Rescue crews from Cumberland, Massena, Anita and Wiota were called to the scene of a motor vehicle accident south of Anita, this (Saturday) morning. The accident happened near 750th (Highway 148) and Jackson Road at around 9:35-a.m. Initially, one person was said to have been injured, but any injuries they suffered were not severe enough to require transport to the hospital.

The Sheriff’s Office is expected to have more information on Monday.

The new Iowa Hall of Fame and Racing Museum is planning for its first-ever induction ceremony later this month. Museum president Marty Pringle of Otho, says the big night will be held Saturday, March 24th, in Webster City.  “I’ve been working on this museum and the hall of fame for five or six years now and we’re finally getting it going with our first inductees,” Pringle says. “This is all Iowa racing, drag racing, figure-eight racing, motorcycle racing, stock cars, any racing involving Iowa is involved with us.”

The induction ceremony will take place at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds Event Center in Webster City. Doors to open at 5 P-M. Pringle says 37 people will be inducted into the museum’s Hall of Fame. “People don’t realize the history of Iowa racing, it’s just huge,” Pringle says.

Janet Guthrie: A retired professional race car driver from Iowa City. The first woman to qualify and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500.

“You’ve got Janet Guthrie from Iowa, Billy Moyer, Scott Bloomquist, Tommy Johnson Junior, Justin Brayton just won Daytona on a motorcycle Saturday night, so the history in this state is just unbelievable.”

Pringle is trying to locate a permanent home for the proposed Museum and Hall of Fame. For more information, including the names of the inductees, visit: https://www.facebook.com/iowahalloffameandracingmuseum/

An investigation into an accident in Creston this (Saturday) morning, resulted in the arrest of a woman from Polk County. According to Creston Police, a car driven by 20-year-old Natalie Eslinger, of Ankeny, was traveling southbound in the 400 block of North Sycamore Street, when the vehicle crossed the center line of the road, and hit   a legally parked, 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe.

The force of the collision caused the SUV to be pushed backward, into a parked Buick. A nearby resident heard the crash and looked outside to see what happened. They noticed Eslinger had backed down the street approximately 50 yards and stopped when the back tires of her vehicle touched the curb.

When officers arrived on scene Eslinger was still in her car. She was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance. An OWI charge was pending. Inside her vehicle, officers located drug paraphernalia and a bottle of vodka, in plain view.

In addition to the drug charges, Eslinger was cited for Failure to Maintain Control and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability. She was transported to the Union County Law Enforcement Center.  Her vehicle sustained disabling front-end and driver’s side damage. The Hyundai Santa Fe her struck sustained front-end damage, driver’s side damage, and rear-end damage. The other vehicle sustained major front-end damage and some driver’s side damage. A dollar amount of the damage was not immediately available.

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No injuries were reported but a dog died during a fire at a residence northeast of Marne early this (Saturday) morning. Marne Fire Chief Josh Krause told KJAN news they were called out just before 5-a.m. to a reported kitchen fire at 57504 Dallas Road.

He said upon arrival, smoke and flames were visible in the kitchen area. Two adults in the home were awakened by the smoke and escaped safely. One of the family’s pet dogs also escaped, but the other ran back into the structure and was found on the second floor. Both residents were transported to CCMH by Medivac, for treatment of smoke inhalation.

Krause said they were able to get a quick knock down of the flames and were working on overhaul (taking care of hot spots, clean-up and ventilation), as of 7:15-a.m. He said the fire apparently started on the stove, after one of the residents had gotten up late at night and made a snack.

Atlantic Fire crews assisted at the scene.

Photo courtesy Mike Kennon, Cass County Emergency Mgmt. Coordinator.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two men in separate incidents early Saturday morning.

At 12:01am Deputies arrested 40-year-old Michael Todd Brace of Red Oak in the 200 block of East Nuckols Street on a valid Adams County Warrant for Failure to Appear. Brace was turned over to Adams County Authorities and was booked into the Adams County Jail on $100 cash only bond.

