Police in Red Oak report 21-year old Steven Cody Esquivel, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 1:30 this (Monday) morning, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 bond.

Red Oak Police arrested 22-year old Daniel Joseph Pate, of Atlantic, Sunday night for Public Intoxication. Pate was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond. In a separate incident, Red Oak Police arrested 28-year old Randi Lynn VanLeuven, of Red Oak for violation of a no-contact order. Her bond was also set at $300.

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

SEATTLE, Washington — KTIV in Sioux City reports Captain Al Haynes, who has been considered a hero for his abilities during the United Airlines Flight 232 crash, died on Sunday, at a hospital in Seattle. The flight crashed in July 1989 at the Sioux Gateway Airport, due to complete loss of all hydraulic lines when a tail fan failed. One hundred and twelve lives were lost in the crash. However, within 40 minutes, all 184 survivors had been found, triaged, and transported to local hospitals. Funeral services for Haynes have not yet been confirmed.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The city of Davenport is considering changes in its landscaping near the Mississippi river to ensure that it has room for bigger barriers in future floods. City officials are considering spending $180,000 to remove two road dividers filled with dirt and plants to make way for the bigger barriers.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A sinkhole will continue interfering with traffic in downtown Dubuque for about another month. The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald reports city officials estimate that it will take that long to figure out what is causing the hole under a lane of White Street downtown and fix the problem.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A man convicted of second-degree murder for a crash that killed two people has been sentenced to 70 years in prison. The Coloradoan reports 20-year-old Marcos Orozco was sentenced Friday in the deaths of Nicole Nees of Fort Collins and her father, John Nees of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The crash occurred Thanksgiving Day. Authorities say the victims were stopped at a red light when Orozco, driving a stolen pickup, crashed into the rear of their vehicle at 90 mph

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A man sentenced last year to 25 years for attempting to kill his wife in Dubuque now is seeking a competency evaluation, saying he should not have been allowed to enter a plea in the case. The Telegraph Herald reports that 52-year-old Clifford Smiley has filed a petition seeking the exam, saying he was bipolar, off his medication and addicted to heroin when he entered an Alford plea to attempted murder last August. A judge recently granted Smiley’s request, but prosecutors are objecting.

Guthrie County  authorities are looking for two females who are allegedly responsible for a storage shed burglary in Adair at around 6-a.m, Sunday. If you recognize the vehicle in the video, contact the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office.

The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports a Colorado man was sentenced last Tuesday (Aug. 20) in Council Bluffs District Court, on drug and firearm charges. 43-year old Chad Alan Soderman received a sentence of 10-years in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and five-years in prison for Possession of a Firearm during a drug trafficking crime. The terms will run consecutively, and Soderman will serve a five-year term of supervised released following completion of his incarceration.

On July 7, 2018, while driving from Colorado to Minnesota, Soderman, a two-time convicted felon, was stopped for speeding, by an Iowa State Patrol Trooper in Pottawattamie County. Soderman’s vehicle was found to have contained 223.2-grams of methamphetamine, 576.4-grams of marijuana, a loaded .9mm-pistol, 61 rounds of .9mm ammunition, a digital scale and $3,417 in cash.

The case was investigation by the Iowa State Patrol, Council Bluffs Police Dept., Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Police in Council Bluffs are looking for a suspect in connection with the robbery this (Sunday) morning, of a Kwik Shop store at 3632 Avenue G.     Officers were called to the scene at around 10:14-a.m., and spoke with a 35-year old man from Nebraska, and the station attendants. The attendants told Police an 18-to 20-year old black male entered the business and struck the man from Nebraska on the leg, with an aluminum baseball bat.

