A man who was fleeing from police in eastern Iowa late Friday night has died in a crash that also killed another motorist. The Iowa State Patrol reports 31-year old Troy C. Marvin, of Cedar Rapids, was driving a 2007 Chevy Silverado pickup being pursued by Tama Police, when the pickup t-boned the driver’s side door of a 2007 Chevy Impala at the intersection of 4th and Beautiful Street, in Tama.

After the impact, both vehicles left the road and struck a utility pole before rolling several times. The accident happened just before midnight. Neither Marvin nor the driver of the Impala, 25-year old Ian L. Halverson, of Tama, were wearing their seat belts. Both men died at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

A traffic stop on a vehicle in Shenandoah early this (Saturday) morning resulted in the arrest of a Nebraska woman on drug charges. According to the Shenandoah P-D, a vehicle was pulled over at around 12:30-a.m. in the 200 block of West Valley Avenue.

K9 “Argo” (Shenandoah P-D Facebook page photo)

Upon further investigation and the deployment of the Shenandoah PD’s new K9, “Argo,” officers arrested 20-year old Harley Collier, of Omaha, for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Collier was transported to Page County Jail, where her bond was set at $1,000.

A man from Pottawattamie County died Friday afternoon during a single-vehicle rollover accident in far northwestern Pott. County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 61-year-old Rodney Lee Smith, of Council Bluffs, died when the 2013 Jeep Cherokee he was driving left the eastbound lanes of Interstate 680 near mile-marker 1, crossed the median and westbound lanes of traffic. The SUV then entered a field and traveled for some distance before striking a ditch and rolling over. The crash happened at around 4:40 p.m. Smith, who was wearing his seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation. The Iowa State Patrol was assisted at the scene by Deputies with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, along with Crescent Fire and Rescue.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Authorities late Friday night issued an AMBER ALERT for two Polk County boys who were allegedly abducted by their biological mother on Dec. 28th. 12-year old Morgan, and 11-year old Landon Griffin, are believed to be in a brown or gold colored 2003 Chevy Suburban with Iowa license plate CRY 371. They, along with their mother, 32-year old Mary Andrea Purcell, are believed to be on their way to Minnesota or Oregon. If you see those subjects and/or the vehicle, call 9-1-1.

Landon and Morgan are mixed-race (Asian/Caucasian) males with brown hair and brown eyes. They stand between 5-feet three- and 5-feet four-inches tall, and weigh about 135- to 140-pounds. One of the children has medical issues that need on-going attention and is believed to be in danger. Mary Purcell is a white female with brown hair, green eyes. She stands about 5-feet 2-inches tall and weighs about 150-pounds. She may use the last name of Manivong.

Landon Griffin

Mary Purcell

Morgan Griffin

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

DES MOINES, Iowa — Authorities have issued an AMBER ALERT for two Polk County boys who was allegedly abducted by their biological mother on Dec. 28th. 12-year old Morgan, and 11-year old Landon Griffin, are believed to be in a brown 2003 Chevy Suburban with Iowa license plate CRY 371. They, along with their mother, 32-year old Mary Purcell, are believed to be on their way to Minnesota or Oregon. If you see the vehicle, call 9-1-1.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A special election has been scheduled for a House seat that was vacated by an incoming state senator. Gov. Terry Branstad signed a proclamation Friday that directs a special election be held Jan. 31 for House District 89, which includes parts of Scott County in eastern Iowa. The House seat was held by Democrat Jim Lykam, who resigned after winning a special election on Dec. 27 for the Iowa Senate.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A judge has found a man guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend in Dubuque. The Telegraph Herald reports the judge on Friday found 28-year-old Eddie J. Hicks guilty of first-degree murder in the June 2015 death of Kahdyesha J. Lemon. Prosecutors say Hicks stabbed his girlfriend more than 100 times in her Dubuque home. Hicks will be sentenced Jan. 23. First-degree murder in Iowa carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison.

REMSEN, Iowa (AP) — A truck driver was hurt when his vehicle collided with a train near the northwest Iowa city of Remsen. The Sioux City Journal reports the crash happened Friday morning at a rural crossing north of Remsen, a Plymouth County community about 30 miles northeast of Sioux City. The state patrol says the driver, whose name wasn’t released, was being treated for broken legs and other injuries. It’s not clear how the crash happened. The westbound train was hauling corn syrup.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s maximum-security prison for male offenders will have the first female warden in its 178-year history. The Board of Corrections has approved the appointment of Patti Wachtendorf as warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison. Wachtendorf has been warden at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville, the state’s prison for female offenders, since 2009.