Congressman Steve King says Republicans should “hold together” with Trump. “If we pull together, if we persevere, if we are logical and rational and we say to our friends and neighbors: ‘Don’t get caught up in an audio tape when you have the evidence of all of this bad stuff that has flowed from the Clinton family for a long time,'” King says. “And even if that didn’t exist, ask yourself: ‘What will she do?'” King says he does not support the things Trump can be heard saying on a 2005 recording, but King says he does support the policies Trump has proposed.

“The number one thing that launched Donald Trump into this nomination is his position on immigration which, by the way, matches mine. Mexico will do what? Pay for that wall!” King says. King made his comments Tuesday during a rally in Newton with Trump supporters.

King’s Democratic opponent, Kim Weaver of Sheldon, says by sticking with Trump, King is putting “party before country.” Weaver says standing with Trump “does not represent Iowa values.”

(Radio Iowa)

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

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University President Steven Leath has donated $2,500 more to make up for the costs of his accident in a university airplane. Leath and his wife announced previously they’d donated $15,000 to the university to compensate for repair and storage costs the school originally paid after a July 2015 hard landing in ISU’s single-engine plane.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for much of the eastern half of Nebraska starting Wednesday night and southwestern to northeastern Iowa starting early Thursday morning. The service says temperatures will fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s across the region, with mid 20s across portions of central Nebraska and central Iowa. The service says the hard freeze _ the first this fall _ will mark the end of the growing season for crops and other cold-sensitive plants.

STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — The small northwest Iowa city of Storm Lake has a low unemployment rate, vibrant downtown and tree-lined neighborhoods, but it’s also facing a surge in hunger that’s familiar to rural communities across the country. The community is struggling to respond as thousands of working families and elderly residents seek help feeding themselves or their children. The issue persists even as national poverty rates have declined and food prices are down.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The presidents of Iowa State University and the Iowa Board of Regents are backing a plan to use school funding for up to 20 years to help pay for improvements at a city-owned airport. A plan supported by the Ames city council puts Iowa State on the hook for $250,000 upfront and annual payments of up to $74,000 through 2035 _ a potential exposure of $1.55 million.

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two people on drug charges Wednesday in Audubon.  Deputies arrested 28-year-old Whitney Ann Richardson and 44-year-old Verlyn Duane Richardson of Audubon at around 4:00am Wednesday morning after a search warrant was executed at their residence at 103 Church Street in Audubon.  Whitney Richardson was charged with Possession of Marijuana and 7 counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Verlyn Richardson was charged with Possession of Marijuana 2nd Offense and 7 counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Both were taken to the Audubon County Jail and later released after an appearance before the magistrate.  The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by their K-9 and the Audubon Police Department.

A Des Moines man has officially been taken into custody in Montgomery County after recovering from injuries sustained during a vehicle pursuit that took place on September 20th.  30-year-old Nicholas Allen Cannon was arrested by the Omaha Police Department on October 10th after his stay at the Nebraska Medical Center and then extradited to The Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on Wednesday, October 12th.  He is being held on no bond until seeing a magistrate.

Cannon was arrested on Montgomery County warrants for Eluding While Participating in a Felony, Theft 2nd Degree, Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree, and Possession of a Controlled Substance Marijuana. He also was arrested on an Adams County warrant for Eluding While Participating in a Felony.

The charges stem from a motor vehicle pursuit that Cannon led authorities on from Adams County, Montgomery County and the Red Oak Police Department.  His vehicle struck a deer during the pursuit and he initially escaped on foot but was arrested later that afternoon in Red Oak.  His injuries were sustained in the collision with the deer.

Three California companies suspected of attempting to scam Iowa libraries are now barred from doing business in Iowa. Those companies are accused of billing libraries and other business in Iowa for exorbitant prices for printer toner, even though the toner had not been ordered. Steve St. Clair works in the consumer protection division at Iowa Attorney General’s office. He says this type of scam used to be much more common.

“I had thought that it was mostly a scheme of the past,” St. Clair says. “Clearly this is a reminder that we need to remain vigilant and keep our eyes open for other instances in which somebody’s kind of recycling that used to be prominent and now has become much less so. ” The companies are Central Supply Center of Orange and owner Sandra Steinmetz; Elite Supplies of Irvine, and owner Krystle Lester; and Central Supply Solutions of Orange, and owner Brittany Hertsch. The three owners are related-Steinmetz is an aunt of Lester and Hertsch, who are half-sisters. This settlement bars the women from marketing office supplies in Iowa.

“So if these operators were to violate that by trying to pull a toner scheme again in Iowa, then we would have criminal sanctions available for contempt of court,” according to St. Clair. It’s unknown if any of the offices contacted actually paid the fake invoices. The settlement requires Hertsch, Lester and Steinmetz to refund any Iowan who did pay one of the fake invoices.

(Radio Iowa)

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests took place recently. 39-year old Larry Eugene Burns, of McClave, CO, was arrested on a warrant out of Harrison County for Failure To Appear in court. His bond was set at $2,000.

39-year old Edward Allan Blough, of Henderson, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault. Blough was being held in the Mills County Jail without bond.

And, 34-year old Joseph David Morrison, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Pottawattamie County Jail, on a Mills County warrant for Probation Violation. His bond was set at $2,000.

Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers says the administrative phone systems at both the Clarinda Police Department (712-542-2194) and the City of Clarinda Department of Administrative Services (712-542-2136) are once again operational. The lines had been down for a little more than an hour this morning.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports a porta-potty was stolen from the Farmer’s Co-op, in Arispe. The Kybo was taken sometime between 10:30-a.m. Monday and Noon on Tuesday. The loss was estimated at $700.

Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers says the administrative telephone system at the Clarinda Police Department is currently not working (712-542-2194) .  The Chief says they are waiting on  technicians to repair the problem. It is unknown how long the administrative telephone system will be down. (Update 11:02-a.m.):

Brothers has learned also, that the City of Clarinda Department of Administrative Services (City Hall) phone system is down as well. (712-542-2136).  Technicians are working on the problem now.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports two, recent arrests. On Sunday, 28-year old Jessica Lynn Gross, of Griswold, was arrested on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for Simple Assault. Gross was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released later that day on her own recognizance.

And, last Thursday (October 6th) Cass County Deputies arrested 37-year old Spencer Reigh Lile, of Manilla, on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for Theft 5th Degree. Lile was booked at the Cass County Jail and released the following day on his own recognizance.

(9-a.m. News)