At 3:07am Deputies arrested 19-year-old Heath Robert Woods of Red Oak in the 2300 block of D Avenue. Woods is charged with Felony Eluding and Operating While Intoxicated 1st Offense. He was also cited for Speeding (95mph), Possession of Alcohol Under Legal Age, and 2 Stop Sign Violations. Woods was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $5,000 bond. Montgomery County Deputies were assisted by Officers of the Red Oak Police Department.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Nebraska man on Friday evening in Red Oak. At 7:20pm Deputies arrested 25-year-old Dahlton Briggs of Bellevue, NE on a valid Montgomery County Warrant for Harassment 1st Degree. He was arrested in the 100 block of West Coolbaugh Street in Red Oak and taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,000 cash bond.

Firefighters from Marne and Atlantic were dispatched this (Saturday) morning, to a residential fire northeast of Marne, at 57504 Dallas Road. According to the dispatch report that went out just before 5-a.m., the kitchen was on fire in the home, and everyone was being evacuated.

Marne Fire reported the flames had been knocked down as of 5:17-a.m., and crews were making their initial entry into the structure. An overhaul (clean-up and ventilation) of the home was underway at 5:36-a.m.

No other details are currently available.

Friday’s 5 p.m. deadline has passed and we now know which candidates for statehouse, statewide and congressional offices submitted the paperwork required to have their names placed on June Primary ballots.

There’s a minimum number of petition signatures from Iowans that must be collected for each office a candidate is seeking. Third district congressional candidate Theresa Greenfield fired her campaign manager when he admitted he forged some of the signatures on her petitions, which were filed earlier this week. Greenfield and a crew of supporters made an almost literal 11th hour dash Friday. They collected signatures from residents in each of the 16 counties in the third congressional district and submit them just before the filing deadline.

In addition to Greenfield, Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron Corbett and first district congressional candidate Courtney Rowe, a Democrat, submitted their petitions Friday afternoon. Corbett’s came in just an hour before the deadline. The secretary of state’s staff will review the petitions from those three candidates on Monday. They’ll determine if those candidate met the paperwork requirements.

The NEXT deadline in this process is next Friday, the 23rd. Rival campaigns and private citizens have until then to review the petitions from all the candidates and challenge any signatures that appear suspect.

A list of all the candidates who submitted petitions to run in the Republican, Democratic and Libertarian Party Primaries on June 5th can be found here (on the Iowa Secretary of State’s wesbite: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/candidates/primarycandidatelist.pdf

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Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:50 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court says a Des Moines mobile home park may continue to operate handing the owner a legal victory over the city which tried to shut the park down claiming it violated safety codes. The city has allowed the Oak Hill Mobile Home Park to operate since 1955 and began attempts to shut it down in October 2014 when it filed court action against owner Mark Ogden.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Officials say the injured mother of two children killed in a Waterloo house fire has also died. The Courier reports that 33-year-old Amber Dawn Everman died shortly before noon Friday at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, where she had been taken after being pulled from the burning home Thursday morning by firefighters. Two of her children also pulled from the fire _ 9-year-old Amari Burkett and 6-year-old Ava Everman _ were pronounced dead Thursday at a Waterloo hospital.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ivanka Trump is headed to Iowa to promote workforce development. The daughter of President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit a learning center in the Des Moines suburb of Waukee on Monday. The Waukee Innovation and Learning Center is part of the local school district and houses a program aimed at partnering students with businesses. Ivanka Trump, a senior adviser to her father, says she’s visiting the facility to promote the Trump administration’s infrastructure plan.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has rejected a petition from an animal rights group that sought more humane treatment for turkeys and chickens sent to slaughter. California-based Mercy For Animals filed a petition in November asking the USDA to include poultry in the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, a 1958 law that makes it a crime to abuse or neglect pigs and cows during slaughter.