DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds says she wants to modernize Iowa’s tax code in part by reducing individual taxes, a proposal she’ll push amid budget constraints. The Republican governor provided general details of a tax plan Tuesday during her Condition of the State address at the Capitol. She added she wants to eliminate an existing provision in Iowa tax code to avoid increasing state tax revenue following changes to federal regulations.

The Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature convened Monday and will be tasked with plugging a roughly $37 million budget shortfall in the current $7.2 billion state budget. The state borrowed about $144 million last year to offset two previous budget shortfalls, and they plan to pay that back. Reynolds did say her tax proposal won’t include corporate tax cuts because of budget limitations.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Another former member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska council has been sentenced to probation for stealing from the tribe’s Iowa casino. The Sioux City Journal reports that Darwin Snyder was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Omaha to five years of probation and ordered to pay $36,500 in restitution. Snyder had pleaded guilty to theft from a gaming establishment on Indian lands. Charges of conspiracy and wire fraud were dismissed in exchange for his plea.

Snyder is one of nine former council members accused of a conspiracy to steal money from the WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, Iowa.

A bail bondsman brought a man into the Pottawattamie County Jail kicking and screaming, Monday afternoon. The Pott. County Sheriff’s Office reports Deputies met with employees from Galigher Bail Bonds, in the parking lot of the Sheriff’s Office. Inside the vehicle was 25-year old James Richard Augustine, of Council Bluffs, who was handcuffed and in the back seat. Sitting beside him, was his father, Leon Augustine. James Augustine was screaming and combative. The bail bond staff said he stated that he was going to kill himself if he went back to jail. Three deputies escorted James Augustine into the jail through the sally port, where they were met by booking staff who assisted him into a holding cell. There, he continued screaming, kicking and breathing rapidly. Jail staff were advised of threats he had made to kill himself. James Augustine was booked into the Pott. County Jail at around 3:45-p.m., for Assault causing bodily injury or mental illness.

And, a call about a suspicious vehicle in the 43,000 block of Twilight Lane, in Avoca at around 12:30-a.m. today (Tuesday), resulted in the arrest of 45-year old Heidi Jo True, of Bellevue, NE. True was determined to be under the influence of methamphetamine, and was placed under arrest for OWI/1st offense. Authorities say she was in possession of 2.6 grams of meth worth about $200, at the time of her arrest. She was also charged with Possession of Meth.

The Adair County Board of Supervisors will meet in a regular session beginning at 9-a.m., Wednesday in their boardroom/courtroom on the second floor of the courthouse. On their agenda is discussion and possible action on 2017 W2 Wages, A burial assistance application, and setting the first meeting date and appointments for the Health Insurance Financial Committee.

After County Treasurer Brenda Wallace presents her semi-annual report, the Adair County Supervisors will hear scheduled FY2019 budget requests from:

• Ron Ludwig, with MATURA
• Custodian Rich Wallace
• County Treasurer Brenda Wallace
• County Attorney Clint Hight
• County Conservation Director Kevin Blazek
• Ag Extension’s Deena Wells
• Jane Ernst, w/the Adair County Board of Health
• Kelly Butts-Elston, with Connections Area Agency on Aging
• And, County Auditor Mindy Schaefer.

In addition, County Engineer Nick Kauffman will present various road and/or bridge construction project contracts, and more.

ROCK VALLEY, Iowa (AP) — A new trial date has been scheduled for a northwest Iowa man accused of stabbing to death his 84-year-old grandfather and setting the man’s home aflame. Court records say the trial of 20-year-old Santos Rodriguez Jr. was set to begin Tuesday. The judge granted the defense attorney’s request for more time to prepare and set a new starting date of May 1.

Rodriguez has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and arson. He’s accused of stabbing Luis Luevanos in his Rock Valley home on Oct. 29 and starting the fire. Firefighters found Luevanos’ body later that day. Police say Rodriguez soon left for Utah and was taken into custody there. Iowa investigators interviewed him there and say Rodriguez admitted stabbing his grandfather and setting the fire.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The January trial for an Iowa farmer-turned-reality television star charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident last year has been rescheduled. Chris Soules who appeared on “The Bachelor” and “Dancing With The Stars” had been scheduled to face a jury trial on Jan. 18. On Monday, Judge Andrea Dryer approved his attorney’s motion to postpone. No new trial date has been set. Dryer has said it should begin before May 7. Soules lost a legal battle Friday in the felony case when Dryer denied his motion to dismiss the charge. He claims Iowa’s law requiring the surviving driver in a fatal accident to remain at the scene until police arrive is unconstitutional. Soules’ attorneys say he will appeal that ruling to the Iowa Supreme Court.