OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say two workers were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at a construction site at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a news release that a section of duct caught fire around 1:50 p.m. Thursday in a lower level of the U.S. Strategic Command headquarters building project, where welding was being done. The Corps of Engineers is in charge of the project.

Offutt firefighters and fire crews from adjacent Bellevue responded to the site near the base’s southern entrance. The two workers were treated at the site and were taken to a hospital for further evaluation before being discharged. Their names haven’t been released. The fire cause is being investigated.

Police in Creston report an Adair County man was arrested on drug charges at around 1:23-a.m. today (Friday). 38-year old Michael Ross Waddingham, of Orient, was arrested near the intersection of Townline Road and Osage Street, on a charge of Possession with the intent to sell or manufacture/Methamphetamine – under 5 grams, and Introducing intoxicants or drugs into an Institution (Jail). Waddingham was being held in the Union County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond.

At the same time and place, 23-year old Dakota Eugene Brown, of Creston, was arrested for Driving While Suspended. He was later released from the Union County Jail on a $300 cash bond. Creston Police said also, at around 12:45-a.m. today (Friday), 31-year old John Lyle VanScoy, of Creston, was arrested on Highway 34 on charges that include eluding, driving while barred, OWI/1st offense, Possession of a Controlled Substance/2nd Offense, Possession of drug paraphernalia, and interference with official acts. He was later released on a $5,000 cash bond.

Thursday afternoon, Creston Police arrested 19-year old Tyson Malik Smiley, of Creston, for Theft in the 5th Degree. He was released from custody on a Promise to Appear in Court. At the same time and place, 19-year old Alijah Djon Shemar Thomas, of Des Moines, was arrested on a charge of Forgery. He was later released on a $5,000 cash bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature has approved a budget bill that would give up millions in federal Medicaid money to remove funding for Planned Parenthood. The Senate voted 28-21 Thursday night along party lines for the roughly $1.7 billion health and human services budget bill. The House approved the bill Wednesday. It now heads to Gov. Terry Branstad.

The legislation would create a state-run family planning program that excludes organizations that provide abortions. Iowa would give up federal Medicaid money and instead spend about $3.1 million in state dollars.

Democrats criticized the decision amid budget constraints. Several areas of state government are receiving less money in the roughly $7.2 billion budget that goes into effect in July. Lawmakers are nearing adjournment, but it’s unclear when they’ll complete their work.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa lawmakers are headed back to the Capitol as they attempt to adjourn the 2017 legislative session. Lawmakers were scheduled Friday to try to pass a bill that helps make up the roughly $7.2 billion budget. The so-called standing appropriation bill includes policy and spending across several state agencies.

The GOP-controlled chambers debated into Thursday night to complete spending bills on health and human services and administration and regulation. They’ve already approved most budget bills that will require Gov. Terry Branstad’s signature.

It’s unclear what day lawmakers will actually adjourn. There’s no official end date, though their reimbursements for daily expenses ended Tuesday. GOP lawmakers also appear at odds over bills that fund water quality initiatives and expand medical marijuana.