HULL, Iowa (AP) – Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials say improper disposal of a pesticide and other chemicals led to a fish kill in northwestern Iowa. Officials say in a written release that DNR investigators looking into a fish kill in a small creek in Hull traced the problem upstream to Hull Coop Association. There, officials say, an employee rinsed out chemicals Wednesday morning after spraying corn. The rinse water containing fungicide and insecticide ran into a storm sewer, flowed under Highway 18 and entered the creek.

DNR fisheries staff estimates about 3,600 fish, mostly minnows, chubs and darters, were killed along 4,200 feet of stream. The DNR will seek appropriate enforcement action, including fish restitution.

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The Cass County Fair continues today, in Atlantic. Here’s a look at the schedule of activities for today:

• 8-a.m, Sheep Show & 4-H Exhibits open
• 10-a.m. Pet Show
• Doyle Chainsaw Artistry, 10-a.m. until 1-p.m., and 3-until 5-p.m.
• Noon, Working Exhibits, Extemporaneous Speaking, Educational Presentation.
• 2-p.m., Meat Goat/Dairy Goat show
• 4-p.m., Youth Water Fights
• 6-p.m., Tractor Pull

The FREE Cass County Fair continues through the Livestock Sale Tuesday morning.

Officers with the Red Oak Police Department today (Saturday), arrested a woman in the 1800 block of E. Summit Street, in Red Oak. 26-year old Noel Kerrie Dominguez, was taken into custody at around 2:51-a.m., for Interference with Official Acts. She was also cited for Failure to Maintain or Use Safety Belts. Dominguez was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 cash bond.

A call to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office from the Corning Hospital Emergency Room, Friday evening, resulted a man being arrested for Domestic Assault and Violation of a No Contact Order. The Sheriff’s Office says 36-year old Richard Alexander, of Corning, was taken into custody for allegedly assaulting a woman at her home, causing injuries. Alexander was being held in the Adams County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa trooper who was granted early retirement for mental stress after shooting a suspect during a high-speed chase continues to collect disability benefits while working as a school security guard. Tim Sieleman has received a $42,000-annual pension since the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s retirement system found him “totally and permanently incapacitated for duty” in 2014. But he also gets paid to work for as an unarmed guard for Des Moines Public Schools.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say one person has been shot to death and two others arrested in Des Moines. The Des Moines Register reports that the shooting happened Friday afternoon in the city’s River Bend neighborhood. Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek says a gunman inside a vehicle fired several shots, hitting a person in the chest who was standing on Oakland Avenue.

TYNDALL, S.D. (AP) — A jury has convicted an Iowa man of assaulting a South Dakota police officer with his vehicle. Thirty-seven-year-old Travis McPeek, of Sioux City, Iowa, was accused of striking Tyndall Officer Kelly Young with his vehicle during a traffic stop on Aug. 6, 2016, dragging him across a parking lot and driving away. Young suffered broken ribs, cuts, bruises and an injured foot. He was out of work for a month.

HULL, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials say improper disposal of a pesticide and other chemicals led to a fish kill in northwestern Iowa. Officials say in a written release that DNR investigators looking into a fish kill in a small creek in Hull traced the problem upstream to Hull Coop Association. There, officials say, an employee rinsed out chemicals Wednesday morning after spraying corn, eventually sending contaminated water into the stream.

Rescue crews from several area departments were called to the scene of a three-vehicle accident with entrapment early this (Saturday) morning, in Shelby County. According to dispatch reports, the crash happened at around 2:45-a.m. on Highway 59, just south of 1800th Street, south of Earling. One of the vehicles was said to have been upside down, in a ditch.

Medivac Ambulance, Westphalia and Harlan Fire and Rescue crews were all called to the scene. LifeNet helicopter was put on stand-by, and a Trauma Alert was issued at Myrtue Memorial Hospital. Initial reports indicated at least three people were hurt.

Highway 59 was closed for a while, as the accident was under investigation. No other details were immediately available.

Senate Republicans met privately today (Friday) to discuss allegations of Senate G-O-P staff misconduct that were aired during a recent trial. A jury awarded former Senate Republican Caucus Staff director Kirsten Anderson more than two-million dollars after hearing testimony about sexual harassment in the workplace. Senate Republican Leader Bill Dix says no one on the staff has been fired or placed on paid leave.

“There were issues learned in tbe trial as the result of testimony that I was not aware of and, as a result, there is an investigation taking place to learn about those allegations,” Dix says. “If we learn that they are truthful, we will move swiftly to address them in the appropriate manner.” Dix has put the secretary of the senate in charge of the investigation. Senator Brad Zaun of Urbandale served on the Republican leadership team in the senate when some of the alleged harassment occurred.

“I think what happened was disgusting,” Zaun says. “I was disappointed in our staff that no one brought any of this type of information to me or we would have done something about it.” Zaun says he supports “the changes” Dix is making. And Dix easily survived Senator Rick Bertrand’s call for Dix to resign as leader.

“At the end of the day, I made my peace. I distanced myself from this thing,” Bertrand told reporters after the meeting. “…If this was any other organization in the United States, you would act quickly and decisively to make changes.” Dix says Senate Republicans are “very unified” as they work through this and other challenges. Dix says he and his Republican colleagues had “candid conversations” in their private meeting that also included the possibility of a special legislative session this fall to address a state budget shortfall.

“I’m going to focus on doing the job that we were sent here to do in the best, effective manner that we can,” Dix says. “And that means working hard, listening to our constituents and continuing to focus on policies that grow our state.” Dix says the attorney general is still reviewing the jury’s two-point-two-million dollar verdict and hasn’t decided whether there will be an appeal. If the verdict stands, Dix says Republican legislators will opt to have it be paid with taxpayer funds. Dix says that’s standard practice for all trials and verdicts involving state employees and the staffers who work for Senate Republicans are on the state payroll.

(Radio Iowa)

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests took place today (Friday). At around 11-a.m., 32-year old Elizabeth Rene Clayton, of Afton, was arrested in Adams County on a Union County warrant for domestic abuse assault.  Clayton was being held without bond for Union County, in the Ringgold County Jail, until seen by a judge.

And, 24-year old Rebecca Adeline Holbrook, of Lenox, was arrested at around Noon today (Friday) in Lenox, on a Union County warrant for forgery.  Holbrook was also being held for Union County in the Ringgold County Jail. Her bond was set at $5,000.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A state trooper who was granted an early retirement after an on-duty shooting in 2013 continues to collect disability benefits while working as a security guard for Des Moines Public Schools. Tim Sieleman has received a $42,000-annual pension since the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s retirement system in 2014 found him “totally and permanently incapacitated for duty” due to mental stress. In February, he started work for the school district.

Attorney Bill McGinn, who represented the suspect shot by Sieleman in 2013, says Sieleman’s dual compensation is “kind of outrageous.” Iowa law declares that benefits received by disabled officers will end if they return to a “public safety occupation.” But Public Safety Commissioner Roxann Ryan says Sieleman’s dual compensation is allowed because school security work isn’t considered such a job.