Police in Red Oak arrested a man early this (Thursday) morning, on a Disorderly Conduct charge. Matthew Joseph Veik, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 2:45-a.m. in the 1000 block of Miller Avenue. Veik was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 cash bond.

And, Red Oak Police arrested 51-year old Larry Eugene Hall, of Red Oak, at around 2:30-p.m. Wednesday, for Public Intoxication. Hall was taken into custody in the 300 block of E. Valley Street and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $300.

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police have charged an Iowa City man after they found 62 ducks crowded in an abandoned van. Sixty-nine-year-old Francis Prohaska faces an animal neglect charge after police discovered the ducks in an abandoned U-Haul van parked on the north side of Iowa City. The ducks were in stacked cages and covered in feces. Police say 19 of the ducks were dead and there was no food or water available.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has approved a bill that is expected to reduce prison sentences for inmates serving time for certain drug offenses. The bill would cut mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain non-violent drug offenders. It would also give judges more discretion in sentencing for crimes like robbery. It would add a mandatory minimum sentence for intentional child endangerment that results in a child’s death.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An attempt to revive talks on legislation that would expand medical marijuana access in Iowa has failed in the state House. The Republican-majority chamber voted down a motion Wednesday aimed at bringing up a bill that would create a system for manufacturing and distributing cannabis oil. Rep. Bob Kressig, a Cedar Falls Democrat, made the motion and says he was trying to keep the issue alive. He acknowledged legislative options for a comprehensive bill are dwindling amid possible adjournment.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Legislature has passed an infrastructure bill that doesn’t include designated funding for three state buildings with serious maintenance issues. The Democratic-controlled Senate and Republican-controlled House passed a budget bill Wednesday that would spend nearly $100 million in the next budget year on a range of infrastructure projects around the state. Democrats and Republicans involved in crafting the bill say the Legislature needs to prioritize building maintenance in future spending.

Sheriff’s deputies in Page County responded to a report of a single-vehicle, rollover accident just before 6-p.m., Wednesday, at 190th Street and E Avenue, or about 4-miles east of Shenandoah. Their investigation into the accident determined 34-year old Brandon James Stevens, of Shenandoah, was driving a 2013 Ford Focus eastbound on 190th, when he attempted to turn north on E Avenue.

The car slid into the northeast ditch before rolling onto its top. Stevens was out of the vehicle and was sitting on the shoulder of the road, when witness’s found him. He was taken to the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital by the Shenandoah Ambulance service, for treatment of unknown injuries.

Stevens was then transferred to the University of Nebraska Medical Center by the Shenandoah Ambulance service. Charges are pending. The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Shenandoah Fire Department and the Shenandoah Ambulance service.

Sheriff’s deputies in Page County arrested a man Wednesday evening after they investigated a vehicle in a pasture that was there without permission. During the investigation, Deputies arrested Michael Wayne England II, for Trespass and Interference with official acts.

Michael England II

England was taken to the Page County Jail where he was unable to post $300.00 bond and is currently being held pending future court appearances.