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Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has been accused of unfairly targeting a gay Democratic state senator when he was a federal prosecutor in Iowa. Whitaker pursued an attempted extortion case against Matt McCoy in 2007, alleging the lawmaker tried to shake down a businessman for payments. But the case fell apart at trial, and McCoy was quickly acquitted. McCoy says the case destroyed his finances and stalled his political career.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines say they have arrested a suspected driver of a cement truck who ran from the scene after plowing into a van and then a house, seriously injuring one person. The Des Moines Register reports that the crash happened Thursday morning when the cement truck ran two stop lights and hit the van. Two people in the house were unharmed; the driver of the van was hospitalized.
ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for possession of child pornography. Federal prosecutors in Iowa say 23-year-old Austin Marek, of Anamosa, was sentenced Thursday to 136 months in prison after pleading guilty in June to one count of possession of child pornography.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The governors of Iowa and Nebraska have ordered flags lowered to half-staff at state buildings to honor the victims of the nightclub massacre in Thousand Oaks, California. Orders from Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts were issued Thursday in conjunction with President Donald Trump’s order to lower all U.S. flags to half-staff through sunset Saturday.
Atlantic Police Lt. Devin Hogue was presented with the Humane Society of the United States’ Humane Law Enforcement Award, Thursday morning, for “His leadership in combating illegal animal abuse.” The award was presented to him at the Police Department, by Preston Moore, Iowa State Director, State Affairs, for the Humane Society, based in Cedar Rapids. The award was with regard to a horrific case of animal abuse that resulted in the death of a dog, in Nov. 2017. The suspect, Jason Michael Anderton, of Atlantic, who was 29 at the time, was arrested in January, 2018.
Humane Society of IA Director Preston Moore presented Lt. Devin Hogue with an Humane Law Enforcement Award. (photo courtesy Lt. Hogue)
Hogue says he worked with other officers in conducting the investigation. He said “We hit some road bumps along the way,” the result of which left doubt in his mind about whether the investigation would be able to move forward. “Out of the blue, [I] received a phone call from the Humane Society, offering up any assistance that they could.” As a result of continued discussions and working with the Humane Society, Hogue said “In the long run they were approved to pay a bill [for] forensic testing to further our case, to really allow us to pursue some charges. In the end we were able to secure and get some charges out of it.”
Lt. Hogue said during the investigation into the abuse, “We basically went back and connected the dots the best we could, and we hit a couple of spots where we easily could have said ‘I don’t know where to go from here, I think we’re stuck.” Thankfully, he says the Humane Society reached out and “If we can be a resource…”
Tissue and specimen blood samples of the dog were sent to California, to be tested and compared with samples sent to the ISU Veterinary Clinic in Ames. The Humane Society paid for a necropsy on the dog, which is similar to an autopsy on a human. Overall, Hogue said the Humane Society shelled-out over $2,000.
The case against Anderton, who turned 30 in September, ended a couple of months ago with the guilty plea as part of deal. Hogue said he wanted to thank for Cass County Attorney Michael Hooper for “Taking the reins [in the case],” which Hogue said had been in an “in-between” up until he took over. He said “The first thing I ever had a conversation with him about, was this case, and where I was kind of stuck. [We] Took his guidance as well and we were able to get somewhere with it.” As a result, a charge of Animal Abuse was dismissed by Judge Jeffrey Larson. Anderton plead guilty to one count of Animal Torture 1st offense. He was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $315, plus serve one-year of probation.
Ever so humble, Lt. Hogue thanked the Humane Society for the unexpected award. He said “This is a job, this is what we’re supposed to do, is take these complaints and investigate them best we can. I had several officers within the department that helped me along the way with collecting evidence and doing every part that they could to help out.” It was a definite team effort he said, and while Hogue got the award for being the lead investigator, he said he “Was certainly not the only person that put in some time and effort to make this happen.”
Authorities say no injuries were reported following a collision between a car and semi Thursday, in Creston. The accident happened at around 1:25-p.m. on Highway 34, when a 2015 Kia Cadenza driven by 54-year-old Caroline Esther Bathurst of Creston was traveling east on Highway 34 in the center lane, and attempted to change lanes into the outside lane. Her car collided with a semi traveling the same direction.
According to a passenger in the Kia, the Semi continued east and didn’t stop after the accident. Bathurst pulled her vehicle off into the nearby John Deere parking lot. When Creston Police asked Bathurst if she was okay, she initially did not respond and rolled up the window. After being asked several times to roll down the window down, she eventually admitted that she did not have insurance on the vehicle and wanted to drive the vehicle home. The car was determined to be okay to drive. It sustained an estimated $7,000 damage. Bathurst was issued a citation for no insurance and was allowed to drive her vehicle home from the scene.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s tallest building has been evacuated and more than two dozen people are hospitalized after cleaning-solution fumes spread through the building.
The Omaha World-Herald reports that the First National Tower was ordered evacuated Thursday after workers began complaining of a strong odor and breathing problems.
Fire department officials say more than 60 people were assessed by emergency crews, and 25 were taken to a nearby hospital.
Nebraska Medical Center says all of the patients are expected to recover and no one required aggressive treatment. Some patients were released later in the day.
About 2,000 people work at the 46-story building.
First National Bank spokesman Kevin Langin says the fumes were reported as crews used a de-scaling solution on a humidifier connected to the building’s air system.
Firefighters are running tests to see whether the building can reopen Friday.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines say they have arrested a suspected driver of a cement truck who ran from the scene after plowing into a van and then a house, seriously injuring one person.
The Des Moines Register reports that the crash happened Thursday morning when the cement truck ran two stop lights and hit the van. The truck continued through a fence before crashing into the house, which was heavily damaged. Two people inside the home at the time were not injured.
