A traffic stop northwest of Coburg early this (Friday) morning in Montgomery County, resulted in an arrest. The Sheriff’s Department reports 59-year old Micheal Dean Ohnmacht, of rural Essex, was charged with OWI/1st offense, and Possession of a Controlled Substance, after his vehicle was pulled over at around midnight, near the intersection of 250th Street and Evergreen Avenue. Ohnmacht was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.

Creston Police say no injuries were reported following an accident late Thursday morning. Officials say a 2004 Acura RSX driven by 21-year old Brittany Ann Taylor, of Creston, was traveling south on Elm Street at around 11:30-a.m.  A 2011 Ford Edge driven by 80-year old Roberta Arlene Sobotka, of Diagonal, was traveling eastbound on Adams, and had pulled up to and stopped at, the intersection of Elm and W. Adams Streets. When Sobotka proceeded into the intersection, her SUV hit the car.

Sobotka then panicked and backed up, causing her SUV hit an eastbound 2006 Chevy Uplander driven by 35-year old Amie Jo Jackson, of Creston. Sobotka was issued a warning for Failure to Yield the right of Way. Damage from the collisions amounted to $5,000.

Police in Red Oak say no injuries were reported following an accident that happened at around 6-p.m., Thursday. Authorities say 35-year old Jessica Danielle Blocker, of Red Oak, was cited for Driving While Suspended and Failure to hold insurance. The crash happened at the intersection of Cherry and Broadway Streets, when  a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan driven by 45-year old Carrie Sue Gray, of Red Oak, was rear-ended by a 2004 Dodge Dakota pickup driven by Blocker. Damage from the collision amounted to $3,100.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor in the case of an Iowa teen who was given a suspended 10-year prison sentence for molesting a 1-year-old girl says the teen was duped into the act by child pornographers posing online as a teenage girl. The suspended sentence for 19-year-old Kraigen Grooms issued Monday has stirred outrage on social media and led to an online petition calling for an Iowa judge’s removal.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An attorney for the family of a woman mistakenly killed by an Iowa police officer is lashing out at the Iowa Public Information Board for “unconscionable” delays and errors in her case. Adam Klein, an attorney for Autumn Steele’s family, accused board members of mishandling complaints alleging that police have illegally withheld public records in her January 2015 shooting. Klein said their actions were hurting a grieving family.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Law enforcement officials have revealed the identities of two Cedar Rapids police officers who fatally shot a man earlier this week who was suspected of stabbing his children’s mother. The Iowa Department of Public Safety said Thursday in a news release that Officers Jeremiah White and Ashleigh Steil fired their weapons Monday, killing 25-year-old Markell Bivins. Hiring records show both joined the Cedar Rapids force in June 2008.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Thirty protesters arrested last month at a central Iowa petroleum pipeline construction site have appeared in court on a trespassing charge. All but one protester took responsibility for the action and will pay just over $270 in fines and fees.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports two women were arrested Thursday in association with the theft of a motor vehicle. At around 8:20-p.m., deputies arrested 37-year old Tamara Lynn McCoy, of Villisca, on an Adams County warrant for Theft of a Motor Vehicle. McCoy was being held in the Adams County Jail on $5,000 bond. And, at around 7:40-p.m., 27-year old Katherine Coleman, of Corning, was arrested for Possession of a Stolen vehicle.

Her arrest stems from an investigation into a vehicle stolen out of Villisca. At around 3:40-a.m., Thursday, Coleman was cited for Driving While Suspended and the vehicle was impounded. Later that day, the Mongtomery County Sheriff’s Office informed Adams County authorities the same vehicle had been reported stolen from Villisca.

Coleman was being held in the Adams County Jail on $5,000 bond.