The suspect demanded money from the man and ordered the attendants to empty the cash registers and hand him the money. The suspect left the store and ran westward. He was said to have been wearing a grey zip-up hoodie, black mask over his mouth and nose, and burgundy colored sweatpants. If you have any information on the suspect, call the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports three recent arrests. On Wed., Aug. 21st, 31-year old Melissa Anne Sapp, of Grimes, was arrested on Interstate 80, at the Olive Street westbound exit, after she was stopped for allegedly driving-off without paying for a little more than $40 in gas, at the Adair Casey’s Store. A records check indicated the woman was wanted on two warrants out of Polk County. She was arrested on those warrants and for Theft in the 5th degree. Sapp was released on her own recognizance on the Theft charge, and subsequently turned over Polk County Deputies on warrants.

33-year old David Spencer Reeves, of Waverly, was arrested Aug. 18th, by Stuart Police, in connection with incidents that occurred the previous day. Reeves was taken into custody for Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree and Harassment in the 1st degree. At around 10:30-p.m. Aug. 17th, Stuart Police were called to a residence on S. Gaines Street, for a report of a dispute involving a knife. A woman said her son (David Reeves), had threatened her with a knife and slashed a tire on her vehicle. A search of his vehicle resulted in a partially mud and dirt covered knife, found behind the driver’s seat, on the floorboard. His mother subsequently requested a No Contact Order be issued against her son. David Reeves was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $2,000 cash or surety bond.

And, 33-year old Daman Matthew Wells, of Creston, was arrested on Highway 25 at around 12:40-a.m. on August 18th, following a collision between his vehicle and a deer. Upon further investigation, Wells was charged with OWI/2nd offense, as he was previously charged with OWI/1st offense two separate times, in Union County. Wells was cited and later released.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa-based grocery chain says it’s aware of reports that hacked customer account information is being sold online. The Des Moines Register was the first to report that credit and debit card information of some Hy-Vee customers is being sold on an internet site for $17 to $35 apiece. Hy-Vee issued a statement to station KCCI saying it is aware of reports of the stolen information being sold and is working with payment card networks to identify the cards and work with issuing banks.

Hy-Vee acknowledge earlier this month that it detected unauthorized activity on some of its payment processing systems linked to card payments at Hy-Vee restaurants, fuel pumps and drive-thru coffee shops. The company doesn’t believe the breach extended to payments systems used inside its grocery stores, drugstores and convenience stores. Hy-Vee operates more than 240 retail stores across Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A man sentenced last year to 25 years for attempting to kill his wife in Dubuque now is seeking a competency evaluation, saying he should not have been allowed to  enter a plea in the case. The Telegraph Herald reports that 52-year-old Clifford Smiley has filed a petition seeking the exam, saying he was bipolar, off his medication and addicted to heroin when he entered an Alford plea to attempted murder last August. In an Alford plea, a person doesn’t admit guilt but acknowledges there is enough evidence to convict.

A judge recently granted Smiley’s request, but prosecutors are objecting, saying state rules don’t allow mental evaluations after a case has been adjudicated. Prosecutors say Smiley stabbed his estranged wife in a Dubuque parking lot on April 1, 2018.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A man convicted of second-degree murder for a crash that killed two people has been sentenced to 70 years in prison. The Coloradoan reports 20-year-old Marcos Orozco was sentenced Friday in the deaths of Nicole Nees of Fort Collins and her father, John Nees of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The crash occurred last Thanksgiving Day. Authorities say the victims had been shopping for Thanksgiving dinner and were stopped at a red light when Orozco, driving a stolen pickup, crashed into the rear of their vehicle at 90 mph. Earlier that day, prosecutors said, Orozco had used the stolen pickup to crash into a pawn shop and steal firearms. Most of the weapons were found in the pickup after the fatal crash.

The sentence includes 10 years for firearms burglary.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A sinkhole will continue interfering with traffic in downtown Dubuque for about another month. The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald reports city officials estimate that it will take that long to figure out what is causing the hole under a lane of White Street downtown and fix the problem. A lane of traffic has already been closed for several weeks because of the issue.

City Engineer Gus Psihoyos says fixing the sinkhole will be a big ordeal. City officials are also evaluating another sinkhole on private property to make sure it won’t threaten city infrastructure. But ultimately the homeowners are responsible for filling that sinkhole.