A Colorado man was arrested Saturday afternoon in Council Bluffs, thanks to the efforts of Council Bluffs Police, Deputies with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, and Agents with the FBI, working together. Authorities say that at around 2:30-p.m., Saturday, 23-year old Blake A. Newton, from Denver, CO., was into custody on several Felony warrants out of Denver Colorado for Robbery, and Intimidation Charges along with 1 Federal Warrant for Robbery as well.

Blake A. Newton

FBI Agents contacted the Council Bluffs Police Department stating that they were tracking a Violent Felony Suspect that was in the area of 3200 Manawa Center Drive by Target. Officers stood by in the area until the suspect drove to the parking lot on the side of Qdoba in the same area. Officers then approached the suspect and he was able to get back into his vehicle and led Officers on a short vehicle pursuit.

Newton started to go West on Veterans Memorial Highway, as he did this a Pottawattamie Deputy was able to perform a PIT maneuver which caused the vehicle to come to rest on top of the median. Newton then exited the vehicle and ran on foot but was taken into custody by officers a short time later as he attempted to steal another vehicle in the parking lot of 429 Veterans Memorial Highway.

Officers conducted a search of the vehicle Newton eluded officers in and found a loaded .9-mm hand gun along with a small amount of Marijuana. Newton was then transported to Pottawattamie County Corrections without further incident and was booked in for Fugitive from Justice, for the warrants out of Denver Colorado, and other local City and State Charges.

One person died during a single-vehicle rollover accident Saturday evening, in Fremont County. Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports deputies responded to the scene near 120th Street and 310th Avenue – west of Randolph – a little before 5-p.m.

The Sheriff says 46-year old Chad Billings, of Emerson, was operating a tan 2008 Dodge Ram 2500, southbound on 310th Avenue, when he failed to stop at the stop sign at 120th Street. The pickup went out of lost control and entered the east ditch, where it overturned and came to rest in a field.

Billings was pronounced dead at the scene and taken to Douglas County Hospital for an autopsy. The crash is currently under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol. Randolph and Tabor Fire and Rescue, Tabor Police Department, the Fremont County Medical Examiner, and the Iowa State Patrol assisted with the incident.

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — Construction has begun on the planned Riverview Surgical Center in northeastern Nebraska. Television station KTIV reports that the center is being built South Sioux City along the Missouri River, just across from Sioux City, Iowa.

Tri-State Specialists have teamed with Delta Hotel for the 52,000 square foot surgical center. The center will built adjacent to a Delta Hotels by Marriott, allowing patients who are not ready to return home to stay and recover with supervised care.

Tri-State CEO Lee Michael Hilka says the project has been in the works for nearly three years and will be a less-expensive surgical option than a traditional hospital stay.

The new center will boast $28 million in new equipment and feature four hospital-grade operating rooms.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Police in central Iowa say an Ames man has died after two masked men burst into his apartment and a shot was fired. Ames police say officers were called to the man’s apartment around 3:40 a.m. Saturday for a report of a shooting. Arriving officers found a man in his 20s with a gunshot wound to his upper chest. The man was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Witnesses told police that two people wearing masks entered the apartment in what seemed like a robbery, and one of them shot the victim. Witnesses told police the suspects sped away in a black or blue pickup truck.

Police are asking public for any information about the shooting. The victim’s name was not released pending notification of family members.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials at the Des Moines International Airport are pushing for a crackdown on the number of taxi companies permitted to pick up travelers. The Des Moines Register reports the move follows an increase in customer complaints over service.

Airport Executive Director Kevin Foley says taxi operators have been violating the airport’s rules by having too few drivers, using damaged vehicles, charging minimum trip fees, failing to post fee lists and only accepting cash payments.

Foley wants to restrict the number of taxi companies registered for airport pickups to two. He says a limit would allow airport officials to respond quickly to issues. It could also protect riders from unfair fees and unsafe vehicles.

Airport officials plan to request applications in December from companies that want to serve the airport.