Two men were arrested on separate charges Monday, in Creston. Authorities say 49-year old Tony Fizer, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County Warrant for Violation of Probation. Fizer was already in custody at the Union County Jail and continues to be held there. And, 31-year old John Willis, of Creston, was arrested at the Law Enforcement Center for Harassment in the 2nd Degree. Willis was released from the Union County Jail on $1,000 bond.

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines suburb has approved a $400 million development agreement with social media giant Facebook for construction of another data center building. The nearly 1 million-square-foot building would be the fifth Facebook has erected in Altoona. The City Council’s decision will make the building exempt from property taxes for 20 years. But Facebook has agreed to pay a yearly fee of nearly 60% of what it would otherwise have paid in property taxes.

Facebook also will pay for the construction of a $500,000 pump station that will boost the water pressure for the data center and other structures in the area. Officials say the new building is expected to bring 70 new jobs to Altoona. Facebook’s headquarters is in Menlo Park, California, south of San Francisco.

In an update to our earlier report and social media posts, Council Bluffs Police report all three juveniles who ran away from Children’s Square in Council Bluffs Monday evening, have been found and returned to Children’s Square. 14-year old’s Creston Harvil and Monique Nehaw, along with 11-year old Quentin Cain, all ran away at around 7 p.m., Monday. Authorities suspected they were enroute to Omaha. The updated report did not indicate where the trio was found.

Creston Harvill

Monique Nehaw

Quentin Cain

Creston is a white male and was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and camouflage pants. Monique is a black female and was last seen wearing a bright yellow shirt. Quentin is a white male and was last seen wearing all black.

Police in Council Bluffs are investigating a shooting that took place at around 5:20-p.m., Monday. Officers responded to 9th Avenue and South Main Street, for a shooting incident involving subjects in three vehicles. Authorities say after shots were fired, the vehicles continued to 5thAvenue and South Main Street where one of the cars crashed and other two stopped.

The driver of one of the cars had been shot and was transported to UNMC by ambulance, where he was pronounced dead. Detectives are currently interviewing the other involved subjects who remained at the scene and witnesses from both scenes.

The incident remains under investigation, with authorities still in the process of gathering information and collecting evidence. No other information is available at this time. Anyone with any information that was in the area at the time of this incident is encouraged to contact the Council Bluffs Criminal Investigations Division at 712-328-4728, or Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has hired four staffers in Iowa and three in New Hampshire as he works to build on the momentum his campaign has seen. None of the Iowa hires has top-level experience on a presidential, federal or statewide campaign there. The South Bend, Indiana, mayor got a late start in the race and much of the top talent in Iowa has signed on with other campaigns. That left late entries such as Buttigieg with a smaller pool of strategists from which to choose.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican David Young says he will run for the Iowa congressional seat he lost in the 2018 election to Democrat Cindy Axne. Young announced Monday afternoon that he would seek the GOP nomination in the 3rd district, comprised of 16 counties stretching from Des Moines to the Missouri River. Young was elected to represent the district in 2014 and 2016 before losing to Axne in the 2018 general election.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Rainy weather is delaying Iowa farmers from planting crops this spring. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Monday that 36% of Iowa’s expected corn crop had been planted as of Sunday. That’s five days behind the five-year average. About 8% of the expected soybean crop has been planted. That’s two days behind the five-year average. Last week, rain allowed for only 2.8 days of fieldwork. Chilly temperatures also slowed the emergence of crops that have been planted.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a measure that requires school district officials to report misconduct of employees to a state board within 30 days of disciplinary action. The law, which takes effect July 1, requires school administrators to report staffers who engage in misconduct, including improper relationships with students, falsifying grades or test scores, using public property for personal use or attending school function under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, Monday evening, released a report on two arrests that took place last week. 25-year old Rondale Oliver, Jr., of Omaha, was arrested April 28th by an Iowa State Patrol Trooper. He was arrested for Theft in the 2nd Degree (Motor Vehicle Theft not exceeding $10,000 in value), after a broadcast was put out through State Radio, of a stolen vehicle traveling from Omaha to Cedar Rapids.

At around 5:55-p.m., the vehicle, a 2019 Ford Escape, was located at mile marker 76 of Interstate 80. The vehicle, with four occupants, was stopped and they were questioned and detained. Three of the occupants stated that Oliver, Jr. has possession of the vehicle, which had Texas license plates.

The occupants said also that Oliver, Jr. was in possession of the vehicle from a few days prior, to as far back as Easter. State Radio confirmed with Des Moines Police, that the vehicle was stolen, as it was never returned to the rental company at the Des Moines Airport. Oliver, Jr. was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $5,000 cash or surety bond.

And, 43-year old David Joseph Rayer, Jr., of Greenfield, was arrested May 3rd on a court ordered mittimus for non-compliance with a court order in connection with a civil matter. He was sentenced to 30-days in jail and ordered to pay the plaintiff $750 for attorney’s fees. A compliance hearing was set for July 26th.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a measure that requires school district officials to report misconduct of employees to a state board within 30 days of disciplinary action.

The law, which takes effect July 1, requires school administrators to report staffers who engage in misconduct, including improper relationships with students, falsifying grades or test scores, using public property for personal use or attending school functions under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Reynolds signed the bill Monday at a Cedar Rapids school. It was passed by lawmakers in response to an incident involving a teacher at Linn-Mar Community School District, which includes portions of Marion, Cedar Rapids, Robins and rural areas of Linn County.

The teacher had a record of sexual misconduct in other districts but hadn’t been reported to the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners, which licenses educators in Iowa.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Rainy weather is delaying Iowa farmers from planting crops this spring. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Monday that 36% of Iowa’s expected corn crop had been planted as of Sunday. That’s five days behind the five-year average.

About 8% of the expected soybean crop has been planted. That’s two days behind the five-year average. Last week, rain allowed for only 2.8 days of fieldwork. Chilly temperatures also slowed the emergence of crops that have been planted.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican David Young says he will run for the Iowa congressional seat he lost in the 2018 election to Democrat Cindy Axne. Young announced Monday afternoon that he would seek the GOP nomination in the 3rd district, comprised of 16 counties stretching from Des Moines to the Missouri River.

Young was elected to represent the district in 2014 and 2016 before losing to Axne in the 2018 general election.

In his announcement, Young accused Congress of focusing on “partisan politics” and claimed Axne supported policies that hurt the state’s economy. Before being elected to the House, Young served as a top aide to Republican Sen. Charles Grassley. He also worked for Republican U.S. Sens. Hank Brown of Colorado and Jim Bunning of Kentucky.