The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says a woman from Adair was arrested on a drug charge Monday evening following a traffic stop, west of Red Oak. 20-year old Anna Esperanza Plank was pulled over near the intersection of Highway 34 and Evergreen Avenue, at around 6:25-p.m.  Plank was subsequently charged with Possession of Marijuana. She was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

And, Red Oak Police arrested 45-year old Joshua Norman Fuller, of Red Oak, early this (Tuesday) morning, on a Driving While Suspended charge. Fuller was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

Trial for a Harrison County man charged in connection with a fatal crash on Interstate 80 in Cass County last year, is set to begin today with jury selection, here in Atlantic.The trial for 50-year old Paul Marshall, of Modale, is expected to last at least a couple of days. Marshall is charged with Vehicular Homicide by Operating Under the Influence, in connection with a crash that happened in May 2015 on I-80 near the 54-mile marker off-ramp, in Cass County.

Authorities said Marshall was driving his pickup westbound in the eastbound lane when the vehicle collided with an eastbound car driven by University of Nebraska/Lincoln Women’s soccer coach Peter Underwood, of Lincoln, NE., who was traveling on a recruiting trip. Marshall faces up to 25-years in prison if convicted.

On Friday, 4th District Court Judge Susan Christensen sustained an objection by am attorney for the Underwood family to have testimony from a female member of the family excluded from expanded media coverage of the case.

A long-standing surcharge on gasoline may end January 1st. The penny-per-gallon fee was established in 1989 to finance clean up of underground storage tanks that were leaking gasoline, diesel or oil. Representative Walt Rogers, a Republican from Cedar Falls, says the clean-up of all those pre-1990 tanks is done, but lawmakers are leaving 42 million dollars in a fund for any tanks that may start leaking again.

“Or they might find what they call an orphaned tank somewhere,” Rogers says, “like a Dairy Queen somewhere, there was a tank underneath that they didn’t know about, that was pre-1990, so those potentially have to be taken care of.” The fee was charged to petroleum wholesalers, but Rogers and other legislators hope consumers see a tiny dip at the gas pump.

“You hopefully will save a penny January 1,” he says. Three separate House committees unanimously approved the bill. It cleared the full, 100-member House last night on a 94 to zero vote. The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration.

(Radio Iowa)

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bill that would have expanded Iowa’s medical marijuana law has failed in the Republican-controlled House. The chamber voted 31-63 Monday night to turn down legislation that would have expanded the list of medical conditions eligible for possession of cannabis oil. The measure faced an uncertain future in the Democratic-majority Senate, where there had been support for a more comprehensive system.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa House has approved legislation that would allow specially trained psychologists to prescribe medication to mentally ill people in the state. The Republican-majority chamber voted 72-22 Monday for the legislation, which would allow licensed psychologists to complete additional coursework and training to prescribe medication typically offered by psychiatrists and others.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Forecasters say a severe weather outbreak with powerful, long-track tornadoes and enormous hail is possible Tuesday in the Great Plains. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, says the most dangerous weather is predicted for an approximately 70,000-square-mile area stretching from southern Oklahoma to southern Nebraska, including the Oklahoma City area. In all, nearly 37 million people are at a slight risk or higher of seeing severe weather on Tuesday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers have passed legislation to create a tax rebate program that could benefit construction at the “Field of Dreams” movie site. The Republican-controlled House voted 77-18 Monday for legislation that would provide sales tax rebates to owners who spend at least $10 million on a baseball and softball complex. There’s $5 million available in total and a single recipient could receive up to $2.5 million. The Senate already passed the bill and it now heads to Gov. Terry Branstad.