DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have arrested a third suspect in the shooting death of a man last summer in Des Moines. Police say 20-year-old Malik Mandujano has been returned to Iowa from Florida. He’s charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of 19-year-old Noah Campbell. Police say Campbell was shot Aug. 22 outside a convenience store. Mandujano’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 11.
Also charged are 19-year-old Daniel Lamay and 30-year-old Crystal Lee. They’ve pleaded not guilty and are scheduled to go on trial April 30.

Creston Police say a woman residing in the 300 block of North Vine Street, in Creston, reported Saturday night, that at around 9:10-p.m. , someone threw rocks at her residence. During the incident, two windows and a mirror inside the home, were broken. The damage was estimated at $600. No arrests were reported.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A report says a business conditions index for nine Midwest and Plains states has surged again — a sign of continued improvement in regional economic conditions. The report released Monday says the Mid-America Business Conditions Index hit 62.1 in March, compared with 59.7 in February. The January figure was 57.3. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says 20 percent of the survey participants reported rapidly expanding economic growth in their areas.

The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth in that factor. A score below that suggests decline.
The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are trying to identify the body of a man found on a riverbank in southern Des Moines. Police say a pedestrian reported around noon Sunday that he’d spotted the body below a bridge over the Raccoon River. The body appears to have been at the spot for some time and showed no obvious signs of injury. A forensic examination has been ordered.

House Speaker Linda Upmeyer says part of this year’s “enhanced” anti-harassment training for lawmakers has emphasized that all 150 members of the House are in positions of authority. “The things you say to people, the way you handle yourself can be interpreted differently when you’re in that position,” she says. Legislators represent a wide range of occupations and personal experiences when they meet as a group in Des Moines. Upmeyer says the training has reviewed how legislators are perceived by others. “We have to remind them that you guys do have sort of an authority position when it comes to the employees and that’s something we’ve worked hard to make sure is clear,” Upmeyer says.

Upmeyer hired a human resources director for the legislature last fall, shortly after a fired staffer in the Iowa SENATE was awarded more than a million dollars to settle her sexual harassment lawsuit. Late last week, Upmeyer told reporters she “can only speak for the House.”

(Radio Iowa)