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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa teenager testified that his mother forced him and his two sisters to sleep on their bedroom floor in their own waste for months and that she refused to feed one sister in the days before she starved to death. The Des Moines Register reports that the 16-year-old told the Polk County jury on Wednesday that his sister Natalie had become too weak to get up to eat, but their mother told her she wouldn’t help her. Nicole Finn is charged with murder, kidnapping and child endangerment.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two Iowa City men have been charged in a violent home invasion in which two men were beaten and a woman sexually assaulted. Television station KGAN reports that 25-year-old Sullivan Smith-Berry and 28-year-old Earl Riley each have been charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary and second-degree sexual abuse. Police say the armed men broke into an Iowa City apartment on Nov. 3 and beat two other men inside. Police say the sister of one of the victims was also sexually assaulted.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Rapids police have made an arrest in a shooting last week that injured a woman. Police say 42-year-old Marc Anthony Campbell shot his 28-year-old wife on Dec. 2 while they were in a Cedar Rapids apartment. She is expected to recover. Police say Campbell was found suffering from a traumatic, self-inflicted stab wound. He was hospitalized until Wednesday, when he was released and taken to the Linn County Jail. He’s been charged with attempted murder, willful injury and a weapons count.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport woman faces felony charges after police say she helped bilk more than $35,000 out of the grandparent of a prison inmate by pretending to be an employee of a law firm representing the inmate. The Quad-City Times reports that 30-year-old Audrey Slyter was arrested Wednesday and charged with theft, ongoing criminal activity and conspiracy to commit a felony.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa teenager testified at his mother’s murder trial that she forced him and his two sisters to sleep on their bedroom floor in their own waste for months and that she refused to feed one sister in the days before she starved to death.

The Des Moines Register reports that the 16-year-old told the Polk County jury on Wednesday that his sister Natalie had become too weak to get up to eat, but their mother told her she wouldn’t help her.

Nicole Finn was charged with murder, kidnapping and child endangerment after Natalie Finn died in October 2016 at the age of 16. She’s also accused of abusing the son who testified and her younger daughter. Investigators say they were severely malnourished and living in squalor in the family’s West Des Moines home.

A man from rural Clarinda was arrested Wednesday morning, following a traffic stop just north of College Springs. The license plates on the vehicle were registered to a  Ford F-150 that was registered to a person who died earlier this year. The driver, 46-year old David Allen Holste, was cited for improper use of registration and arrested for Driving while License is barred.

Holste was transported to the Page County Jail and held on a $2,000 bond.

The U.S. Department of Labor has certified former employees of Ferrara Candy Company in Creston for reemployment services under the Trade Act of 2015. This certification covers workers who are laid off due to lack of work on or after Oc.19, 2016, through Nov. 24, 2019.

Multiple informational meetings have been scheduled to assist former employees of the reemployment services available after eligibility has been determined.

Worker Information Meeting Details:
When: Wednesday, Dec. 13
Where: Ferrara Candy Company, 500 Industrial Parkway, Creston, IA  50801
Time: 7-9 a.m., 10 a.m.-Noon, 3-5 p.m., 11 p.m.-1 a.m.

Reemployment services may include classroom training, on-the-job training, job relocation, and for workers 50 years of age or older, a wage subsidy. These services may be available to eligible individuals, as is appropriate, by working with IowaWORKS representatives on the development of reemployment plans. Local IowaWORKS representatives will also be in attendance at this meeting.

For additional questions or information, contact Nina Gotta at 515-281-9007.

The U.S. Department of Labor has certified former employees of Plastic Professions/Owner Revolution in Atlantic for reemployment services under the Trade Act of 2015. This certification covers workers who are laid off due to lack of work on or after May 31, 2016, through Nov. 17, 2019.

Multiple informational meetings are scheduled to assist former employees of the reemployment services available after eligibility has been determined.

Worker Information Meeting Details:
When: Monday, Dec. 11
Where: Iowa Western Community College, 705 Walnut Street, Atlantic, IA  50021
Times: 9-11 a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m., 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Reemployment services may include classroom training, on-the-job training, job relocation, and for workers 50 years of age or older, a wage subsidy. These services may be available to eligible individuals, as is appropriate, by working with IowaWORKS representatives on the development of reemployment plans. Local IowaWORKS representatives will also be in attendance at this meeting.

For additional questions or information, contact Nina Gotta at 515-281-9007.

An eastern Iowa man wanted by the U.S. Marshall’s Service on an outstanding Federal warrant, was arrested Wednesday evening in Guthrie County after a traffic stop and short foot pursuit. According to the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office, at around 5:30-p.m., a Guthrie County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 100th block of S. 12th St. Place, in Guthrie Center.

Hoffman

During the course of the traffic stop, the deputy determined the driver of the vehicle, 53-year old Tony Hoffman, of Cedar Rapids, was wanted by the U.S. Marshall’s Service. During the traffic stop, Hoffman attempted to flee the deputy on foot. After a short foot chase, Hoffman was apprehended after the deputy deployed his Taser (an electronic immobilization device).

Hoffman was booked in on charges of Interference with Official Acts, Escape from Custody and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The United States Marshall’s Service has placed a detainer on Tony Hoffman, and he will be transferred to their custody at some point in the near future.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Panora EMS, the Panora Police Department, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Enforcement.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A fire that injured an electrical worker forced cancellation of classes at a parochial school in Council Bluffs. Authorities say the fire began around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Albert Catholic School while the man was doing routine maintenance. Assistant Fire Chief Jim Wheat says the man was taken to an Omaha, Nebraska, hospital for treatment.

The fire was confined to the electrical equipment. School activities later Wednesday night were canceled, as well as classes today (Thursday) and Friday.

One person was taken into custody following a reported burglary in progress Wednesday, in Minden. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies responded to 32065 335th Street just before Noon. Following an investigation, they located 45-year old Gregory Richard Shaplin, of Council Bluffs, and placed him under arrest at around 1:12-p.m.  He faces charges that include Burglary in the 3rd Degree and Criminal Trespass.

Pott. County Deputies arrested 41-year-old Matthew Malnack, of Honey Creek, at around 7-p.m. Wednesday. Malnack was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault by allegedly impeding the airway of his 41-year old wife.

And, 32-year-old Thomas Petrizilka, of Council Bluffs, was arrested early this (Thursday) morning, for Theft 5th Degree and Driving While Barred. Petrizilka was found to be operating a pickup that had stolen license plates mounted to the front and back.

An accident this (Thursday) morning on Highway 71 north of Brayton has claimed the life of a man from Texas. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2017 Dodge Challenger driven by 31-year old Nathaniel Ray Brockveldt, of Elgin, TX., was traveling north on Highway 71 at around 6:20-a.m., when for reasons unknown, the vehicle left the road and rolled several times before striking a tree and coming to rest on its roof in the northbound ditch. Brockveldt, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene. The accident remains under investigation.

The State Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Audubon County Sheriff’s Office, Exira Fire and Rescue, and Brayton Fire, and the Iowa DOT.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa teenager has testified in the murder trial of his adoptive mother, telling jurors she refused to feed his sister days before she starved to death. Forty-three-year-old Nicole Finn has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the Oct. 24 death of 16-year-old Natalie Finn. She’s also accused of abusing two of her other adopted children, who investigators say were severely malnourished and living in squalid conditions in the family’s home.

The Des Moines Register reports that Jaden Finn told a Polk County jury on Wednesday that Natalie had become too weak to get up to eat. He told jurors his mother told his sister she wouldn’t feed her if she wouldn’t get up. Jaden also testified that their mother forced them to ask permission to eat, bathe or leave their room.