The Atlantic Animal Shelter is set to receive a large donation from the estate of a woman who recently passed away. Animal Control Officer Kris Erickson announced the news during Monday’s meeting of the City of Atlantic’s Personnel and Finance Committee.

Erickson said last week, she received a legal notice that a woman who lived in Griswold had passed away, and that the woman has a considerable amount of money left over after paying-off her estate. She left 20-percent of what’s remaining to the Atlantic Animal Shelter. The woman’s name was not released.

Kris Erickson talks with the Personnel & Finance Committee about the donation

On September 4^th, the Executor of the estate will appear in court to get approval for release of the money. If no one comes forward to contest the move (such as someone who may still be owed money), the funds will be divided among the woman’s designated recipients, which includes the Atlantic Animal Shelter.

Erickson says she’s not familiar with the woman who passed away, but is grateful for the bequeath. Councilman Gerald Brink let the cat out of the bag during the meeting Monday, by saying the Shelter is likely to receive more than $100,000. Erickson said the figure was actually $135,000.

Persons traveling on Highway 30 early this morning near Logan should expect a delay. A faithful KJAN listener reported that Highway 30 at Overton Avenue, was slow moving due a serious accident. The crash happened just east of the Boyer River Bridge. Dense fog is thought to have contributed to the crash, where a vehicle apparently missed an intersection and collided with a utility pole.

No other details are currently available.

Police in Council Bluffs are investigating an incident of robbery that took place early this (Tuesday) morning. Officers were dispatched at around 12:17-a.m., to the Mega Saver at 3540 W. Broadway for a reported robbery. They arrived on scene and spoke with the victim, who told police two black males wearing gray hoodies and armed with handguns entered the store and demanded money from the victim.

The suspects pointed the handguns at the victim and opened the registers and took an unknown amount of money and some cigarettes. Witnesses stated the two suspects ran from the store to the west and entered a white in color SUV and the SUV fled west into Omaha. No shots were fired and no injuries were reported.

If you have any information regarding this robbery please contact Council Bluffs Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:50 a.m. CDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The builder of the Dakota Access pipeline is negotiating with North Dakota regulators to resolve all investigations into potential wrongdoing during construction. The Public Service Commission recently offered a settlement of allegations that Energy Transfer Partners improperly reported the discovery of American Indian artifacts. The company’s counterproposal includes potentially also resolving a state investigation into whether crews removed too many trees and improperly handled some soil.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In vast stretches of the Plains and Northwest known for wheat production, fewer farmers are growing wheat. They’re responding to low wheat prices and changing consumer tastes for high protein foods like hummus, pasta and energy bars, which are increasing demand for alternative crops such as garbanzo beans and lentils. This year, farmers planted the fewest acres of wheat since the U.S. Department of Agriculture began keeping records nearly a century ago.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former prison nurse says in a lawsuit that Iowa’s Department of Corrections discriminated against him because he is transgender. Jesse Vroegh claims in a lawsuit filed Monday that the state agency denied him use of the men’s restrooms and locker rooms at work and denied him health care coverage for medically necessary surgery. The Corrections Department didn’t immediately return a message left Monday.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A jury has convicted a Sioux City man of attempted murder for firing more than a dozen shots at a Woodbury County sheriff’s deputy. The Sioux City Journal reports jurors Monday found Melvin Spencer guilty in the February incident, in which he fired 16 shots at Deputy Mike Lenz after a vehicle chase. Lenz wasn’t hit but at least five rounds struck his patrol vehicle. The 25-year-old Spencer could be sentenced to up to 25 years in prison. His sentencing date hasn’t been scheduled.