Police in Creston say 35-year old Mark Thomas Gladson, of Macksburg, was arrested at the around 3:25-a.m. today (Friday), for Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Paraphernalia.  Gladson was being held in the Union County Jail on $1,300 bond. At around 12:50-a.m. today (Friday), Creston Police arrested 32-year old Jesse Edward Ramey, of Orient, for OWI 1st.  Ramey was later released on $1,000 bond.

And, at around 3:30-p.m. Thursday, 19-year old Buay Kong Chuol, of Creston, was arrested on a Polk County Warrant for Burglary in the 3rd Degree. Chuol was transported to the Union County Jail and held, pending transport back to Polk County by Polk County Sheriff’s Deputies.

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission heard formal presentations at their meeting Thursday from the two groups which did market surveys to determine the impact of the proposals for a new casino in Cedar Rapids. The studies by White Sand Gaming and Marquette Advisors were released earlier this month. Racing and Gaming Commission administrator Brian Ohorilko says the presentations were important to fill in any blanks. All in all it was a good opportunity to hear how those market studies came out and allow for commission members to get any additional questions answered that they might have,” Ohorilko says.

The two studies came to similar conclusions that a casino in Cedar Rapids would have an impact on existing casinos by taking away some of their revenue. Ohorilko says the studies are one of the final pieces of information needed to make a decision on any new license. He says the decision will be made at the November 16th meeting in Dubuque after the commission reviews all the information that they’ve received since the process started in July. Ohorilko says they also received information Thursday on the background investigations of the two casino groups which submitted three proposals for the casino. He says those investigations were positive and things will proceed.

“A decision will be made one way or the other — obviously we can’t speculate on what the outcome will be — but there will be a decision made at that November commission meeting,” Ohorilko says. The commission met Thursday at the casino in Emmetsburg.

(Radio Iowa)

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:00 a.m. CDT

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor says no charges will be filed against a policeman who shot and killed a fleeing 27-year-old Burlington resident. Assistant Iowa Attorney General Scott Brown concluded Thursday that the Oct. 1 shooting of Marquis Jones by Burlington officer Chris Chiprez was a justifiable homicide.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against authorities who unsuccessfully sought to convict an Iowa woman in the 1983 deaths of her estranged husband and his girlfriend. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger ruled that Theresa Supino’s defamation claims against Jasper County’s sheriff and county attorney lacked an adequate legal basis. Supino was acquitted of first-degree murder charges in 2015.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Safety regulators have shut down the Iowa trucking company that owned the semitrailer involved in a human trafficking case in which 10 immigrants died in Texas. Pyle Transportation has been placed under an “out-of-service order” by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration after a review found the company’s safety rating was so unsatisfactory that it was unfit to remain in business. Dozens of immigrants were found packed inside a Pyle semitrailer outside a San Antonio Walmart in July.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State Patrol says a man pulled over in Des Moines after a car pursuit told state troopers that he wanted to be chased because it was on his bucket list. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that the man refused to halt Thursday morning when a trooper tried to stop him on Interstate 80. He finally stopped after leaving the interstate and was taken into custody. That’s when the 46-year-old shared his bucket list story.

A traffic stop late Thursday night in Fremont County set up as part of a narcotics investigation, resulted in the arrest of two people on drug charges. Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports the narcotics investigation was being conducted in Farragut. As a result of the investigation, a man and woman were arrested.

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19-year old Elora Strough and 20-year old Zachary Higgins, both of Clarinda, were taken into custody during a traffic stop at 370th Avenue and Manti Road. Each was charged with Delivery of a Controlled Substance/Fentanyl. The pair were booked into the Fremont County Jail and held on a $20,000 cash only bond, each.