A woman from Adair County was arrested Saturday night in Adams County, on an OWI charge. 62-year old Mary Louise Novy, of Greenfield, was arrested following a traffic stop at around 9:46-p.m., Saturday, in Corning. Novy was taken into custody for OWI/1st offense. After Deputies located an open container of beer in the center console of her vehicle, Novy was cited for Open Container. Her bond was set at $1,300.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Fresh off their success in pushing through a conservative agenda in the session that ended Saturday, Iowa Republicans say they’re already looking ahead to next year. GOP lawmakers with majorities in both chambers plan to support legislation in 2018 that will include tax cuts, immigration enforcement and the use of public education money for private schooling. Republicans say they are focused on policies that reflect the will of their constituents.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A once crumbling bakery in Waterloo that for decades produced Hostess Wonder Bread is now opening as a brewery, restaurant and distribution center. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that SingleSpeed Brewing Co. opened Thursday for a soft opening. The facility can hold 500 and will feature a full menu to accompany the ten beers on tap.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police have arrested a man in an early-morning stabbing death. Police say officers were called just before 2 a.m. Sunday to investigate a stabbing and found a 40-year-old man with a wound to his chest. The man was taken to a hospital, where he died. He was identified as 40-year-old Des Moines resident Kendall Moore. On Sunday morning, police say investigators charged 23-year-old Corderro Alton Laurence with first-degree murder. It was the 12th homicide in Des Moines so far this year.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has adjourned a legislative session marked by a remarkable conservative shift that included passage of measures limiting public union power, expanding gun rights and enacting new abortion restrictions. Republicans, who hold majorities in both chambers, finalized votes Saturday on the roughly $7.2 billion state budget following a series of private meetings that began nearly 24 hours earlier.

Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers says five female students who absconded from the Clarinda Academy Sunday evening were apprehended about an hour later. The initial report of their having left the facility for At-Risk and Delinquent Youth came in at around 9:20-p.m.

No additional information is available at this time.

Sheriff’s officials in Adams County report the arrest at around 8-a.m. Sunday, of 18-year old Noah Wardlow, of Corning. Wardlow was charged with Felony Criminal Mischief, OWI, Reckless Driving and Failure to Maintain Control. His bond was set at $6,300.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police have arrested a man in an early-morning stabbing death. Police say officers were called just before 2 a.m. Sunday to investigate a stabbing and found a 40-year-old man with a wound to his chest.

The man was taken to a hospital, where he died. He was identified as 40-year-old Des Moines resident Kendall Moore. On Sunday morning, police say investigators charged 23-year-old Corderro Alton Laurence with first-degree murder. He was being transferred to the Polk County jail.

It was the 12th homicide in Des Moines so far this year, nearly equaling the 13 homicides in all of 2016.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Fresh off their success in pushing through a conservative agenda in the session that ended Saturday, Iowa Republicans say they’re already looking ahead to next year.

GOP lawmakers with majorities in both chambers plan to support legislation in 2018 that will include tax cuts, immigration enforcement and the use of public education money for private schooling. They’re also interested in adding more abortion restrictions and reinforcing gun rights.

Democrats, who continue to be in the minority, say they’re willing to work with Republicans on some issues but will push back on any legislation they consider extreme.

GOP lawmakers, who adjourned the 2017 session Saturday morning, say they’re focusing on policies that reflect the will of their constituents and create an environment that encourages economic activity.

The just-concluded Iowa legislature enacted one of the most expansive laws in the country when it comes to gun rights. The Republican-led legislature also passed one of the country’s toughest abortion laws. It will require women seeking an abortion to wait three days and it forbids nearly all abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy. Chuck Hurley of the Family Leader had lobbied for a “personhood” bill that would have banned abortion altogether. “This is the best session that I’ve experienced in 27 sessions that I’ve been in or around the capitol,” Hurley says. “Still a long ways to go, but I give very, very high marks for the efforts that were expended by our friends.”

Another abortion-related proposal was inserted in a budget bill. It will no longer allow Medicaid patients to get exams and contraceptives from Planned Parenthood or other facilities where elective abortions are performed. Erin Davison-Rippey is with Planned Parenthood of the Heartland. She says the organization is “reviewing all options.” That includes filing a lawsuit to block the legislature’s new abortion-related laws. “This fight is far from over,” Davison-Rippey says. “We have seen attempt after attempt to intrude on a woman’s right to a constitutionally protected medical service.”

Earlier this year Republicans in the legislature dramatically changed Iowa’s collective bargaining law, to restrict union contract negotiations to the single subject of pay. In addition, the G-O-P-led legislature changed the system for compensating injured workers. Iowa Chamber Alliance president John Steinman says the 2017 legislative session has “definitely” been good for business.

“Whether you’re looking at a uniform minimum wage across the state, whether you’re looking at adjustments to the regulatory posture or necessary reforms to the workers comp system,” Steinman says, “there are some big, fundamental pieces that were put in place this year that are going to be around for a long time.”

Leaders in the labor movement hold the opposing view, calling this the worst year ever for working Iowans. Charlie Wishman, secretary-treasurer of the Iowa Federation of Labor, says  “People are awake and they are ready to fight back against this kind of thing.”

(Radio Iowa)