DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa gambling regulators plan to consider whether it’s time to stop building more casinos in Iowa at a meeting next month after narrowly voting to approve one for Jefferson. The five-member Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved Thursday on a 3-2 vote the $40 million casino in Jefferson. It will be the 19th state-licensed casino. Iowa also has three American Indian casinos.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Presidential hopefuls Senator Rand Paul, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and former Senator Rick Santorum are in Iowa to deliver their prescriptions for how to unite the Republican Party. The three were the most notable figures to speak Saturday at the Iowa Republican State Convention in Des Moines.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa farm where the baseball film “Field of Dreams” was filmed is hosting a 25th anniversary celebration this weekend. Stars such as Kevin Costner and Timothy Busfield joined thousands of people from all over the Midwest at the remote locale Friday and Saturday. Costner, who played Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella in the film, says the movie remains a “high mark” in his acting career.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids is again participating in the Summer Food Service Program, offering free meals to children. Breakfast and lunch will be provided Monday through Friday at The Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids from Monday through August 22nd. Breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., and lunch will be served from noon to 1 p.m.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal authorities have arrested two Chinese nationals — one of them a former Iowa State student — accused of smuggling technology with military uses. The Des Moines Register reports it obtained federal documents Friday showing that the former student, 29-year-old Wentong Cai, and an associate, 28-year-old Bo Cai, were arrested in February.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of two individuals on theft charges Saturday (6/14).  At 1:06pm Officers arrested 48-year-old Bradley Dean Gary of Red Oak and 47-year-0ld Barbara Darlene Wilson of Red Oak at a residence in the 600 block of East Sunset Avenue in Red Oak.  Gary was charged with 4 counts of Theft in the 5th Degree and Wilson was charged with one count of Theft in the 5th Degree.  Both individuals were taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $300 bond each.

The Council Bluffs Police Department report a shooting took place on Saturday, June 14th in the parking lot of 37 Bluff Street in Council Bluffs.  At 3:11pm a vehicle driven by 16-year-old Justice Alstadt of Council Bluffs with two passengers aboard were leaving the parking lot when an unidentified male fired four shots with a hand gun at the vehicle.  One of the bullets struck Alstadt in the right abdomen and she was taken to Mercy Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries and is in stable condition.

The investigation into the attempted murder is ongoing.

The National Weather Service in its mid-morning weather briefing, Saturday, said severe weather is still in the forecast for tonight across portions of Iowa. The primary threat in western Iowa appears to be from damaging winds in excess of 58-miles per hour. However, large hail and isolated tornadoes are also possible.The area is under a “Moderate risk” for severe weather.

Areas in red are under a “Moderate” risk of severe weather tonight, areas in yellow will experience a “Slight” risk for severe weather. (NWS graphic)

Keep in mind, that winds of 60-to 80-miles per hour can have the same effect as an EF-1 tornado, and tree debris may be difficult to see on the road at night.

If you are camping or have plans to do so, make sure you have a way to receive weather information and a safe place for emergency shelter, and if at home, keep your weather radio ready to go with fresh batteries.

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Officials with the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resource reports the residents of Soldier in western Iowa’s Monona County can drink their tap water again, as the boil advisory that was issued earlier in the week was lifted Friday afternoon. The DNR and the city lifted the boil advisory after two sets of water samples tested clean of bacteria. The boil advisory was issued Wednesday after a hole in a well pipe drained the water tower. Loss of water pressure has the potential to allow bacteria to enter the water system.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — In Iowa for a “Field of Dreams” 25th anniversary celebration, actor Kevin Costner did the obvious. He played a little baseball Friday, this time with his two young sons. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports  hundreds of onlookers watched as Costner played catch with his boys, 7-year-old Cayden and 5-year-old Hayes. The movie fans clapped when the boys made a play, prompting Costner to note, “We don’t usually have this many people when we do this.”

Costner and other actors traveled to the field near Dyersville in northeast Iowa to celebrate the 1989 movie about an Iowa farmer who carved a baseball field out of his corn crop. About 11,000 people were expected to join in events at the site Friday and Saturday.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Council Bluffs residents dropped off tons of tree and wet basement debris after the city offered to accept the items at no charge for a week following an intense storm. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports the city offered to take the items for free after a June 3 storm pounded parts of western Iowa with hail, rain and high winds.

Public health director Donn Dierks says people dropped off more than 100 tons of tree debris and 14 tons of wet basement items, such as carpeting and drywall. Dierks says he expected people to bring in more soaked basement items and thinks the relatively small amount reflects that the city’s storm sewers worked well.

The special offer ended Wednesday.

A Pottawattamie County town is filling up their streets with antiques for the entire weekend. The Walnut Antique show began this (Friday) morning and runs through Sunday. Vendors from around the United States will fill up the streets with all types of antiques to buy, sell and trade. Gene Larson, Post Commander for the Walnut AmVets, says whatever you are looking for in antiques will be at the show. “There is 17 blocks of dealers and are lined up on both sides of the street. You can find anything you are looking for in antiques. All kinds of stuff, furniture, tools, toys, linen, books, magazines, I’m telling you anything collectable it will be here.”

Larson says food is a must have during the antique show. “We have 3 church stands and the optimist club. The best way to start the show is to come early and go to the fire hall. They have breakfast every morning at 6am.” He says if you walk around the show and browse the tables, memories are sure to come back to you. “Even if you aren’t an antique buff, I bet you will enjoy walking around looking at this stuff. Remembering what grandma or grandpa or even dad or mom had and it is pretty interesting to see what is out there.”

The AmVets believe between 25 to 30,000 people will visit the Walnut Antique Show. The annual show continues to be a free event with no admission or parking fees and will go on rain or shine today (Friday) 9am-6pm, Saturday 8am-6pm and Sunday 8am to 4pm.

(Joel McCall/KNOD)