OYENS, Iowa (AP) – A man was taken to a hospital after he escaped from an icy pond in northwest Iowa where his dog was later rescued. The Sioux City Journal reports that the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office was called around 6:40 p.m. Monday by someone reporting that a dog had fallen through ice at the pond, which sits about a quarter mile south of Oyens. Oyens firefighters and the Plymouth County dive team were sent there, and they found that the dog’s owner had been in the water for about five minutes before he could make it out to safety.

The rescuers used a boat to get the dog out of the pond. The man was taken to Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Powerball jackpot has climbed above $400 million for the first time in nearly three months. The top prize for Wednesday night’s drawing will be an estimated $403 million if paid over 29 years or $244 million in cash. Winners then would have to pay taxes on their winnings.

The game’s six numbers will be drawn at 10:59 p.m. eastern time. Five white balls are drawn from a drum with 69 balls and a red ball is drawn from a drum with 26 balls. Powerball is played in 44 states, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are incredibly small, at one in 292.2 million. If there is no winner, the prize will increase before the next drawing Saturday night.

SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa (AP) – Middle school students will gather in separate locations today (Wednesday) as officials work on repairing their water-damaged school in Sergeant Bluff. A broken water main in the boiler room let loose a torrent around 7 p.m. Monday at Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School. The water spread inches deep in some places in the hallways, library, lunchroom, gymnasium, computer lab and wrestling room. Classes were canceled Tuesday but will be held in different locations Wednesday.

Superintendent Rod Earleywine told the Sioux City Journal that eighth-grade students will report to the high school, seventh-graders will go to the community center and sixth-grade students will report to the elementary building.

Earleywine says that plan likely will hold through Friday, with the hope that the students can return to their school Monday.

Creston Police say two people were taken into custody on separate warrants, Tuesday afternoon. 47-year old Dennis Speed, of Creston, was arrested at his home on a Polk County warrant for Escape. And, 51-year old Lori Graham, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Parole Violation. Both were being held without bond, with Speed held in the Union County Jail, and Graham in the Ringgold County Jail.

Creston Police said also, a resident of the 1100 block of S. Patt Street, reported Tuesday night, that sometime over the noon hour, Tuesday, her daughter’s Iphone 5S in a gold case, was stolen while she was at the Creston School. The loss was estimated at $500.

A woman who was backing-up her Smart Car in Red Oak, Tuesday night, accidentally stepped on the gas pedal too hard, causing the vehicle to reverse abruptly and end up on top of a handicapped ramp on the side of a residence in the 200 block of E. Washington Avenue. Red Oak Police say 79-year old Rose Smith, of Red Oak, wasn’t injured in the mishap, that caused $800 damage to her car and $2,000 damage to the house. No citations were issued. The accident happened at around 8:45-p.m.