The Iowa Department of Transportation reported early this (Friday) morning, that a tow ban is in-place for most of Cass and Adair Counties, due to the quickly deteriorating road conditions and numerous accidents that had occurred since just before midnight. Any vehicle that goes off into the ditch along the interstate and secondary roads will have to remain there until towing services is allowed, depending on whether the vehicle is blocking the flow of traffic or not. Conditions had begun to improve according to dispatch reports, at around 12:35-a.m, Friday.

Police in Red Oak, Thursday afternoon, arrested a man for allegedly attempting to break into a vehicle. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Red Oak Police arrested 30-year old Benjamin William Hrabik, of Red Oak, for Attempted 3rd Degree Burglary, after officers were called to the 1200 block of N. Highland Avenue for a man attempting to break into a vehicle.

Witnesses provided police with a description of the suspect (Hrabrik), who was located at the intersection of N. Broad and E. Corning Streets. Hrabik, who tried to leave the scene when a witness confronted him, was taken into custody and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $1,000.

The Iowa Department of Transportation reported (as of 11:35-p.m Thursday), that the right lane of Interstate 80 eastbound near Avoca (Between Exit 40/Highway 59 and Exit 34/County Road M-16) is blocked due to a property damage only, accident. No injuries were reported.  A slight delay in traffic flow can be expected.

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — A sometimes hostile crowd peppered Iowa Congressman David Young with questions about the Affordable Care Act, environment and other issues at a public forum in Urbandale. House and Senate members from across the country have faced skeptical crowds while home during a congressional break, and that was the case Thursday when Young took questions during a forum that lasted more than an hour.

Jordan Hobfoll asked the two-term Republican if health care would remain affordable for his 1-year-old son, who was born with a serious health problem. The crowd jeered Young as he sidestepped giving “a definite answer” but said the boy wouldn’t be denied care.

Others criticized Young’s support for President Donald Trump and expressed fears about the president’s cabinet choices for the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies.