A routine traffic stop early this (Thursday) morning, in Adams County, resulted in the arrest of a man and woman on drug charges. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports a vehicle was pulled over at around 12:15-a.m. in Corning.

Following an investigation, the driver of the vehicle, 20-year old Timothy Graves of Fort Dodge, was taken into custody on an active warrant for violation of probation, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. His passenger,19-year old Rajah Tanney, of Eagle Grove, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

Both were booked into the Adams County Jail and held, pending further court proceedings.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) – Police have charged a Burlington man with killing his mother by striking her in the head with an electric guitar. The Hawk Eye newspaper reports 29-year-old Garret S. Selters was charged with first-degree murder Wednesday in the death of 56-year-old Linda Selters. Police say Garret Selters struck his mother in the back of her head with a Les Paul guitar.

Linda Selters had called 911 Tuesday morning, seeking help because her son was having an “episode.” Officers quickly arrived and found Garret Selters outside, pacing and stating he’d killed his mother. Linda Selters died Tuesday night at an Iowa City hospital after being removed from a respirator. Garret Selters appeared at a court hearing Wednesday, where his bond was set at $1 million. He was appointed a public defender.

Campus leaders and members of the board that governs Iowa, Iowa State and U-N-I are reviewing the effectiveness of campus safety measures. Jacob Simpson of Clinton is the president of University of Iowa Student Government. He says sexual assault is a “pervasive problem” on college campuses throughout the country.  “According to our campus climate survey on sexual assault, 21 percent of the undergraduate female-identified students who completed the survey reported being raped and then 11.4 percent of first-year undergraduate female-identified students who completed the survey reported being raped in their first semester on campus,” Simpson said. “These numbers are astonishing.”

Simpson spoke to a Board of Regents panel yesterday (Wednesday). Paula Knudson is the University of Northern Iowa’s vice president for student affairs. In the late 1980s, she was a resident assistant on a University of Iowa dorm floor when data showed about one in four or five women on campus said they had been sexually assaulted. “If this was a health issue — and it is a health issue — it would be considered an epidemic,” she said. “And it hasn’t changed in that 25-year experience.”

Iowa State University’s student body president is stressing the need for more lights and cameras on campus to enhance security and aid investigators when incidents occur. A summit will be held on November 1st at Iowa State University to discuss safety and security issues on college campuses throughout the state.

(Radio Iowa)