SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former support manager has pleaded not guilty to allegations that she stole from clients of a Sioux City organization that helps people with intellectual disabilities. Court records say 29-year-old Jessica Rivera is charged with two counts of dependent adult abuse-exploitation. The records say she submitted the written pleas Tuesday in Woodbury County District Court.

Court records say that between January and July 2017, while she worked for Mosaic, Rivera made unauthorized purchases using gift cards or other funds from the clients and kept the items.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three people were arrested Tuesday on separate warrants. 23-year old Brittany Nichole Rector, of Allegan, MI, was arrested on a  Warrant for  Theft in the 2nd Degree. She was taken into custody at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office. Bond was set at $5,000. 48-year old Steven Ray Gooch, of Omaha, was arrested Tuesday night at the Douglas County, NE. Sheriff’s Office, on a Mills County warrant for Violation of Probation. His bond was set at $1,000. And, 64-year old Victor Ray Jackson, of Emerson, was arrested on a Mills County warrant for Violation of the Sex Offender Registry. His bond was set at $2,000.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An 18-year-old in northwestern Iowa has pleaded not guilty to charges that he stabbed to death his ex-girlfriend and another young man. Court records say written pleas were filed Tuesday in Woodbury County District Court for Tran Walker, who’s charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The records don’t show that a trial date has been set.

He’s accused of killing 17-year-old Paiten Sullivan and 18-year-old Felipe Negron Jr., who both lived in Sioux City. Police say Walker was in a car with the other two on Jan. 28 when he began to stab Sullivan because he was upset that she had broken up with him. Police say that when Negron tried to intervene, Walker stabbed him, too.

AMES, Iowa – Feb. 14, 2018 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is conducting a planning study of Interstate 80. The study is being developed and released through a series of technical reports that identify the existing condition of I-80, the way the system is performing, short- and long-term issues, and strategies to improve the route. Each report will be accessible online beginning Feb. 21st, on the Iowa DOT’s I-80 Planning Study website at: www.iowadot.gov/interstatestudy.

The third and final online meeting is now available to view on the website. To view the meeting, navigate to https://iowadot.gov/interstatestudy/public-meetings, or select the “PUBLIC MEETINGS” tab on the home page, and then select “Meeting 3.” The meeting was recorded allowing persons to view it any time and will be available on the website throughout the duration of the planning study.

Four new technical reports have been included on the website, these include:

• Existing conditions.
• Resiliency and vulnerability.
• Viability of modal options.
• Tolling considerations.

The Iowa DOT is asking interested parties to take a few minutes to view the online public meeting and review the information on the website. The website also offers a way for those interested to receive future emails or text messages regarding the study. Use the “STAY CONNECTED” link on the I-80 Planning Study website to subscribe.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a parked tour bus for alternative rock band Portugal. The Man caught fire before a show in eastern Iowa. Iowa City Fire Department Battalion Chief Greg Tinnes says no one was on the bus when the blaze broke out a little before 4:45 p.m. Tuesday. No injuries were reported. The bus was sitting near the Iowa Memorial Union on the University of Iowa campus. The fire is believed to have started in the heating and cooling system. The cause is being investigated.

The band performed Tuesday night. It has a show scheduled for Wednesday night in Columbia, Missouri. The band’s single “Feel It Still” won best pop duo/group performance at the Grammy Awards last month.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa couple accused of inflicting chemical burns on a disabled woman in their care have taken plea deals. Court records say 51-year-old Katrina Eubanks and 55-year-old Gary Eubanks, of Urbandale, are scheduled to be sentenced March 28. Both had been charged with kidnapping, two counts of neglect of a dependent person and one count of abuse of a dependent person that resulted in injury. Prosecutors dropped the kidnapping charge in exchange for Katrina Eubanks’ guilty pleas last week and dropped all but one count of neglect for Gary Eubanks’ plea.

Police say Katrina Eubanks, a hired caregiver, bathed the 19-year-old woman in bleach and Epsom salt on May 28 in her home. Police say the Eubankses did not seek treatment for her burns for days.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report on arrests. A traffic stop Tuesday night in Pott. County escalated into a pursuit, and the eventual arrest of 38-year old Roger Anthony Otts, of Council Bluffs. The incident began at around 10:20-p.m., when Deputy Michael Hansen tried to stop a Honda Accord, because a check of the license plate showed the registered owner to be Driving While Suspended. Instead of pulling over, Otts took off, leading the Deputy on a 85-mph chase that ended with the Honda losing control on a curve and going into a ditch. Otts jumped out the passenger window of the car and refused the Deputy’s order to lay on the ground. Deputy Hansen deployed his Taser as Otts was trying to run up a hill, but the Taser missed Otts. Hansen engaged in a foot pursuit, and tackled Otts about 50-yards from the accident scene, and placed him under arrest. Otts was taken into custody on three Probation Violation warrants associated with Conspiracy to Commit a Forcible Felony, Theft in the 1st and Theft in the 3rd Degrees. Otts faces additional charges of Eluding, and Driving While Under Suspension. He was booked into the Pott. County Jail

Authorities say a traffic stop in Pott. County Tuesday night in Underwood, resulted in the arrest of 36-year old Jesse Lavern Baldwin, of Council Bluffs. Baldwin was arrested for Driving While Revoked, and on an Iowa State Patrol warrant for Driving While Revoked. An inmate at the Pott. County Jail faces an additional charge of Possession of Contraband in a jail facility, after jail staff were handed an envelope with a clear plastic baggie that contained a pack of cigarettes. The stash was found under genitals of 33-year old Joshua Austin Leroux, of Blue Springs, Mo. Leroux advised that a crystallized substance in the baggie was methamphetamine, and the blue pills were Xanax. The investigation was completed at the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office.

An accident in Walnut, today (Wednesday), at around 1:45-a.m., resulted in the arrest of 28-year old Anthony Larry Hytrek, of Missouri Valley, for OWI/2nd offense. A caller informed the Sheriff’s Office their parked truck had been struck by a motorist in the 500 block of Antique City Drive. Deputy Cool made contact with the driver (Hytrek) and placed him under arrest, after he appeared to be impaired.

Officials say 22-year old Jordan Tyler Bywater, of Council Bluffs, turned himself-in to the Sheriff’s Office Tuesday afternoon. Bywater was wanted on a Felony warrant for Willful Injury causing Serious Injury. He was subsequently booked into the Pott. County Jail. 24-year old Andrew Allen Ross, of Council Bluffs, also turned himself-in to the Sheriff’s Office, Tuesday afternoon. Ross was wanted on a warrant for Violation of Parole. He too, was booked into the Pott. County Jail.