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LECLAIRE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say two people were killed when their motorcycles collided with a sport utility vehicle in eastern Iowa’s Scott County. The crashes were reported a little after 10:20 p.m. Sunday on the west side of LeClaire, on U.S. Highway 67. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the SUV crossed into oncoming traffic and struck two motorcycles. They were struck by a third motorcycle traveling close behind.

The Sheriff’s Office says the drivers of the first two motorcycles were killed instantly. The third motorcycle driver was treated at the scene, and the SUV driver was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.

The names of those involved haven’t been released.

A semi driver plowed his rig through a used car lot in northwest Iowa over the weekend. The accident happened in Merrill at about 2:20 a.m. Saturday. Authorities say the semi was southbound on U.S. Highway 75 and missed the curve coming into Merrill. Police believe the truck driver may have fallen asleep. Sixteen vehicles on the Liberty Used Auto Sales lot were damaged. Many were totaled.

Police say the semi pushed a couple of cars into the sales office and the building was damaged, too. The truck driver was not injured. He’s from Minnesota, but authorities haven’t released his name. There’s no estimate yet of the damage at the used car lot.

(Radio Iowa)

(Updated from Red Oak Police 6:54-a.m.)

Red Oak Police, Sunday night arrested a woman for felony, Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver/Methamphetamine. Authorities say 57-year old Mary Helen Adams, of Red Oak, was arrested in the 400 block of N. 3rd Street at around 11:30-p.m.  Adams was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $10,000 cash bond.

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein rallied with about 150 people on the Iowa capitol grounds Sunday afternoon. “We have more than two choices in this election,” Stein said. “It’s time for us to stand up and stand proud.” Stein asked the Iowans to go to New York — to protest next week’s presidential debate that will feature the two major party presidential candidates.

“Think about joining us, to stand up and put our bodies on the line in this election where are deciding whether or not we will have a world to be here in the future,” Stein said. Stein was the Green Party’s presidential nominee in 2012. She and her running mate got arrested four years ago when they tried to enter the site of a debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Stein’s going to attempt the same thing next week, but she’s aiming to get “hundreds” of supporters to join her in risking arrest.

“Think about reserving the date, getting a bus, coming out and making this the beginning of the day that we take back the promise of our democracy,” Stein said Sunday. Stein joined pipeline protesters in North Dakota last week. Stein will return there at some point to face misdemeanor charges for spray painting construction equipment. Yesterday (Sunday), Stein spoke for about 30 minutes to the crowd in Des Moines and did not directly mention the 15th anniversary of 9/11. But she did say the U.S. had “planted the seeds of al Qaeda.”

“We created this great idea of international jihad in order to stop the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, so Osama bin Laden was one of the many people who actually got trained by us…It’s all been downhill from there,” Stein said. “…ISIS came from the chaos of Iraq and of Libya…We got this stuff going. We have the power to shut it down with a peace offensive.” Yesterday’s (Sunday’s) event was organized by Chris Laursen, of Ottumwa. He was one of the Bernie Sanders delegates at the Democratic National Convention. Laursen told the crowd Sanders had sounded the wake-up call for the movement.

“But to endorse Hillary Clinton…to actively campaign for Hillary Clinton is not being a revolution,” Laursen said, getting affirmations from the crowd. “It’s revolting. We do have somebody carrying on that spirit and that is in Dr. Jill Stein and that is exactly why I came to the Green Party.” Jesica Butler of Hawarden supported Sanders and was also an Iowa Democratic Party delegate at the national convention in July.

“I’m leaving the Democratic Party, but I really think the Democratic Party left us and think that the Democratic Party is beyond repair,” Butler said. Launie Sorem, of Boone was a delegate to the Iowa Democratic Party’s state conventions in 2004 and 2008, but she’s a Stein supporter now. “Those who are unconscious — wake up before it’s too late because we’re responsible for our children’s future,” she says. Nate Rauh, of Des Moines, was a Sanders supporter in the 2016 Iowa Caucuses. He attended Stein’s rally Sunday, but “strategically” is worried about voting for a third-party candidate.

“Just because Iowa’s a swing, I don’t know if I really kind of want it to swing Republican,” Rauh says. Stein made a pointed pitch to the Sanders supporters in the crowd. Stein called Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump “war mongers” and “corporate predators.”  “The lesser evil and the greater evil are in a race to the bottom,” Stein said, to cheers and applause. Stein has gotten about three percent support in a couple of recent polls in Iowa.

