A collision between two motorcycles and a car Sunday afternoon in Taylor County, resulted in the motorcyclists being transported to hospitals in Des Moines and Mt. Ayr. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2013 Harley Davidson soft tail motorcycle driven by 38-year old Tammy Willett, of Afton, and a 2014 H-D FLHX motorcycle driven by 44-year old Michael Priest, of Shenandoah, were traveling west on Highway 2 at around 1:20-p.m., when a 2010 Buick Lucerne driven by 90-year old James Meek, Sr., of Afton, pulled away from a stop sign as he was headed north from Quail Avenue onto westbound Highway 2.

The cycles collided with the side of the car. Willett was transported by Mercy One helicopter to Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, while Priest was transported by ambulance to the Ringgold County Hospital in Mt. Ayr.

Deputies with the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, personnel from Bedford Fire and Rescue, and Taylor County Ambulance assisted the State Patrol at the accident scene.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:20 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The board that oversees Iowa’s three public universities says its plan for a new two-year budget system will bring more predictability to tuition expenses for students and their families, but the unpredictability of available state funding could complicate that effort. The Iowa Board of Regents, which provides support to the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa, recently announced a plan to fund the budget years that end in 2018 and 2019.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A group in Council Bluffs hopes to convert a vacant warehouse into a center for arts and entertainment. Supporters are raising money for the project with the hope of completing it by the end of 2018.

MILAN, Iowa (AP) — Drive south of Milan on Ridgewood Road and you’ll see lots of new homes with nicely mowed lawns and tidy flower beds. You also might spot a small, older house set back from the road, nearly hidden by giant ragweeds. Welcome to Beacon Woods Farm, home of Gary and Chris Nordick, where they harvest vegetables, fruit and flowers. They also keep 15 bee hives for honey, chop firewood and raise chickens for meat as well as eggs. Yes, they butcher! It doesn’t get much more hands-on than that.

DUNKERTON, Iowa (AP) — Iowa woman who stole stamps and cash from U.S. Post Office where she worked has been sentenced to five years of probation. Prosecutors say the woman stole more than $2,700 of cash and stamps last year. The woman told investigators she took the money to help pay her bills.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A vacant western Iowa warehouse might be redeveloped into an arts and entertainment center in Council Bluffs. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that supporters of the project are raising money now with hopes of opening the center in late 2018.

Judy Davis with the Pottawattamie Arts, Culture and Entertainment organization says the project seems to be on schedule. The plans call for converting the building into a space for traveling exhibits, rehearsal space for plays and classrooms and a theater and public gathering space. The project would complement the Harvester Lofts apartments nearby that are geared toward the artistic community.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The board that oversees Iowa’s three public universities says its plan for a new two-year budget system will bring more predictability to tuition expenses for students and their families, but the unpredictability of available state funding could complicate that effort.

Red Oak Police arrested a woman on an OWI charge early this (Sunday) morning. 32-year old Rebecca Marie Peterson, of Stanton, was arrested at around 2:20-a.m. for OWI/1st offense, at the intersection of N. 2nd and E. Reed Streets. Peterson was brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, and held on a $1,000 cash bond.

Police in Council Bluffs say an altercation near the Missouri River resulted in two Council Bluffs men suffering stab wounds and a search for two suspects. Officers were called to the area of N. 41st Street and Avenue C just after 1-a.m. They located two victims. The first victim was identified as 26-year old Joel D. Perdue. Perdue was suffering from stab wounds to both sides of his chest. He was transported to Creighton Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

The second victim was identified as 43-year old Michael P Straka. He suffered minor stab wound to his right hand. Straka received medical treatment at the scene by rescue personnel and was released.

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An investigation so far indicates that a group of people were at the Missouri river edge at a gathering. As the group was walking towards the levee, an altercation occurred between two suspects within this group and both of the victims, during which the victims suffered their injures.

The first suspect in connection with the incident, was described as a black male with facial hair, 20-to 25 years old, approximately 6’feet tall and with a thin build. The second suspect was a white male with a beard and mustache, 20 to 25 years old, 5’9” tall and with a stocky build.

The investigation is ongoing by the Criminal Investigation Division. Anyone with any information that was in the area at the time of this incident is encouraged to contact this Division at 712-328-4728 or they may call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports a traffic stop this (Sunday) morning resulted in the arrest of a Nebraska woman. Tisha Caston, of Omaha,was arrested after she was found to be under the influence of alcohol. She was charged with OWI/1st Offense and brought to the Fremont County Jail, where her bond was set at $1,000.