An incident of alleged kidnapping resulted in the arrest Sunday, of a man who was charged with False Report to a Law Enforcement Entity. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested 21-year old Chase P. Palmer, of rural Red Oak, at around 6:43-a.m., Sunday, for causing false information to be reported, knowing that information was false. Palmer was initially reported to be the victim of the incident, but authorities located the man and determined he had in fact NOT been kidnapped. Palmer was found at a friends’ residence after losing his keys and being locked out.

Authorities say he was initially not cooperative, and they determined the man was not in any danger. Palmer was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Despite a spate of heavy rains and flooding in recent years, Iowa officials have little idea how much it would cost to protect homes, schools factories and other infrastructure, let alone how to pay for it.

The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa cities and towns have compiled $1.4 billion in plans to protect themselves from flooding. The plans call for buying homes and businesses near rivers, building levees and flood walls and better protecting utilities. But the state hasn’t aggressively pushed for wetlands, detention ponds and other upstream structures that can significantly reduce flooding risks.

Iowa state Sen. Rob Hogg, a Cedar Rapids Democrat, says some lawmakers have discussed the need, but the message got lost amid intense budget fights.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A University of Iowa residence hall was evacuated after a false report of an active shooter. A university spokeswoman says Burge Residence Hall was evacuated around 5 p.m. Saturday after a student called police to report he had received a text message from a friend about an active shooter. The student’s friend urged him to contact police.

University police officers arrived as students were being evacuated. Minutes later, the student who made the initial report called the police department to say his friend had gotten back in touch with him to say he was joking.

Both students were brought in for questioning, but no arrests have been made. The incident remains under investigation. University officials say they didn’t send a campus-wide alert because they quickly concluded the threat wasn’t credible.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports a Cass County man was arrested Saturday afternoon. Authorities say 43-year old Chris Allan Taylor, of Atlantic, was taken into custody at around 4:25-p.m., for Violation of a No Contact order. Taylor was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail, pending an appearance before a Magistrate.

Red Oak Police report the arrest Saturday night, of 23-year old Ashley Jean Sevik, of Red Oak. Sevik was arrested at around 8:20-p.m. in the 1800 block of E. Summit Street, on an active Pottawattamie County felony warrant for Violation of Probation. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond.

And, at around 4:20-p.m., Saturday, Red Oak Police arrested 46-year old Deborah Louise James, of Red Oak, for Driving Under Suspension. She was taken into custody following a traffic stop for having an improper brake light. James was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 cash bond.