The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has approved rules for consolidating the greyhound racing in the state to one track and paying off the dog owners who do not want to continue racing. Racing and Gaming administrator Brian Ohorilko, says the vote last week is one of the last steps in the process. “It’s been kind of a lengthy process that we believe the public has had quite a bit of input in. And those rules were final adopted,” Ohorilko says. He says the system for the payouts could be in place in a couple of months.

Ohorilko says they may have to appear before the administrative rules committee, but if there are no changes, they expect the rules to be adopted on November 18th. The dog tracks in Dubuque and Council Bluffs agreed to make annual payments to a fund to get out of greyhound racing. “It equates to 72 million dollars I believe over seven years. Half of that money is to be distributed to participants and stakeholders of the industry,” Ohorilko says.

Under the agreement, the Council Bluffs track will end greyhound racing this year, and the Iowa Greyhound Association will take over the operation of the Dubuque track.

(Radio Iowa)

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — One motorcyclist died and three others were injured when a car crashed into a group of riders who were escorting a veteran’s body to Nebraska. The wreck happened Saturday afternoon on Interstate 80 near Atlantic, Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol says 81-year-old Donald Kerby of Des Moines struck the motorcycles when he changed lanes, killing 38-year-old Ryan Lossing of Omaha.

BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa couple got married in a hospital chapel over the weekend after the bride broke her leg on their wedding day. The Quad-City Times reports Melissa Eisenbacher slipped on gravel Saturday morning and fell. Doctors determined she separated her ankle and fractured her tibia. The groom, Rex Grebner, says the groomsmen and bridesmaids joined them in the hospital chapel at Genesis Medical Center-West Central Park. The couple went to their planned reception before heading home.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The weak demand for crude oil and ethanol has delayed construction of a proposed $30.9 million rail car maintenance facility in northwest Iowa. The Sioux City Journal reports local officials believe the TrinityRail project will still be built in Sioux City once shipments rebound. The facility was supposed to create 250 new jobs.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The state treasurer has blocked a proposal by Governor Terry Branstad’s administration to finance Iowa’s $68 million communications system for emergency responders through a lease-purchase agreement with Motorola Solutions. Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald says he didn’t approve the deal because it adds roughly $9 million in interest payments to the price during the 13-year term. Motorola was chosen last year to build the system following a controversial bidding process.

At least one person was shot and at least two others injured after an altercation in Glenwood on Sunday evening.  The Glenwood Police Department reports the incident took place on Third Street in Glenwood between Hazel and Myrtle around 6:00pm.

Authorities say the person who is believed to have done the shooting was among those injured by gunfire and taken to an area hospital.  Additional information is currently not available.

A traffic stop early this (Sunday) morning in Red Oak, resulted in two arrests. Authorities say 21-year old Timothy Stubbs, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Interference with Official Acts, while 51-year old Patrick Hall, of Omaha, was arrested for OWI/drugged. Their arrests took place at around 2:55-a.m. at the intersection of N. 1st and E. Corning Streets, in Red Oak. Both men were being held in the Montgomery County Jail, with Hall’s bond set at $1,000, and Stubbs’ bond set at $300.

A Red Oak man was arrested on a Public Intoxication charge early this (Sunday) morning. 53-year old David Lawrence Howe was taken into custody at around 12:35-a.m., in the 1600 block of East Summit Street. He was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 cash bond.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The state treasurer has blocked a proposal by Gov. Terry Branstad’s administration to finance Iowa’s $68 million communications system for emergency responders through a lease-purchase agreement with Motorola Solutions.Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald says he refused to approve the deal because it adds roughly $9 million in interest payments to the price during the 13-year term.He noted the state’s payments would be tax-free income for Motorola, which was chosen last year to build the system following a controversial bidding process. Fitzgerald said that in order to avoid the interest payments, Branstad and lawmakers could agree next year to pay for the project upfront with surplus funds. Or, he said the state could save $2 million by borrowing money at a lower-interest rate and paying it back through a revenue bond.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport man already serving prison time for a 2014 felony conviction has been charged in a 2005 sexual assault. Fifty-seven-year-old Luther Moore Jr. is charged with first-degree kidnapping and second-degree sexual abuse. Police say Moore was charged after a DNA sample he was required to submit as an inmate matched DNA collected at the scene of the 2005 attack.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Waterloo family of seven has escaped a house fired uninjured. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports five adults and two children were home when the blaze began Friday night. Fire officials say everyone in the house had already escaped when crews arrived. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Demolition crews have drilled holes in the old Riverfront YMCA in Des Moines, which they plan to pack with about 100 pounds of dynamite to bring the building down next month. Implosion of the eight-story building is scheduled for October 4th. The building has been empty since January, when the new Wellmark YMCA opened three blocks to the west.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio says he’s about to start spending a lot more time in Iowa and other early voting states. Rubio’s campaign says he will be in Iowa next week, then in New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. Rubio recently hired a state director in Iowa.