Red Oak Police were called to 200 block of N. 2nd Street this (Wednesday) morning, for a reported assault. Upon investigation, officers arrested 42-year old Chrystal Rush Stewart, of Red Oak. Stewart was taken into custody at around 12:24-a.m., on a charge of Simple Assault. The woman was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 bond.
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — A Marshalltown public works employee has been charged in federal court with transportation of child pornography. The Marshalltown Times Republican reports that Jeff Roads appeared in Des Moines’ federal court on Monday. An FBI special agent testified Monday that the case started when Roads was accused of molesting an Oklahoma minor in Iowa. The agent testified that a search of Roads’ cellphone turned up about 100 images of child pornography.
MILLERSBURG, Iowa (AP) — Eastern Iowa authorities say a man has died in a house fire. Cedar Rapids television station KCRG reports the fire happened Tuesday morning in Millersburg. Firefighters were called to the house just before 6 a.m. The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office says firefighters found the homeowner, 88-year-old William Taylor, dead inside.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa would no longer bar former felons from voting after they complete their sentences and would ensure that crime victims be told of major status changes involving prisoners who wronged them under constitutional amendments proposed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds. Reynolds on Tuesday used her first Condition of the State speech since being elected to a full term to outline some major policy goals, including several that would affect current and former prisoners.