Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County say a Deputy dispatched to a business parking lot in Underwood Wednesday afternoon to check on a man sleeping in a car, arrested the subject on drug and alcohol charges. 26-year old Kyle Jordan Lanoha, of Avoca, was arrested at around 3:45-p.m., for Possession of Meth and Marijuana with the Intent to Deliver, OWI/2nd offense, Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Following his arrest, authorities seized separate plastic bags containing about 43-ounces of Meth and 2.6-ounces of Marijuana, a pill bottle with different pills, and two syringes. Lanoha was booked into the Pott. County Jail.

And, a man from Carson was arrested Wednesday afternoon at his place of employment in Council Bluffs, when a Pott. County Deputy served civil papers. A records check showed 23-year old Tyler Allan Dittus, of Carson, was wanted on a warrant out of Pottawattamie County for Failure to Appear on a Driving While Revoked charge, and a warrant out of Mills County, for Driving While Barred. Dittus was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Pott. County Jail.

An Iowa State University researcher is part of a team studying online harassment, something almost half of all American internet users have been subjected to in some form. Rey Junco, an I-S-U professor of education and human-computer interaction, says this study is in its early stages and they’re still working to develop a good definition. Junco says, “Certainly, harassment involves someone being targeted and nasty things being directed at them.”

It can include: cyberbullying, racial slurs and sexually-charged comments in multiple venues, from discussion forums and news websites to video games and social media. While some 140-million of us have been harassed online, there’s still much to be learned about the root causes of such harassment, the impact and how best to intervene and prevent it from happening.

“I’m looking at a specific kind of harassment,” Junco says. “I’m looking at the re-sharing of sexually-explicit images that are shared in confidence. I’m just at the beginning stages of looking at some personality factors and some psychological factors that predict harassment.”

Sometimes referred to as “revenge porn,” he’s studying how the re-sharing of such private video or photos can have tremendous personal and social consequences. “First is to get a sense of how often this occurs and the different ways in which it occurs,” Junco says. “For instance, whether people re-share these images when they’re still in a relationship or after they break up, for instance.”

Some people turn to harassment as a weapon as they’re more anonymous online and may be more likely to say something using a keyboard that they wouldn’t say face-to-face. In order to best study the issue, researchers are working to connect with people who have left social media because of harassment. Some schools and news organizations may shut down comment sections or ban access to certain websites due to harassment, which he says may do more harm than good.

(Radio Iowa)

Forest City-based Winnebago Industries is seeing immediate results from its purchase of a company that makes towable recreational vehicles. Winnebago bought   Grand Design Recreational Vehicles in October to be able to offer a product that’s popular among younger buyers. Company president and C-E-O, Michael Happe talked about the impact of the 500-million dollar purchase in a quarterly conference call for investors Wednesday.

“At the end of Q-1 we delivered strong revenue and net income growth, while margins remained steady. Consolidated revenues were 245-point-three million dollars. An increase of  14-point-five percent year-over-year, driven primarily by strong growth in our towables business,” Happe said.

The Grand Designs line made an early impact on the bottom line. “Our top line results benefited from approximately three weeks of Grand Design sales — which contributed 25-point-eight million dollars of revenue,” according to Happe.

He says they also saw improvement in their other lines. “Motorized retail registrations on a unit basis achieved near double-digit growth for the quarter,” Happe said. “And toward the end of the quarter we were encouraged by the material improvement in retail registrations and backlog for the Class A product line.” Happe said they are focused on driving greater and more consistent product quality and customer service. “Gross profit overall for Winnebago Industries was steady for the quarter. However, we are confident that we will realize the increasing benefits from the profitability of the Grand Design line in future quarters,” Happe said.

The  2017 first quarter net income was 11-point-seven million dollars, or 42 cents per diluted share. That’s an increase of 37-point-two percent for the same period last year.

(Radio Iowa)

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say Sioux City firefighters have rescued a woman and three children who were trapped by flames in their second-floor home. The fire was reported a little after 7:10 p.m. Wednesday at the duplex across a street from the Morningside College campus. Firefighters say flames in a stairwell kept the occupants from escaping the danger. The firefighters set up a ladder against a balcony, and the four were helped to safety on the ground. No injuries have been reported. The fire cause is being investigated.

The Creston Police Department says a Creston resident reported early this (Thursday) morning, that someone had stolen his ATV, sometime between Tuesday and 1-a.m. today (Thursday). The yellow, 2000 Bombardier DS-650 taken from the residence in the 500 block of N. Walnut Street, was valued at $5,000.

Authorities said also, 28-year old Christopher Fannon, of Creston, was arrested Wednesday at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a Union County Warrant for the charge of Driving While License Denied or Revoked. Fannon was later released from the Union County Jail on $1,000 bond.

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MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) – Fake American money marked with Chinese symbols has been showing up in Mason City. The Mason City Police Department said Wednesday that bills were found at a business and in a bank deposit. Officials say the bills are not valid currency and are typically used to train bank tellers in China. The fake bills also have been reported in the Sioux City area.

One person is dead and three others were injured, during a collision Wednesday evening at 189th Street and Highway 370, in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2012 Peterbilt semi driven by 56-year old Danny Lee Wells, of Oskaloosa, was traveling westbound on Highway 370 at around 5:35-p.m. and beginning to turn north onto 189th. A 2003 Chevy Cavalier, driven by 73-year old John Everette Miner, of Emerson, was also traveling westbound behind the semi, and pulled into the path of oncoming traffic, contrary to the highway markings.

A 2013 Dodge Dart driven by 23-year old Dallas Jean LePorte, of Coin, was traveling eastbound on the highway. The Dodge and Chevy collided head-on. Both sustained heavy damage. Also, during the collision, the rear end of the Chevy collided with the semi, causing minor damage to the semi.

John Miner, who was not wearing a seat belt, was transported to Creighton Hospital, where he died from his injuries. His passenger, 71-year old Mary Miner, who was wearing a seat belt, along with Dallas LePorte, and his passenger, 17-year old Cody Ray Gaylan, of Glenwood, were injured. Mary Miner and Dallas LePorte were both transported by Glenwood Rescue to Creighton. Gaylan’s injuries did not require him to be transported to the hospital.

Police in Council Bluffs said this (Thursday) morning, that over the last few days Council Bluffs Police Department has received several reports of multiple windows being damaged on vehicles and homes. Authorities say it appears a BB/Pellet gun is being used to cause the damage. If you have any information about the incidents, please call crime stoppers at 712-328-7867.

Listed below are the dates, report times, and general locations of the damaged vehicles:
Date          Time   Location                             Description
12-20-16   23:36   400 Block of Grace St.         2 vehicles multiple windows
12-21-16   00:24   600 Block of Grace St.         1 vehicle multiple windows
12-21-16   04:12   400 Block of Voorhis St.       2 vehicles multiple windows
12-21-16   23:33   600 Block of Franklin Ave.   5 vehicles multiple windows
12-22-16   01:07   800 Block of Grace St.          1 vehicle multiple windows