Sheriff’s deputies in Montgomery County, Thursday evening, arrested a Villisca man for simple domestic assault and public intoxication. 47-year old William Edward Barr was taken into custody at around 6:45-p.m., in the 100 block of W. 6th Street, in Villisca. He was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Investigators say a state agency director who was a top ally of Gov. Kim Reynolds sexually harassed at least three female subordinates, routinely made inappropriate sexual comments and often drank on the job. An investigation found that Iowa Finance Authority director Dave Jamison grabbed one employee’s breasts in front of others at a bar near Okoboji in December 2016. The investigation found Jamison watched a pornographic video in front of that woman while they were driving together.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state ethics board says Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds did nothing wrong in accepting nine rides on private jets in the last 14 months, concluding they were legitimate in-kind campaign contributions allowable under Iowa’s gift law. The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board on Thursday considered complaints about a December trip to the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, when Reynolds and family members flew on the jet owned by Sedgwick, a company with a $1 million state contract.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Relatives of the 22-year-old Iowa man charged in the stabbing death of a top amateur golfer from Spain say they are “devastated.” Collin Richards’ family said Thursday that their “thoughts and prayers” are with those close to Iowa State University student Celia Barquin Arozamena, whose body was found Monday in a golf course pond. Richards is charged with first-degree murder in Barquin’s death. Officers found Barquin’s body in the pond near the ninth hole at a public golf course in Ames.

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — A contempt charge has been dismissed against a former Iowa television reporter who was accused of violating a judge’s order last year not to take courtroom video of “The Bachelor” star Chris Soules. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that a judge dropped the charge against former KWWL reporter Elizabeth Amanieh on Thursday. KWWL published video of Soules’ April 2017 court appearance. Prosecutors said a judge had told Amanieh she wouldn’t allow video of the hearing.

Council Bluffs Police Thursday night reported an arrest has been made in connection with the robbery of a convenience store early Thursday morning. At around 5-p.m. Thursday, the Bluff’s P-D’s Uniform Division was contacted by Harrah’s Casino Security regarding a possible sighting of the suspect in the robbery of the Bucky’s store Thursday morning.

Officers were able to locate and detain 23-year old Nuradeen O Ahmend, of Omaha. The man was interviewed by the Criminal Investigaton Division, and, during the course of the investigation, the lead detective obtained information which led to the arrest of Ahmed on a charge of 2^nd Degree Robbery, in connection with the incident that took place at 3434 Nebraska Avenue, a little after 4:30-a.m., Thursday.

As we reported earlier, following the incident, officers were informed that a light skinned black male dressed in a red Nebraska Hooded Sweatshirt gave the clerk a note demanding merchandise and an undisclosed amount of money. After receiving the items, the man left the area on foot.

Nuradeen Ahmend

Police in Council Bluffs responding to a report of shots fired Thursday afternoon, arrested a man on two felony and four other less serious – charges. Officers arrested 45-year old Kevin Longo, of Council Bluffs, on the felony charges of Going Armed with Intent and Felon in Possession of a firearm, two-counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance (A serious misdemeanor), and lesser charges that include Possession Drug Paraphernalia and Discharging a firearm within the City Limits.

Officers were called to the area of Perrin and Lincoln Avenues at around 3-p.m. Upon arriving in the area, witnesses stated the suspect (Longo) had entered a truck in the alley south of Perrin Avenue. Officers located the truck and Longo, and were able to detain him without incident.

Their investigation revealed he had been involved in an argument with another man behind a house on 300 block of Lincoln Avenue. Longo became upset and pointed a gun at the male, then pointed it into the air, discharging the weapon. He then pointed the weapon at the male again before leaving. No one was injured during the incident.

A loaded .380 caliber handgun with a spent round was recovered at the scene.  Personal use quantities of methamphetamine and marijuana and drug paraphernalia were also recovered. Longo was booked into Pottawattamie County Jail on the aforementioned charges.

SPENCER, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials say flooding in northwest Iowa is causing multiple wastewater and manure discharges. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says 18 communities from Alton to Sioux Center have reported discharges from their wastewater treatment plants due to intense rains. Environmental specialist Lois Benson says 26 livestock operations also reported their manure storage systems were overflowing. Most of the discharging livestock facilities are in Lyon, Sioux, O’Brien and Clay counties.

The department is urging residents to stay out of floodwaters. Besides the risk posed by fast currents, floodwaters also carry debris and dangerous bacteria.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Investigators say a state agency director who was a top ally of Gov. Kim Reynolds sexually harassed at least three female subordinates, routinely made inappropriate sexual comments in the workplace and routinely drank on the job. An independent investigation released Thursday found that Iowa Finance Authority director Dave Jamison grabbed one employee’s breasts in front of several witnesses during a meeting at a bar near Okoboji in December 2016.

The investigation found Jamison watched a pornographic video on his cell phone in front of that woman while they were driving in a car for work in March. Investigators also found that Jamison repeatedly sexually harassed another female employee during work events, including twice when he asked her to go to his hotel room.

The report says employees may have been afraid to complain because Jamison frequently spoke about his close relationship with the governor, who promptly fired Jamison after two women came forward in March with complaints. The report found Jamison’s denials of incidents weren’t credible.

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — A judge has dismissed a contempt charge against a former Iowa television reporter who was accused of violating a judge’s order last year not to take courtroom video of “The Bachelor” star Chris Soules. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the contempt of court charge against former KWWL reporter Elizabeth Amanieh was dismissed Thursday.

KWWL published video of Soules’ April 2017 court appearance that Amanieh shot on her cellphone. Prosecutors said a judge had told Amanieh she wouldn’t allow video of the hearing and only photos would be permitted. The video of Soules was taken after he’d been arrested for a crash that killed Kenneth Mosher. Police say Soules rear-ended Mosher’s tractor and left the scene. Soules has pleaded not guilty.