Police Sgt. Paul Parizek says the cement truck driver took off running from the crash.
The driver of the van was taken to a hospital with serious injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
Parizek says the man, whose name has not been released, “fought ferociously” with at least four officers after being spotted on a Des Moines street. He was soon subdued and taken to a hospital for evaluation.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says farmers are expected to harvest the largest soybean crop on record but must deal with a constricted market in which to sell the crop because of President Donald Trump’s tariff battle with China.
In its latest update released Thursday, the USDA places the expected soybean harvest at 4.6 billion bushels, the largest ever.
Illinois leads soybean production with 688 million bushels and Iowa is second.
Selling soybeans to China has nearly halted with the tariff dispute resulting in a growing stockpile and the lowest prices for farmers in more than a decade.
Corn production is estimated at 14.6 billion bushels, the second largest crop on record.
Iowa remains the nation’s leading corn producer with an expected 2.5 billion bushels.
(Council Bluffs, IA) The Iowa West Foundation Board of Directors recently approved $4.4 million in grant and initiative funding to 19 nonprofits and government entities that benefit southwest Iowans. Iowa West Foundation President and CEO Pete Tulipana said the Foundation is dedicated to funding programs and projects that are truly transformational for the city, county and region. In the final cycle of 2018, more than $1.1 million went to education-related programs. Locally, the City of Atlantic received a $30-thousand dollar grant for renovation of the Atlantic Public Library.
The Council Bluffs Community School district received just under half a million dollars for the expansion the International Baccalaureate program into Kirn and Wilson Middle Schools as well as the expansion of BLink, the City of Council Bluffs free Wi-Fi service. In addition, Iowa Western Community College was awarded nearly $500,000 for the Pottawattamie Promise program, which funds tuition and more for qualifying, Pell-eligible students from CBCSD, Lewis Central, Riverside, AHSTW and Tri-Center schools.
In the Foundation’s focus area of “Placemaking,” $1.4 million of a $9 million commitment was awarded to Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment. Chanticleer Inc., a subsidiary? Of PACE, received $35,000 for 2018-2019 programming. Several smaller grants were concentrated around inclusion and the prevention of isolation for the elderly. Radio Talking Book Service was awarded $3,200 to bring the printed word to persons with visual impairment in Pottawattamie County; the Intercultural Senior Center received $21,000 for transportation services for Council Bluffs residents; and Inclusive Communities was awarded $8,000 for youth programming.
Finally, as part of its ongoing commitment to rural southwest Iowa communities, the Foundation also awarded a grant to the Crescent Fire Department in Pottawattamie County. The organization received $10,000 for bunker gear. The full list of grant recipients is as follows:
2018 Cycle 3 Grants & Initiatives
(Radio Iowa) — The long-awaited commissioning of the U.S.S. Sioux City in Annapolis, Maryland is just nine days away. Retired Navy Admiral Frank Thorp is chairman of the commissioning committee for the combat ship.
USS Sioux City
“The commission will happen Saturday, November 17 at 9 a.m. at the Sea Wall on Dewey Field,” Thorp said. The name of the ship was revealed in 2012 before it was built in a shipyard in Wisconsin. The U.S.S. Sioux City is comparable in size to a World War Two era destroyer. “The littoral combat ship, which is the kind of ship the U.S.S. Sioux City is, is just short of 400 feet,” Thorp said.
Tours of the ship will begin this Sunday, which is Veteran’s Day. Following the commissioning ceremony on the 17th, the ship will sail to its home base in Mayport, Florida. A crew of nearly 100 sailors will spend time training on the ship before its deployed for close-to-shore combat and security missions.
Police in Red Oak today (Thursday) arrested a woman for simple Assault, in connection with an incident involving a worker at the Red Oak Health Care Community. Authorities say 84-year old Evelyn Irene Stebbins, of Red Oak, was not a resident of the facility. Stebbins was taken into custody at around 9:30-a.m., and transported to the Montgomery County Jail before being released.
ATLANTIC, IA (November 7, 2018) – The Cass County Community Center will be transformed into a bustling holiday market on Monday, November 19 from 3-7pm. Stay warm and cozy as you find fresh, locally grown produce for your Thanksgiving gatherings. Get some help with your holiday baking from southwest Iowa bakers .. think pies, quick breads, artisan yeast breads, Danish pastries and more! You will find unique holiday gifts made by local crafters for special people on your gift list. Samples will be available from vendors and cupcake contest entrants for shoppers to enjoy as they browse.
Vendor spaces are still available, and any local farmers, bakers, artisans or crafters are invited to sign up. The event has been very well attended the last several years and has received excellent reviews from attendees and vendors alike. Vendors interested in participating can find details and a registration form online at www.atlanticiowa.com or www.produceintheparkatlanticiowa.weebly.com/harvest-market. Vendor booth spaces are available at $20 each.
Local bakers of all ages are invited to participate in our Fall Flavor Cupcake Contest where they could possibly win a prize! Entries will be judged by their use of local, seasonal ingredients as well as creativity and quality of the cupcake. Recipes will be judged by a panel of local celebrities and a 1st and 2nd place will be awarded in each of 2 categories, Youth & Adult.
A full list of vendors, information on the cupcake contest, as well as other activities and special events will be posted online at the Produce in the Park website www.produceintheparkatlanticiowa.com and updated regularly. You can also follow the Produce in the Park facebook page (www.facebook.com/ProduceInThePark) for current event information and updates on vendors.
Harvest Market is sponsored by Farmers Markets of Cass County, Cass County Local Food Policy Council, and the City of Atlantic Community Promotions Commission. The event is endorsed by the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce.
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