NASHUA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say they’re investigating an accident in which an 8-year-old boy at an orchard was wounded by a gunshot fired from a nearby gun range in northeast Iowa.

The Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office says a preliminary investigation shows the child was wounded Sunday at the Apples on the Avenue orchard by a bullet fired from one of several ranges operated by the Nashua Fish and Game Club. The boy has been flown to an Iowa City hospital. His name has not been released.

The pick-your-own-apples operation sits about 1½ miles south of Nashua.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports the driver of a 2003 Dodge was injured during a rollover accident early Saturday morning. 37-year old Helen Tuper, of Malvern, was traveling south on 315th Street near Jahnke, when she fell asleep at the wheel. Her vehicle crossed the center line, entered a ditch and flipped over, landing on its top. Tuper was transported to Jenny Edmundson Hospital by Malvern Rescue.

Two other drivers were cited following separate accidents. 32-year old Troy Grindle, of Glenwood, and 24-year old Elizabeth Voll, of Omaha, were both cited for Failure to Maintain Control, following accidents that happened Oct. 5th and 7th respectively. Neither driver was injured.

Two people were arrested on separate drug charges in Mills County. The Sheriff’s Office reports 42-year old Justin Alan Grafenstine, of Pacific Junction, was arrested following an accident that happened on I-29 at around 1:46-a.m. Friday, where his SUV struck a cable barrier. He was charged with OWI 3rd offense, and Possession of Controlled Substance. His bond was set at $6,000

And, at around 5:23-a.m. Saturday, 24-year old Diw Kir Puoch, of Omaha, was arrested following a traffic stop, also on I-29. Puoch was charged with Possession of Controlled Substance. Bond was set at $1,000.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office say no injuries were reported following a collision between an SUV and a deer, Sunday. The accident happened at around 1:17-a.m., as 25-year old Bailey Linn Smith, of Anita, was driving a 2015 Chevy Equinox northbound on Highway 71. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $5,000.

Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports two recent arrests.  Friday evening, 59-year old Robin Clark Latham, of rural Braddyville, was arrested following a traffic stop. Latham was arrested for Driving while license is revoked and Possession of drug paraphernalia.  He was also cited for speeding.  Latham was transported to the Page County Jail where he was held on $1,300 bond.

And, early Saturday morning, Deputies with the Page County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle that was stopped in the traveled portion of intersection at Highways 2 and 59.  Deputies made contact with the driver, 58-year old Richard Gilbert Donnelly, of Fort Collins, CO.  During the investigation, Deputies determined that Donnelly was intoxicated.  He was arrested for OWI 1st Offense and transported to the Page County Jail, where was booked in and later posted $1,000 pending future court appearances.

Two of the Republicans in Iowa’s congressional delegation are calling on the Trump Administration to quickly review federal regulations on so-called “bump stocks.” The device was used by the sniper in last week’s mass shooting in Las Vegas. Republican Congressman David Young of Van Meter, says “I can’t think of a good reason why these things are existing.”  Young says he had no idea what a bump stock was before last week’s news stories about the product. “My understanding is it is basically a tool, an accessory to make a legal weapon into an illegal weapon,” Young says. “And so I’m reaching out with my colleagues to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to revisit their ruling in 2010 when they decided not to regulate these.”

Young is NOT calling for congress to pass a law banning the sale of bump stocks. In the U.S. Senate, Iowa Republican Joni Ernst and a handful of other senators wrote a letter asking the A-T-F to “swiftly review” its permitting of bump stocks which “turn semi-automatic rifles into fully automatic weapons.” Senator Chuck Grassley isn’t rejecting the idea the Senate Judiciary Committee might hold a hearing on legislation that would ban the sale of bump stocks. Grassley, though, has said he needs to “think through” the consequences since a bill that clears his committee could spawn a debate on the senate floor on a number of OTHER gun-related proposal.

Republican Congressman Steve King tweeted on the “slippery slope” subject last Wednesday, asking: “How do good people defend themselves from murderers if liberals take our guns?” The National Rifle Association last week called for an administrative review of the 2010 A-T-F decision that legalized the sale of bump stocks.

(Radio Iowa)

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports 49-year old Robert Michael Madison, Sr., of Lorimor, was arrested Friday night, at the Union County Law Enforcement Center. Madison, Sr. was taken into custody on a Union County warrant for sex offender registration violation.  He was later released on $2,000 bond.