Authorities in Shenandoah and Red Oak have issued warnings about incidents of gas pump skimming. According to a press release, Red Oak Police found a card skimmer on a gas pump. And, the Shenandoah Police Department warned people to exercise caution when using a credit or debit card at the pump, even though no skimmers have been found in Shenandoah.

Authorities say the skimmers are almost impossible to spot. They recommend you use your card to pay at the store’s inside register, and check your bank/credit card statements often to make sure no extra charges have appeared on your account. If you notice any unusual charges, notify your bank or credit card company immediately.

Experts say skimmers look and act like installed gas pump card readers. They can be installed devices, invisible to staff and customers, which read details off credit and debit cards and can even secretly, film the keying of PIN numbers. The thief has to come back to the compromised machine to pick up the file containing all the stolen data, but with that information in hand they can create cloned cards or just break into bank accounts to steal money.

One way to determine if the gas pump has been compromised is if the security seal over the installed card reader is broken, or looks like it has been tampered with.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Polk County Board of Supervisors is expected to form a task force Tuesday that will explore raising the minimum wage. Supervisor John Mauro told The Des Moines Register that, “Something has to change in order for the working people to survive.” But Supervisor Steve Van Oort says the minimum wage is not something county government should address.

In September Johnson County became the first Iowa community to increase the minimum wage above the national rate of $7.25 an hour. The county’s rate will rise in 95-cent increments until it reaches $10.10 in 2017. Cities inside the county have the option of passing an ordinance exempting them from the county rule. Linn County also is exploring the issue.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa (AP) — Iowa farm equipment maker Kinze Manufacturing says it must lay off 121 workers as low grain prices have slowed farmer purchases. The Williamsburg-based company announced Monday that office and factory worker cuts will be effective June 18. The company says it implemented a 30-hour work last year and started “aggressive marketing campaigns” to address market conditions, but the current demand for farming equipment doesn’t support staff size.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The leaders of a legislative budget group say lawmakers are at odds over how to pay for some proposed renovation projects in Iowa, including upgrades to a flagship history museum and a deteriorating building that houses some state agencies. Senate Democrats and House Republicans on the subcommittee that approves infrastructure and transportation funding said Monday they can’t agree on whether to borrow money through bonding to pay for the projects.

LOGAN, Iowa (AP) — A western Iowa man who pleaded guilty to killing a pedestrian while driving drunk on the Fourth of July has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. A judge sentenced 26-year-old Austin Arndt, of Logan, Monday afternoon after he pleaded guilty earlier this month to a charge of vehicular homicide while intoxicated. Authorities say the body of 50-year-old Charlotte Anderson was found on July 4th last year in Logan.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A stretch of sunny and dry weather has given Midwest farmers a good start on corn planting. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly crop progress report was released Monday. It shows 13 percent of Iowa’s corn crop is planted, significantly ahead of the five-year average of 3 percent planted by mid-April.

Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department, Monday, said just after 2-p.m. that afternoon, officers with the Council Bluffs Police Department were dispatched to 1727 5th Avenue to assist United States Marshals with attempting to serve a federal warrant for probation violation on a subject who was believed to be in the basement apartment of the residence.

Upon going to the door the Marshals were denied entry to the apartment. A federal search and seizure warrant was then obtained by the Marshals for the wanted subject and was executed with the assistance of the Council Bluffs Police Department Emergency Services Team.

The subject of the warrant was not found, however three other persons were inside the apartment. Each was released without being charged. All traffic was stopped in both directions in the 1700 block of 5th avenue for approximately 3 hours. No injuries were reported in reference to the incident.