Police in Red Oak, Thursday afternoon, arrested 58-year old Thomas Oscar Anderson, of Red Oak, on a Felony charge of Stalking. Anderson was taken into custody at around 4:25-p.m. in the 400 block of east Maple Street. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $5,000 bond.

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa congressman has said in a sworn statement that a company he failed to disclose wasn’t “doing business” in 2016, despite evidence to the contrary. In an amended disclosure, Rep. Rod Blum lists himself as the majority shareholder and director of Tin Moon Corp. The Associated Press reported a day earlier that Blum violated House ethics rules by failing to list his ties to Tin Moon in his form submitted last August.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers’ concerns about the state’s privatized Medicaid program amid reports of problems haven’t translated into much legislation so far. Just a handful of bills that would make selective changes to the health care program for the poor and disabled advanced beyond a legislative deadline last week. The proposals don’t address key issues surrounding reports of reduced services and delayed reimbursements to health care providers.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa doctor has been ordered to pay a $5,000 penalty and has been placed on three years’ probation in an agreement with the Iowa Board of Medicine to settle sexual misconduct charges filed against him. The Sioux City Journal reports that Jeffrey Zoelle entered the agreement Feb. 15. The board ordered Zoelle to complete a board-approved sexual misconduct/sexual harassment evaluation, among other things.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Republican-led Iowa Senate panel has given preliminary approval to a bill that would make sweeping changes to the state’s tax system. Republicans in a five-member Senate subcommittee agreed Thursday morning to sign off on the legislation, which GOP lawmakers say would cut more than $1 billion annually in taxes. A tax writing committee is expected to approve the bill in the afternoon. A key Senate Republican says the bill could have a full vote in the chamber next week.

WOOD RIVER, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol says troopers have recovered a stolen gun and seized several pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 80 near Wood River in central Nebraska. The patrol says the stop Wednesday afternoon also led to the arrest of four people from Des Moines, Iowa.

The patrol says the car was stopped on suspicion of failing to stop at a stop sign before turning onto a rural highway, then entering I-80. The trooper reported a strong smell of marijuana coming from the car during the stop and searched it. The patrol says four pounds of marijuana and the gun were found during the search. The patrol says the gun had been reported stolen from Des Moines.

Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department said members of the Council Bluffs Police Department arrested a 12 year old girl this (Thursday) morning, for making terroristic threats, via a social media (Snapchat) account. The threats were directed toward the Kirn Middle School.

Prior to the start of the school day, the principal at Kirn was contacted by a parent of a student who had seen disturbing messages on Snapchat, making reference to firearms and killing people at the school. The principal and the CBPD Kirn School Resource Officer worked with detectives to identify the student responsible for posting the threatening messages. The girl is a student at Kirn Middle School and was in attendance this morning.

The police department kept a presence inside the school, monitoring the area, as the investigation proceeded. Further investigation revealed that the girl did not have access to any weapons. The girl was booked into the Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center on one count of Threat of Terrorism (Iowa Code 708A.5), which is a class “D” felony.

Police are not releasing the name of the female student, due to her being a juvenile. They also will not be releasing the threatening postings that instigated the investigation, as they are evidence in a criminal case. Authorities say the incident was an example of how the “See Something, Say Something” campaign works, and that they “Encourage adults to have conversations with student age kids, stressing that these types of posts are not funny and will lead to very serious consequences. Law enforcement will treat every threat as being potentially credible, until proven otherwise.”

The Council Bluffs Police Department is not aware of any other threats within the school district at this time. Authorities say they will continue to work with school officials to provide a safe learning environment for the community’s children.