Authorities investigating a shooting early this (Monday) morning in rural Madison County, have made an arrest in connection with the case. According to KCCI-TV in Des Moines, the incident occurred just before 5-a.m.  Sheriff’s Officials say they received a 9-1-1 call from a woman who reported the shooting two-miles east of Earlham.

When authorities arrived on the scene, the found an adult male in the doorway of a building adjacent to the home. He had suffered a gunshot wound and was flown to a hospital in Des Moines. His name and a report on his condition have not been released.

A suspect in the shooting was arrested in Dallas County, a little over an hour later. His name has also not been released.

In an update to a story we first posted on kjan.com Saturday afternoon, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office says it was a Kimballton man and a two-year-old boy who were injured during a rollover accident on Highway 173. The crash occurred at around 3:25-p.m., about 2-miles north of the intersection with Highway 83. 

Sheriff Darby McLaren told KJAN News 34-year old Joshua Hemminger, of Kimballton, was travelling southbound on 173 when the 1999 Ford F-150 pickup he was driving went out of control. The vehicle entered the east ditch and rolled several times. 

Hemminger was flown by LifeNet helicopter to Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. A report on his condition is not available, but dispatch reports following the crash indicated he suffered from some head and back trauma. The child was transported by Medivac Ambulance to the Cass County Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries and released.

Marne First Responders and officials with the Cass County Sheriff’s Department assisted with traffic control at the scene. Highway 173 was blocked to through traffic for nearly an hour.

The Cass and Adair County Boards of Supervisors will meet Tuesday in Atlantic and Greenfield, respectively, to canvass the votes of last Tuesday’s Primary election. In Atlantic, the Board will gather at 1:30-p.m. in their boardroom at the Courthouse to conduct the canvass.

In Greenfield, the Adair County Supervisors will meet at 9:30-a.m. for their regular weekly session, during which they will receive the resignation of the County Veteran’s Affairs Director. A canvass of the votes will take place at 9:45. At 10:15-a.m. Tuesday, the Board in Adair County will hear a report from the General Relief Coordinator with regard to General Relief and an Emergency backup. And, at around 10:30-a.m., they’ll hear from V-A Administrator Donna Bittner, with regard to Perpetual Care of Catholic Cemeteries.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department is asking for your help in locating a trailer reported stolen over the weekend from a residence in rural Red Oak. The owner reported to authorities the 2004, red H&H two-wheel trailer was missing from their property on Ironwood Avenue, at around 3:10-p.m., Sunday. They believe it was taken sometime between the hours of 10:30-a.m. and 3-p.m. If you have any information on the location of the trailer, or who may have taken it, call the Montgomery County Sherif’f’s Office or Montgomery County Crimestoppers.

w/ Ric Hanson

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Media and political analysts say Omaha residents will find their televisions inundated with political ads aimed at the presidential election in the weeks before the November 6th general election.  But the ads aren’t necessarily aimed at the very red state of Nebraska.  The target lies across the Missouri River, as both campaigns battle for undecided Iowa. And to get air time in western Iowa, you’ve got to go through Omaha. Presidential campaign ads have already shown up in Omaha earlier than usual. Omaha television station KETV says President Barack Obama’s campaign has been running ads, but not Romney’s. But Romney is getting a boost in Omaha from some conservative super PACs, which have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to run ads slamming Obama for several weeks.

The Iowa State Patrol says a Council Bluffs man was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, following an accident Sunday afternoon just off of Interstate 80 in Adair County. Officials say 45-year old Michael J. Bersane, of Council Bluffs, was driving a 2001 Toyota Camry eastbound on I-80 and attempting to take the Casey exit (Exit 83), when he lost control of the car. The vehicle went off the exit ramp and came to rest on its wheels in the ditch between the exit ramp in I-80. The accident happened at around 12:20-p.m. The Patrol says Bersane, who was wearing a seatbelt, was transported to CCMH by Stuart Rescue for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

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Authorities in central Iowa’s Polk County says two Council Bluffs men were arrested over the weekend on drug charges. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, 30-year old Chandler Robbins and 34-year old Allen Sutton, were taken into custody early Saturday morning following a traffic stop on Interstate 80. Both men face Possession of Methamphetamine and Conspiracy to Deliver Meth, charges. They were being held in the Polk County Jail on $100,000 bond, each. Authorities say a search of the mens’ vehicle resulted in the recovery of three guns, in addition to an unspecified amount of methamphetamine in plastic bags.

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Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers this (Monday) morning, released a report on weekend activity in his department. Brothers says early Saturday morning, 27-year old Anthony Michael Schaner, of Iowa City, was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Schaner was released on$1,000.00 bond. Also on Saturday, residents on West Division and South 16th Streets in Clarinda reported someone destroyed their mailboxes, using a blunt instrument of some sort. Damage from the incidents, which remain under investigation, amounted to $200. And, on Friday, a Clarinda resident reported to police she had been the victim of a mail fraud scheme. The loss was estimated at $400.00. That incident also remains under investigation.