DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Police in Des Moines are looking for whoever briefly stole a car from a driveway with two young kids inside. KCCI reports the incident happened around 5 p.m. Sunday. An alert was issued after a woman found the car with her 2- and 3-year-old kids missing. The woman told police she left the kids in the car while she ran into the home to grab something.

Police found the car a short while later with the kids still asleep inside. It appears that the thief ditched the car after seeing the kids. The family was reunited less than two hours after the car was reported stolen.

(Updated 3:56-a.m.) Two people were injured during a single-vehicle accident early this morning off Interstate 80, in Cass County. According to dispatch reports, a white Mazda van went off I-80 eastbound about two-miles west of Exit 70 (the Anita Exit), into the south ditch. The accident was reported by a passing motorist at around 3:10-a.m. The caller also reported the vehicles’ airbags had deployed. A female occupant of the vehicle suffered from a possible broken shoulder, facial and unknown, possible chest injuries. She was transported by ambulance to the Cass County Memorial Hospital. A male occupant of the vehicle suffered possible/unknown injuries, and was transported to the hospital by a Sheriff’s Deputy.

Anita Rescue and Wiota 1st Responders, along with Deputies from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, responded to the scene. No other details are currently available.

The Creston Police Department today (Monday) released a report on recent arrests and incidents. Early Sunday morning, 29-year old Benjamin Lloyd Taylor, of Creston, was arrested at the 300 block of N. Elm St. in Creston, on charges of OWI 1^st and Possession of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana 1^st offense. Taylor was released after posting a $1,000 bond. Early Saturday morning, 29-year old Whitney Card, of New Virginia, was arrested in Creston for OWI/1st offense. She was released from the Union County Jail on a $1000 bond. And, late Saturday night, 31-year old Joseph Roberts, of Baxter, was arrested in Creston on two Hubbard County, Minnesota warrants for Failure to Appear in court. Roberts posted a $1,500 bond and was released.

The Creston P-D said also, a resident of the 500 block of N. Division Street reported Thursday evening, that sometime between 9-pm on Wednesday and 7:15-a.m. Thursday, someone damaged the windshield of his truck while it was parked at his residence. Damage was estimated at $100.  Saturday afternoon, a woman living in the 200 block of N. Division Street in Creston, told authorities someone had entered her home and taken a TV, as well as money from her room. The incident happened sometime between 4:30-a.m. and 3:30-p.m., Saturday. The loss was estimated at $550.

Early Sunday morning, two Creston residents reported laser Christmas lights were stolen from yards in the 500 block of N. Cherry Street and the 400 block of N. Vine Street. The incidents happened sometime overnight into early Sunday morning. The loss amounted to $50 altogether. And, Sunday afternoon, a Creston resident reported that sometime between midnight and 3-p.m. Sunday, someone stolen a blue, Under Armour backpack from his vehicle parked in the 700 block of N. Sycamore Street. The loss was estimated at $50.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 2:30 a.m. CST

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — The owner of a Council Bluffs apartment building faces a $40,000 fine for failing to register with a local inspection program, and more fines may be added. The Daily Nonpareil reports the fine against the Colonial Plaza Apartments’ owner is the biggest one the city has imposed since changing its rental laws last year.

ANITA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities believe snow contributed to a crash on Interstate 80 in western Iowa that killed a youth hockey coach from Nebraska and two Iowa brothers. Eight other people were also injured Saturday morning in the crash.

SIBLEY, Iowa (AP) — One northwest Iowa town is hoping to persuade a feed company that generates a foul odor at its plant to relocate. The Sioux City Journal reports Sibley, Iowa, has issued nearly $40,000 in fines against Iowa Drying and Processing in the past couple years because of the smell. A disagreement over who might pay to upgrade the plant to better control odors has wound up in court, and the plant is now listed for sale for $5.5 million.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A county-owned hospital in western Iowa is refusing to reveal the amount of a settlement paid to the family of a woman who died from a botched colonoscopy, despite state law that says settlements made by government agencies are public record. Crawford County Memorial Hospital CEO Bill Bruce tells the Des Moines Register that he can’t release the settlement because of a judge’s order sealing records in the patient’s estate. Bruce says he will comply if a judge orders release of the settlement.