
• Noon Special at the Foodstand: Lamb or Ham Balls
• 2-p.m.: Dog Show (Outdoor Show Ring).
• 6-p.m.: Tractor Pull (in front of the Grandstand).

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County say a man wanted on a Page County warrant for Violation of Probation, was apprehended Friday night, in Villisca. 39-year old Scott Jason William McCollum, of Villisca, was arrested at around 11-p.m. and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where he was being held on $2,000 bond.

A man from Nebraska was arrested on a drug charge following a traffic stop Friday night, in Adams County. Sheriff’s officials say 21-year old Aaron Raoul Mills, of Omaha, was pulled over for speeding at around 9-p.m. During the traffic stop, deputies noticed the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle. A small amount of marijuana was subsequently seized. Mills was being held in the Adams County Jail on $1,000 bond.

Two men from Illinois were injured when their motorcycles collided as they were riding westbound on Interstate 80 Friday, in Pottawattamie County. The Omaha World-Herald reports the men were among a group of six motorcyclists riding together, when one of the cycles hit the rear of another cycle, as that machine had begun to slow down. The accident happened at around 6:45 p.m.

The Iowa State Patrol says 63-year old David Schoth, of Chapin, Illinois, was thrown to the roadway when his 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle was hit. He was taken by helicopter to Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. The patrol did not describe his injuries or release his condition. The condition of the other injured man, 61-year old William Ott,  of Middelton, Illinois, was also not clear. He crashed his 2013 Harley Davidson trike into a ditch after the collision.

Guided tours around the state fairgrounds will be available when the 2015 State Fair begins August 13th. Museums often offer audio tours and now anyone with a smart phone will be able to plug into one of four different audio tours of the Iowa State Fair. “Everyone has their favorites that they visit at the Iowa State Fair and we are challenging people in 2015 to take a tour and find a new path,” says Mindy Williamson, the marketing director for the State Fair.

Each tour has six stops. One is all about the animals on the fairgrounds. Another is a tour for “foodies” who want to sample some of the fair’s gastronomic offerings. “And then we have a special one called ‘Nooks and Crannies’ which are little-known places on our fairgrounds,” Williamson says, “some places for you to stop and see.” The fourth tour highlights the free entertainment available during the fair.

The State Fair has been held at its current location in Des Moines since 1886. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

(Radio Iowa)

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Des Moines Register says Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has denied press credentials to its reporters after the newspaper published an editorial calling on the billionaire businessman to end his campaign. The Register says its reporters were denied credentials to a Trump campaign event in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on Saturday. The newspaper says Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski told its reporters they were being excluded because of Tuesday’s editorial.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two 2016 Democratic presidential hopefuls are visiting the liberal Iowa stronghold of Des Moines’ Beaverdale neighborhood this weekend. Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley took questions and led folks in a song at a local bar Friday night. Hillary Rodham Clinton is set to visit a house party Saturday.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A group is working to restore the St. Michael Shrine at Mount Calvary Cemetery, along with other sites that have suffered from vandalism and neglect. The Telegraph Herald reports that donations are helping cover the estimated $4,000 restoration project of the shrine built in 1906. Artist Diego Velez is currently working on the sculpture in his studio in the former St. Theresa Church in La Motte.

CHELSEA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a woman has been killed by a train in the Tama County town of Chelsea. The accident occurred a little before 9 a.m. Thursday. Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Nathan Ludwig says the woman apparently crossed between trains and was struck by an eastbound Union Pacific train.

Maintenance crews with the Iowa Dept. of Transportation have been dispatched to a pavement blow-up five-miles west of Massena. District 4 Transportation Coordinator Scott Suhr based in Atlantic, told KJAN News the incident was reported at around 7:30-p.m., Friday on Highway 92, near the intersection with 720th Street.

Suhr said crews were paving in the area and moisture in the slab caused a pavement blow-up. He said anytime there is moisture underneath a concrete slab and hot temperatures, which was the case Friday, a steam effect is created, which causes pavement to rise.

If you are traveling Highway 92 tonight west of Massena, be prepared to encounter road crews working to repair the area of the pavement blow-up.

A large crack has formed on Highway 92 west of Massena. The crack located near the intersection of 720th Street has caused drivers to nearly lose control of their vehicles, according to dispatch reports, as of 7:30-p.m., Friday. Massena Fire was called out to provide traffic control while the problem is being addressed. That section of road was recently under construction.