Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh McLaren told KJAN News late Friday night, that one person was in custody at the Cass County Jail, charged with Domestic Abuse Assault, following an incident that took place a few hours earlier, in Massena.

McLaren said at around 8:02-p.m., Cass County Communications received a call from the Des Moines Police Department, with regard to a domestic situation in Massena. Shortly thereafter, the Comm Center received a 9-1-1 call from Massena. Dispatchers were able to ping the cell phone to determine a general area where the incident took place. McLaren and Deputy Ryan Johnson responded. Eventually, the residents were contacted.

An adult male and adult female came out of a residence. The female was distraught, and advised an altercation had taken place with her boyfriend. At that time, the boyfriend was inside the home, with a minor child. The deputies went inside the home and located the child and gave the child to its mother. They then repeatedly tried to make contact with the boyfriend, but were unable to do so.

The Communications Center advised deputies the subject might be armed, therefore the deputies left the home and requested assistance from other law enforcement officers. Deputies from Adair, Adams, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, and Shelby Counties, along with the Iowa State Patrol, all responded to the scene and set up a perimeter. MidWest MedAir was also notified and were enroute in case they were needed, but they were subsequently cancelled.

The male subject was seen by a family member going to an apartment in Massena, but a search revealed he was not there. He was later seen traveling on foot toward the Massena Sale Barn, and while the search efforts were concentrated at the area, a short time later, it was learned the subject was inside another residence occupied by a female. The deputies arrived and took the man into custody without incident a little after 10-p.m. He was unarmed.

A weapon was recovered after from the original residence once the scene was secured. The unidentified man was brought to the Cass County Jail. Additional charges are possible. Authorities utilized the Cass County Wireless Emergency Notification System (WENS) to notify residents in Massena of the situation.

If you are not signed up for WENS, go to the KJAN.com home page and click on the link.

THE ALL CLEAR has been given in Massena. Authorities thank you for your cooperation. The subject being sought by authorities in Massena, has been “detained.” The incident which lead officials to urge residents in the community to lock their doors appears to be under control. Again, no further details are available, other than they were looking for a man who reportedly had a gun and was on foot.

(Update 10:05-p.m.: THE ALL CLEAR has been given in Massena. The subject being sought by authorities in Massena, has been “detained.” The incident which lead officials to urge residents in the community to lock their doors appears to be under control. Again, no further details are available, other than they were looking for a man who reportedly had a gun and was on foot. Authorities thank you for your cooperation.)

Numerous local law enforcement agencies are in Massena this evening searching for a man with a gun. The subject was described as wearing blue jeans and a light colored shirt. The Cass County Emergency Management Agency put out a message to residents in the area to “Please remain inside your home and lock the doors.”

The are trying to track the subject, who was last seen leaving an apartment and on foot. We will update you when more becomes known.

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has awarded 119 grants totaling more than one-point-two million dollars for projects in 40 communities. Spokesman Michael Morain says the grants are given in several categories with the goal strengthening the quality of life and cultural vitality of Iowa.

Morain says “There are grants for individual artists, we have a handful of Iowa artist fellowships that we hand out every year. There are grants for specific art projects.” There are also grants for operating support and stability. “To help fund some of those organizations and nonprofits that need help just with day-to-day operations. The stuff that isn’t as easy to raise money for, just the day-to-day stuff that is harder to build a campaign around,” Morain says. He says a panel of experts reviews each grant application.

The panels he says, are “really picky” and it can sometimes take someone two or three applications to refine their plan so that when they do get a grant they can make the most of it. The new Des Moines Jazz Festival at the Des Moines Social Club won a 10-thousand dollar grant. Another grant was awarded to a project in Dubuque.

Mural artist Jordan Weber won a grant for an individual project. “He’s from Des Moines, but he partnered with Creston. So, he’ll be doing a mural in a visible spot in downtown Creston,” Morain explains.

He says the hope for some of these grants is that they serve as seed money for projects. Morain says a good past example is artist Rose Francis, who won a grant to do portraits of Maquoketa residents. “Just from that little boost, it turned into this huge, huge community project where she ended up with 180 portraits of Maquoketans. And that collection of portraits traveled to Washington, D-C, it was displayed at the national portrait gallery,” Morain says.

“Eventually the Figge Museum in Davenport bought the whole collection, and right now they have loaned it to the State Historical Museum so you can see it here on display.”

(Radio Iowa)

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports a Carroll County man was arrested following an investigation into a burglary that took place, Wednesday. 46-year old Carey Lee Huffman, of Carroll, faces charges that include Burglary in the 3rd degree and Criminal Mischief in the 2nd degree.

Officials say employees at Sparky’s One Stop in Bayard, arrived at work to discover several ceiling tiles had been broken out, as if someone was climbing around in the ceiling. Surveillance video revealed a man entered the store at around 9:30-p.m. Tuesday. He entered through the restroom and climbed up through a false ceiling, where he waited for the store to close before committing a burglary.

The investigation involved a search warrant being executed at a residence in Bayard, where Huffman was staying.

A two vehicle accident was reported Friday morning at 8:03am at the intersection of 2nd Street and East Prospect Street in Red Oak.

Officers determined that a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan owned by Nishna Productions Inc. and driven by 60-year-old Edward Eugene Guyer of Red Oak was traveling north on 2nd Street through the intersection with East Prospect Street when it was struck by a 2003 Chevy Silverado owned and operated by 22-year-old Logan Samuel Cashatt of Red Oak.  No injuries were declared at the time of the accident.

Cashatt was cited for Failure to Obey Yield Sign or Yield Right of Way.  The van sustained $6,000 damage and the Silverado received around $3,000 damage.

The Red Oak Fire Department and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Red Oak Police at the scene.

A vehicle malfunction is believed to be to blame for a car backing into a rental home in Red Oak on Friday.  At 10:40am officers were called to the corner of East Coolbaugh Street and Towle Street for that accident.  Upon arrival officers found a 1993 Chevy Lumina owned by 96-year-old Maxine Louise Cleveland resting against the foundation of the home located at 1100 E Coolbaugh Street.

Ms. Cleveland told police that she had returned home and parked her car in the garage and took the keys out and was leaving the vehicle when she realized it was still running. She then got back in the car and the vehicle popped into reverse and began backing down her driveway. The door was still open and struck the side of her house and a sidewalk railing.  The car kept backing and crossed over East Coolbaugh Street and into the yard at 1100 East Coolbaugh Street and struck the foundation of the home.  Cleveland said she attempted to brake but the brakes failed.  The vehicle was still running when officers arrived and they were unable to get the ignition to turn off.  The malfunction is believed to have caused the accident.

Damage to the Chevy was $1,5000 and damage to the rental home owned by Sherry Bourlon of B&B Rentals was approximately $4,000.  No injuries were reported.