(Radio Iowa)

Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields is the new Miss America. Shields topped a field of 52 contestants to win the crown and the title of Miss America 2017 Sunday night in Atlantic City. She succeeds the outgoing Miss America Betty Cantrell.

The pageant from Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall included contestants from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Miss Iowa Kelly Koch, from Waukee, made to the final 15 selection, but failed to advance closer to the crown.

The pageant began in Atlantic City in 1921 as a way to extend the summer tourist season beyond Labor Day weekend.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say 20-year-old man pulled from Iowa River was a student at the University of Northern Iowa. The Johnson County Sheriff’s office says Nathan Twedt’s body was pulled from the river in Iowa City on Saturday evening. Investigators are still trying to determine the circumstances of his death.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has transferred 800 sex offenders to Newton Correctional Facility, which will provide treatment for them. Prison officials say it will help to house sex offenders in a more-secure facility. Previously, the offenders were housed in a dormitory-style prison that made it hard to respond to problems with inmates.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Dubuque agrees to $54,500 settlement with worker who injured shoulder after falling off a tractor. Worker needed shoulder replacement surgery after the injury in 2012.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — For Thad Lents of Marshalltown, Pepsi is more than a refreshing soft drink – it’s a lifestyle, a passion and his livelihood. From his days working at Econofoods store as a teenager, to climbing the corporate ladder at the Pepsi Company, Lents has stockpiled a collection of Pepsi memorabilia in excess of 5,000 pieces.

One person was arrested following a traffic stop early this (Sunday) morning, in Red Oak. Red Oak Police say 28-year old Jack Edward O’Brien, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 4:30-a.m., for OWI/1st offense. O’Brien was brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, and held on a $1,000 cash bond.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:40 a.m. CDT

VILLISCA, Iowa (KJAN) — A 26-year old man from Villisca died late Saturday night when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a train in Villisca. Authorities say Bradley Lee Dumler died at the scene, when his vehicle was hit as it sat on 7th Avenue between the railroad crossing arms, and was hit by an eastbound BNSF train. An investigation revealed the crossing arms and all other markers were in working order prior to, and after, the crash.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — C.J. Beathard threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns and 16th-ranked Iowa throttled Iowa State 42-3 on Saturday night, its biggest win over the rival Cyclones in 18 seasons under coach Kirk Ferentz. LeShun Daniels rushed for 112 yards and a TD to help the Hawkeyes (2-0) beat Iowa State in consecutive seasons for the first time in six years.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Clinton’s campaign believes the path to the presidency will rely heavily on volunteers making contact with individual voters. Donald Trump is bringing new staff on and hoping to make up for lost time. The biggest unknown in the 2016 contest is how voter turnout will be affected by the unusual combination of high interest in the election and low approval for both candidates.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — The owner of a crumbling Dubuque landmark says a developer has offered to buy the 120-year-old building and transform it into apartments. But a representative of the developer says a litany of contingencies must be met before the deal is done, and a new engineering report says it’s too late to salvage some parts of the building. The Telegraph Herald cites an engineering report that found a portion of the former Dubuque Malting and Brewing building cannot be salvaged.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — A former Marshalltown prosecutor has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft and trespassing charges following his arrest in late August for stealing underwear from a co-worker. Ben Stansberry entered the pleas Friday and will pay more than $200 in fines and court costs. Stansberry resigned from his job in the Marshall County Attorney’s Office in August after his arrest and has also submitted his resignation from the local school board.

Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman reports one person was killed during a collision late Saturday night between a train and a vehicle, in Villisca. Authorities received a call from Burlington Northern – Sante Fe train dispatch at around 11:24-p.m., that a train vs. vehicle accident had occurred in the area of the train crossing on 7th Ave in Villisca.

Villisca Fire & Rescue and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office arrived on scene and found a single vehicle had been struck by a train accident east of the 7th Ave train crossing in Villisca.  The driver of the vehicle, 26-year old Bradley Lee Dumler, of Villisca, was dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported.

An investigation determined the vehicle was stopped in the middle of the crossing between the rail arms prior to being hit by the eastbound train. All railway markers, lights and stop arms were in working order and inspected after the accident and continued to show in working order.

Villisca Fire & Rescue, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Emergency Management and Burlington Northern Santa Fe assisted at the scene.