CARTER LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Heavy rainfall has forced the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to close Carter Lake in southwest Iowa to all boaters.

The DNR says in a news release on Monday the heavy rainfalls from storms that moved across the area Sunday night has led the agency to close all boat ramps on Carter Lake until the water level has dropped enough so that docks and the shoreline are protected.

The DNR also says all boat ramps on Carter Lake in Omaha, Neb., are closed.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A scholarship will be created to honor the memory of a stunt pilot whose plane crashed during the Kansas City Air Show. Fifty-year-old Bryan Jensen of Ponte Vedra, Fla., and formerly of Atlantic, IA, was performing loops and spirals Saturday afternoon when his biplane failed to pull out of a dive. The plane crashed in flames on grass next to a runway at Wheeler Downtown Airport.

Air show officials announced Monday that a scholarship in Jensen’s honor will be established through the Mid-American Youth Aviation Association. Details will be announced later.  The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash. Sunday’s show was dedicated to Jensen and went off without any problems.

Police in Atlantic said today (Monday), four people were arrested over the weekend. On Friday, 35-year old Brent Beedle, of Oakland, was arrested on a Pottawattamie County warrant for Failure to Comply with the Iowa Sex Offender Registry.

And, on Sunday, officers with the Atlantic P-D arrested: 54-year old William Schreiber, of Atlantic, & 26-year old Quentin Moses, of Ralston, NE. Both men were charged with 1^st offense OWI; and, 49-year old Harry Moses, of Oakland, was arrested Sunday on a Mills County warrant for Civil Contempt.

All four individuals were booked into the Cass County Jail.

Atlantic Police say two accidents occurred over the weekend, one of which resulted in minor injuries. An accident Sunday afternoon at the intersection of 2^nd Street and Sunnyside Lane resulted in the driver and a passenger in one of the vehicles being sent to the Cass County Memorial, for treatment of pain.

Officials say a vehicle driven by Chelsey Leighton, of Griswold, was traveling north on Sunnyside Lane at around 12:50-p.m., and had stopped at the intersection with 2^nd Street/Highway 83. A vehicle driven by Judy Miller, of Atlantic, stopped behind the Leighton vehicle.

When Leighton started to pull out into the intersection, followed by Miller, Leighton stopped again, and was hit from behind. Leighton and a passenger in her vehicle suffered minor injuries. No citations were issued. Damage from the accident amounted to $300.

The other accident happened just before 2-p.m. Friday, at the intersection of Linn and Commerce Streets, when vehicles driven by Bruce A. Hansen, and Matthew Prall, both of Atlantic, collided. Officials say Hansen was traveling north on Linn Street and stopped at the stop sign located near the intersection. Prall was traveling west on Commerce, and had swerved to go around a non-contact vehicle, before continuing westbound. Police say Hansen pulled out too soon, and hit the rear of Prall’s vehicle.

Damage from the mishap amounted to $4,200. No injuries were reported, and there were no citations issued.

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds said today (Monday), they will hold a meeting on Friday, September 9^th, with public and private sector officials and concerned citizens, to discuss Missouri River flooding and overall river management. The meeting takes place in Council Bluffs, from 1:00 to 3:45 p.m., at Iowa Western Community College’ Looft Hall (2700 College Road).

The administration’s announcement comes on the heels of last Friday’s meeting of government officials from several states affected by the Missouri River flooding. The meeting will consist of an hour long public roundtable discussion with community leaders followed by an hour of open discussion with the general public.

The entire event is free and open to the public.

Trains on display at the Watson Museum

Watson Museum Train ride

An historic train museum in Missouri Valley closed for several months due to flooding, re-opened over the weekend. The Watson Steam Train and Museum had closed as a precaution late this Spring, after being threatened by the Missouri River floodwaters. Mark Warner, Chairman of the Watson Station Committee, said they spent the past few weeks bringing things back, in preparation for Saturday’s re-opening. He says they’ve been getting things returned to the museum and cleaned-up. Warner says they hope to stay open as late as possible this Fall.

During the past four months, the museum’s trains were moved to a storage facility, to protect them from rising flood waters, which threatened, but never actually affected the museum. Warner says they were allowed to store the trains for the summer in a shed on high ground during the Summer.  He says they have plenty of artifacts and antiques on hand for you to view at the museum, including very rare steam and coal trains. Warner says they have a 1948 miniature coal fired Ottaway Steam Train and the 1959 Ottaway Streamliner gas train, which are completely original and extremely hard to find in the U-S.

The gas train runs on 1800 feet of track. The cost for adults and children to ride the train is just two-dollars. The trains will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. The museum is located in the Missouri Valley City Park.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad says state environmental officials clearly overstepped their bounds when they sought to ban lead shot in dove hunting. Speaking Monday at his weekly news conference, Branstad argued that efforts by the Natural Resources Commission to ban lead shot was the latest example of state bureaucrats abusing their power. A legislative panel delayed the action last week, and the matter will go to the Legislature next year. Branstad says he’s restructuring the commission and wants to send a message to other state entities that they shouldn’t take action better left to lawmakers. Environmentalists say lead shot can be deadly to other animals who can consume the pellets.

An Adams County teen was arrested this (Monday) morning, for attempted murder and assault on a police officer. Sheriff’s officials say 16-year old Eligah Newkirk was taken into custody at around 12:30-a.m., after he allegedly held his mother and three siblings hostage inside their home at 500 4^th Street in Nodaway, and threatened to kill them.

Authorities says Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Lillie and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputy Rick Mitchell entered the home and disarmed the teen, who remains in custody. Newkirk was charged with four-counts of attempted murder and two counts of assault on a police officer, using a deadly weapon.

Sheriff’s officials in Shelby County say one-person suffered minor injuries during a rollover accident Friday afternoon, north of Tennant. 33-year old Joel Kulman, of Harlan, was transported to Myrtue Memorial Hospital following the crash, which happened at around 3:30-p.m., on Shelby County Road M-16.

Authorities say Kulman was traveling northbound when he lost control of his pickup on a curve. The 2008 Ford F-150 entered the east ditch and rolled over, coming to rest on its wheels.

Officials with the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Creston construction office report road construction work will cause traffic on U.S. 169 to be restricted to one lane, between Iowa 92 near Winterset and Madison County Road F-90 near De Soto beginning Tuesday, Aug. 23rd, weather permitting.

A 16-foot width lane restriction will be in place in the open lane. Flaggers and a pilot car will be used to control traffic during the closure. The roadway will return to normal traffic patterns when workers are not present. The expected completion date for the project is August 26th.