Police in Red Oak arrested a man Saturday afternoon, on an assault charge. 40-year old Troy Allen Myers, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 2:45-p.m., after police were called to 210 W. Reed Street, for a reported disturbance. Following an investigation, Myers was taken into custody on a Domestic Abuse/Simple Assault, charge. He was being held Saturday in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Firefighters in Iowa City have quickly extinguished a fire in a high-rise dorm in the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City. Department officials say the fire was reported just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday on the ninth floor of Slater Residence Hall. Everyone in the dorm made it out safely before firefighters arrived.

Fire officials say the fire was contained to one dorm room and was extinguished within six minutes of firefighters’ arrival. No injuries were reported. Investigators say the building sustained minor smoke and fire damage. It sustained more water damage, because the blaze triggered the building’s sprinkler system.

Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire.

A traffic stop for speeding and stop sign violations in Red Oak early this (Saturday) morning, turned into a pursuit that ended in Fremont County with a Mills County man taken into custody. Authorities say 22-year old Rocky Alan James Runyon, of Hastings, was charged with eluding (an Aggravated misdemeanor), Driving While Revoked (Serious Misdemeanor), and numerous traffic offenses.

Officials say the chase began when officers with the Red Oak Police Department tried to stop a 1993 Ford F-150 pickup near the intersection of 200th Street and G Avenue at around 2:40-a.m., but the vehicle fled westbound on G Avenue.

The chase continued as far west as Hastings, in Mills County, and ended on Highway 59 in Fremont County, after deputies there were able to deploy stop sticks at the intersection of Highway 59 and 120th Street. After the sticks were deployed and deflated the vehicles’ tires, the pickup slowed considerably. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies were then able to use a rolling roadblock to ease the vehicle to a halt. Runyon was taken into custody without further incident.

Agencies assisting Red Oak Police in the pursuit and apprehension of Runyon, include: the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit; Deputies with the Fremont, Cass, Mills and Page County Sheriff’s Departments.

A traffic stop late Friday night in Villisca resulted in the arrest of two men on drug and/or alcohol charges. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies pulled over a 2005 Ford Fusion at around 11:25-p.m., and as the result of an investigation conducted with the assistance of the K9 “Rex” and his partner, arrested 20-year old Darryk James Leu, of Malvern, for Unlawful Possession of Prescription Medications. A passenger in the car, 21-year old Cody Benjamin Johnson, of Stanton, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Open Container as a passenger.

Both men were brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond, each.