Ringgold County Sheriff Mike Sobotka reports the arrest of 38-year old Chad Michael Mastin, of Mt. Ayr. Mastin was arrested at around 1:10-p.m. Sunday on a Ringgold County warrant for Theft in the 2nd degree; Child Endangerment; and, Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense.

He was taken into custody without incident and was being held Sunday in the Ringgold County Jail without bond, while awaiting to see the magistrate. Anyone with information of this or other crimes in Ringgold County should call the Sheriff’s Office at 641-464-3921.

No injuries were reported after a pickup struck an Iowa DOT snowplow early this (Sunday) morning on Interstate 29 in Council Bluffs. According to Bluffs Police, the accident happened at around 2:40-a.m. on I-29 southbound near mile-marker 53.

Their investigation determined the snow plow driver had pulled to the right side shoulder and off the road before exiting the truck to remove debris from the roadway. As the driver was removing the debris he was forced to run out of the way of a silver 2011 Dodge Ram truck driven by 24 year old Steven Clark of Belton, MO.

Clark drove into the rear end of the parked snow plow which still had its flashing yellow hazard lights on. Clark was arrested for Driving While Revoked and Resisting Arrest. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash and additional charges are pending.

The Council Bluffs Police Department would like to remind drivers to slow down and give road crews plenty of room to work.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa county plans to explore options for keeping food waste out of the landfill, a category that amounts for about 20 percent of residential trash. Waste Commission Director Kathy Morris says Scott County will consider collecting food waste for composting, rather than sending it to the landfill.

Morris told the Quad-City Times that she plans to recommend in March that they outsource a study into food waste collection, composting options and community impact. She anticipates the study to cost between $20,000 to $40,000. It could be complete by the fall.

The study would also assess whether the Davenport Compost Facility has the capacity to accept the county’s food waste. Iowa’s 1987 Ground Water Protection Act prompted efforts to divert items away from landfills.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An elusive goat is in custody, but only after a lengthy police chase through the streets of Des Moines. A resident called police Saturday night after seeing a goat on the loose. The Des Moines Register reports that no one knew where the goat came from but it had a cut on a front leg that needed a veterinarian’s attention.

Catching the wayward goat provided difficult — the animal was surprisingly fast despite the leg injury and evaded officers for 20 minutes over five blocks. Finally, officers corralled the goat behind an elementary school and the Animal Rescue League soon arrived.

After a veterinarian cares for the leg injury, the goat will be put up for adoption unless its owner comes forward.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There appears to be consensus among Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature that there are problems with Iowa’s privatized Medicaid program, but there is less agreement over what, if anything, legislators should do about it when they return to the Capitol in a few weeks.

Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled statehouse are expected to address a range of issues when they gather in January, including taxes and water quality. But Medicaid, the massive health care program for poor and disabled people in Iowa, is less certain to be on their to-do list.

That’s because there are a range of opinions about whether lawmakers should enact legislation to respond to ongoing issues, or if change should come administratively through the state agency that contracts with private insurance companies now running the program.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a fatal plane crash in south-central Iowa. Authorities believe the small plane crashed Saturday afternoon after striking a power line near the town of Oskaloosa. The pilot was killed, but authorities have not disclosed the pilot’s name. No one else was on the plane.

Authorities have not said why the plane was flying so low to the ground.