DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A new law will roll back the eye-popping federal flood insurance premium increases that have hit the wallets of some Iowa homeowners and business owners, but the relief may not be long-lived. Congress passed a federal flood insurance reform act in 2012 that was aimed at reducing the government’s burden in subsidizing the National Flood Insurance Program. It had policyholders paying rates based on the true flood risk of their property.

The president signed a bill Friday that softens the blow, but will still hike premiums for more than 4,500 Iowa homeowners up to 18 percent annually. Some 1,800 policyholders on second homes and businesses will face a mandatory 25 percent increase. A Fort Dodge woman had faced a 575 percent increase, but may get some money back.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Snow is expected in eastern Nebraska and Iowa on Monday. The National Weather Service says a fast-moving storm will deliver a quick blast of snow to the area. The storm will move in from the northwest.

Most of eastern Nebraska will receive less than an inch of snow, but it could fall during the morning commute. Forecasters say much of Iowa will receive 1-to-2 inches of snow by Monday evening.

The Audubon City Council is expected to formally issue an order Monday night that would remove long-time City Clerk Lora Hansen from her current “hold-over” position, file the Order with her, and send the order to her via Certified Mail. The action, and subsequent appointing of Jan Roberts as Interim City Clerk, will take place during the Council’s meeting in the Memorial Hall/City Hall building. The meeting begins at 7-p.m. Additional, related action will include the Council directing Mayor Sam Kauffman to advertise for the full-time position of City Clerk.

The City Clerk issue has been on-going for city leaders in Audubon since their decision not to reappoint Hansen was made during their meeting on Jan. 13th. Up to and beyond that meeting, there have been numerous legal missteps taken by the Council which have resulted in numerous requests for electronic and other records, and the very real possibility of legal action against individual members of the Council, for alleged violations of Iowa’s Open Meetings and Open Records laws.

In other business, the Audubon City Council, upon the advice of Interim City Attorney David Wiederstein, is expected to table action on an agenda item calling for a Public Hearing on the proposed condemnation of 408 Market Street. The Council may also table a Resolution to accept a purchase agreement for the same property, upon the Attorney’s advice. If those matters are tabled, they will come up again during the Council’s work session on March 31st.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The outgoing chairman of Iowa’s Republican Party supports legalizing the medical use of marijuana. GOP Chairman A.J. Spiker wrote an opinion column The Des Moines Register ran Sunday arguing that Republicans should support medical marijuana. Spiker says doctors know better than politicians what treatments are needed.

Spiker submitted his resignation earlier this month, and a vote on his replacement is scheduled for March 29. Spiker plans to work for U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s political action committee. Rand Paul is a potential 2016 presidential candidate, and Spiker had previously backed Paul’s father, former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota company is recalling some of its peanut butter, cheese, salsa and spreads that are distributed nationwide after authorities discovered some samples of the products contained listeria. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says there have been no reports of illness from the bacterium and that Coon Rapids-based Parkers Farm Acquisition is cooperating with the investigation.

The company has issued a voluntary recall of several products with various sell-by dates. Consumers who bought these products are urged to return them to the store or throw them away. The products are distributed nationwide under the Parkers Farm, Parkers, Happy Farms, Central Markets, Hy-Top, Amish Classic, Say Cheez, Win Schuler and Bucky Badger labels.

These items were sold at several stores, including Hy-Vee, Cub, Rainbow, Byerly’s, Lunds, Target, Whole Foods, Price Chopper, Nash Finch, Costco, ALDI, Wal-Mart and Brookshire stores.

Firefighters from Massena were called to the scene of an out-of-control grass fire Sunday afternoon on the Cass-Adams County line. The call went out at around 12:36-p.m for the fire located about 1.5-miles east of Highway 148. Crews were on the scene for about 25 minutes.

No other details are available.

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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Police in eastern Iowa are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in the parking lot of a Davenport strip club. The Quad-City Times reports that Davenport police were called early yesterday morning to The Chorus Line, where they discovered the gravely wounded man. Police have not yet identified the victim pending notification of his family.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a Des Moines home was burglarized after a woman posing as an Iowa Department of Human Services employee lured the family out of their house. The Des Moines Register reports that the impostor knocked on the family’s door on Wednesday and told a 13-year-old girl who answered that she needed to speak to the girl’s mother. The woman called the mother the next day, saying a child endangerment report had been filed and that they needed to meet at a restaurant, but no one showed up.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a man accused of breaking into his old house in Des Moines. The Register reports that the 40-year-old man had owned the Oak Park neighborhood home for nearly eight years, but lost it a year ago.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Georges Niang scored 24 points to lead third-seeded Iowa State as the Cyclones pulled away from Number 14 North Carolina Central for a 93-75 win Friday night in the East Region. ISU will tip off against North Carolina at 5:15 this evening in San Antonio, Texas.

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The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest Friday of 43-year-old Shelby Joann Olivares of Red Oak on a Simple Assault charge.  The arrest occurred at approximately 2:21pm Friday, March 21st at her residence on E Maple Street in Red Oak.  No further details were given at this time and Olivares was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $300 bond.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Fran McCaffery says the tumor that doctors removed from his son’s thyroid earlier this week was malignant. McCaffery’s 14-year-old son Patrick had surgery in Iowa City on Wednesday, just hours before the Hawkeyes lost to Tennessee in the First Four of the NCAA tournament.

McCaffery says he and his family will meet with doctors soon to determine further treatment for Patrick. McCaffery isn’t planning to additional comment on his son’s condition at this time.