Red Oak Police say a teenager faces an eluding charge and three moving violations, following a brief pursuit involving an ATV. Authorities say at around 7:40-p.m. Saturday, officers with the Red Oak P-D tried to stop an ATV near the intersection of Broadway and Coolbaugh Streets. The ATV failed to yield, and took off westbound on west Coolbaugh Street at a high rate of speed.

Officers pursued the ATV westbound to the levy area before the machine then turned south onto the levy and continued to try and elude officers at a high rate of speed. The ATV continued to the area of West Ohio and the Nishnabotna River, where the machine became stuck in a creek.

The driver, 16-year old Lee Allen Edds, Jr., of Red Oak, took off on foot but was apprehended a short time later by Montgomery County Sheriffs Deputies and Red Oak Police, on a sandbar next to the river. Edds was transported to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, processed and then released to the custody of a parent at the request of Juvenile Court Services.

In addition to the eluding charge, Edds was cited for Failure to Obey a Stop sign, Operating an ATV on a public roadway, and for being a Minor in Possession of Tobacco/1st offense.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports two separate ATV accidents Saturday resulted in two persons being injured. One of the accidents took place at around 2:40-p.m. at 130th Street and 260th Avenue. Officials say 18-year old Zachary Shively of Council Bluffs, suffered non-life threatening injuries when he lost control of the ATV he was driving as he was turning left onto 130th Street. The machine rolled over during the crash. Shively was transported by Sidney Rescue to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, for treatment.

The second accident happened at around 2:20-p.m. at 150th Street and 260th Avenue. An unidentified female was injured during the crash and transported by Tabor Rescue to Grape Community Hospital, in Hamburg.

Both accidents remain under investigation, with charges pending.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Eleven of the 12 Iowa GOP delegates chosen at the state party’s four district conventions held across the state on Saturday have pledged their support to Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz. Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas, bested the rest of the GOP field in the Iowa caucus back in February. The Des Moines Register reports the lone delegate not pledging to support Cruz is Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a former official in Governor Terry Branstad’s administration.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State utility regulators say construction can begin on the Bakken oil pipeline in Iowa as soon as federal permits are obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and two other plans are filed. The Des Moines Register reports that the Iowa Utilities Board voted Friday to issue the order. Ward Lentz with the corps says construction likely won’t begin in Iowa until June.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds is embarking on an economic development trip to Israel, participating with a group from the Republican Lieutenant Governors Association. The delegation returns on April 17th.

BARNES CITY, Iowa (AP) — Southeastern Iowa law enforcement officials believe a pedestrian found dead on a Barnes City street died after being hit by a car. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office tells the Des Moines Register that it received a 911 call early Thursday morning reporting a victim in the street on the 1200 block of Yale Avenue.

The Red Oak Police Department reports a Saturday morning arrest of a Red Oak man on a Page County Warrant.  At 8:00am Officers arrested 39-year-old Billy Ray Hunter of Red Oak oat 106 West Coolbaugh Street in Red Oak.  Hunter was arrested on a Page County Warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault with Intent to Inflict Serious Injury.  Hunter was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.

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Adams County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three people after responding to a call of the odor of marijuana coming from an apartment in Corning on Friday.  At 3:30pm deputies arrived to search at 2238 Loomis Avenue Apartment 2 in Corning.  Deputies entered the apartment and found 2 marijuana pipes laying on the kitchen table.  As a result of the search Chris VanHouten, Michael Robert Ransom, and Jolene Mardell Cain were arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  They were all taken to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and charged.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Board of Medicine will look into a proposal that seeks to ban a therapy designed to change a person’s sexual orientation. Members of the state Youth Advisory Council submitted a petition in February to the governor-appointed board in an attempt to pass an administrative rule that prohibits Iowa doctors from practicing conversion therapies for people younger than 18. Board members voted Friday to deny the petition with the intention to instead form a subcommittee to study the topic.

GRAND RIVER, Iowa (AP) — A child who was found unresponsive earlier this week has died. Decatur County Attorney Lisa Jeanes says Sebastian Guill died Thursday at a Des Moines hospital. Joshua Guill faces charges of first-degree murder and child endangerment causing death. Jasmin Kifer is charged with child endangerment causing serious injury.

WASHINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A man serving time at an eastern Iowa jail has died. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says staff members at the county jail found Everette Christner unresponsive in his cell Thursday night. Christner was pronounced dead by the county medical examiner. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Rapids police are investigating the death of a woman found in her burning condominium as a homicide. Cedar Rapids city officials say a preliminary investigation into the death of Robyn Furmanski revealed the woman may have sustained a traumatic injury before the fire. The new information from the State Medical Examiner’s Office has prompted police to begin a homicide investigation.

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is one of the sponsors of a bipartisan bill that would provide a tax credit for those who take care of aging parents, grandparents or other family members. “It’s time that we recognize the essential role these caregivers play in supporting aging relatives or family members with a long-term illnesses and disabilities,” Ernst says. Ernst is sponsoring the Credit for Caring Act along with fellow Senators Michael Bennet, a Democrat from Colorado, Kelly Ayotte, a Republican from New Hampshire, and Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts.

“This legislation will provide up to a three-thousand dollar non-refundable tax credit to working family caregivers for qualified expenses,” Ernst explains.
She says the tax credit helps alleviate some of the out of pocket financial expenses that caregivers often take on, all while balancing full or part-time employment.

“The credit would be available to those working family caregivers who have incurred expenses of more than two-thousand dollars while caring for a family member who has been certified to be in need of long-term care,” Ernst says. “In particular, this credit would help cover the costs associate with caring for a family member — such as home modifications to accommodate special needs, medication management, respite care, and more.”

A-A-R-P supports the bill and says there are an estimated 317-thousand family caregivers in Iowa who provide an estimated unpaid care worth more than three-point-eight (3.8) billion dollars annually to their adult loved ones. Ernst says the credit would also phase out at higher income levels to ensure appropriate taxpayer protections are in place.

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Iowa’s spring turkey hunting season opens for youth-only tomorrow (Saturday). Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say about 50-thousand turkey licenses have been purchased so far this year. Jim Coffey, a forest wildlife species technician with the D-N-R’s Wildlife Bureau, predicts an excellent season ahead.

“We’re going to be coming off of a good hatch, not just last year but two years ago,” Coffey says. “I would expect to see lots of two-year-old gobblers out there. Those are sometimes aggressive birds that will come to the call more readily than the older birds do. Don’t be surprised if you have a couple-three birds show up to your calls this year.” The wild turkey population should be strong this spring, he predicts, as this past winter wasn’t too harsh.

“Unless we have deep snow over 10-inches, turkeys survive real well in Iowa,” Coffey says. “They want to get out. The sun’s changing, the temperatures are changing. They’re ready to get out and start doing their spring thing and get the nesting season started.” Many hunters could benefit from a reminder about safety, Coffey says.

“We want to make sure we identify our target, we identify downrange so we know what we’re shooting at because if we shoot the wrong thing, we may be in violation,” Coffey says. “We’re going to shoot male birds or bearded birds. On the ethical side, be friendly to the other hunters. Don’t try to sneak in on somebody or do something that might disrupt their hunt.”

The youth-only season begins Saturday and runs through April 17. The first of the four regular seasons will be April 18 through 21. The second is April 22 through 26. The third is April 27 to May 3. The fourth season is May 4 to 22. The archery-only license is good from April 18 through May 22. Learn more at: www.iowadnr.gov

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GRAND RIVER, Iowa (AP) — A child who was found unresponsive earlier this week has now died, and the infant’s parents are both facing charges. Decatur County Attorney Lisa Jeanes says 3-month-old Sebastian Guill died Thursday at a Des Moines hospital. Autopsy results are pending.

Authorities say they received a report around noon Monday about an infant who was having trouble breathing. When emergency crews arrived at the Grand River home they found Guill unresponsive.

The child’s father, 25-year-old Joshua Guill, was initially charged with child endangerment causing bodily injury, but since the infant’s death he now faces charges of first-degree murder and child endangerment causing death. The child’s mother, 20-year-old Jasmin Kifer, is charged with child endangerment causing serious injury.