SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Storm Lake, Iowa, man has been arrested and charged in the alcohol-related death of a Storm Lake teenager. The Sioux City Journal reports 24-year-old Marcelino Antonio Flores was arrested Thursday and charged with contributing alcohol to a minor resulting in death, a felony.

Storm Lake police and the Buena Vista County Medical Examiner’s Office have been investigating the death last month of 19-year-old Mark Anthony De Lira, of Storm Lake. De Lira was found dead at a home on Sept. 25. Police say De Lira’s death is related to excessive consumption of alcohol.

Flores remained in the Buena Vista County jail on Saturday.

A traffic stop in Red Oak early Saturday morning resulted in the arrest of a woman on a trio of charges. Denise Kay Wilson was taken into custody at around 3:30-a.m. for Driving While Revoked, Unlawful Possession of Prescription Medications, and Failure to have SR-22 insurance. Wilson was booked into the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 cash bond.

A traffic stop early this (Saturday) morning in Montgomery County resulted in a pursuit and arrest of a man from Taylor County. The Sheriff’s Office says 54-year old Bruce Warren Fitzwater, of Gravity, was taken into custody on charges that include Felony Eluding, Possession of Methamphetamine, and citations for Speeding (110mph in a 55 zone), as well as Failure to Obey a Stop sign. Fitzwater was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 bond.

His arrest occurred after a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a 1992 Toyota Camry at around 2:30-a.m. Saturday in the 2700 block of Highway 71. The car was pursued for about eight-miles before Fitzwater lost control in the 3200 block of 155th Street, in Page County. After the Toyota entered a steep ditch, deputies lost sight of the car. Fitzwater bailed out and fled on foot, but was apprehended after the Montgomery County K9 unit tracked him and located Fitzwater hiding in the nearby brush.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted during the incident by the Page County Sheriff’s Office, Clarinda Police and Villisca Fire and Rescue.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A powerful University of Iowa administrator who has helped build its sprawling health care enterprise has announced plans to step down. Jean Robillard says he will soon resign his role in which he serves as dean of the medical school and top administrator for the school’s hospital and clinics system.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — One of three men charged in the stabbing and beating death of a 29-year-old man this summer Romane Nunn Sr., has pleaded not guilty. The Quad-City Times reports that 45-year-old Terrell Bloch, of Davenport, waived his right to a formal arraignment Thursday and filed his plea through his attorney. He and two others, 42-year-old William Crawford and 34-year-old Durell Parks Jr., are charged with first-degree murder and willful injury in the Aug. 18 death of Romane Nunn Sr.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police are looking for suspects in the overnight fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old man in Cedar Rapids. Police say in a written release that officers were called to a southern Cedar Rapids neighborhood just after 2 a.m. Friday and found the man with a stab wound. The teen was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities have not yet released his name.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines authorities have released the name of a woman whose body was found in a parked minivan. Police identified the woman as 49-year-old Angela Eubanks, who lived in Waukee. The body was reported Thursday morning. Police say an autopsy found no evidence of traumatic injury and that toxicology tests are being run. The investigation is continuing.

Red Oak Police Chief Justin Rhamy, early this (Saturday) morning, posted a statement on the Police Department’s social media page, with regard to rumors about clowns harming people. The statement reads “The Red Oak Police Department has been receiving a massive amount of calls in regards to clowns being in and around Red Oak threatening to cause harm to people. There have been social media posts placed on swap pages in regards to a woman and her children being attacked on the square in Red Oak.”

The Chief went on to say that “As of midnight, the Red Oak Police Department HAS NOT responded to or even received any calls to service or incidents involving clowns and them attacking people. False statements have been placed on social media about arrests being made on the square in regards to clown attacks, THESE STATEMENTS ARE FALSE!”

Rhamy said also “We apologize for whoever has taken it upon themselves to post these false allegations on social media creating so much fear within our community. If you were to have any questions or concerns, please feel free to get in contact with our department.”