A Nebraska man suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the thigh during a car jacking incident early this (Saturday) morning, in the parking lot of a Council Bluffs casino. Council Bluffs Police say officers were called to the Horseshoe Casino at around 4:43-a.m., for a reporting of a male party laying in the parking lot who had been shot.

It was discovered the 53-year old male from Elk Horn, NE., was the victim of a robbery / car-jacking in the parking lot. The unidentified man was shot by a suspect, as the victim attempted to flee on foot from the vehicle. The suspect fled from the scene with the victim’s vehicle, a gray 2006 Ford F-150 Super-Crew.

The victim was transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. His vehicle was recovered by the Omaha Police Department in the area of the 2000 blk of So 45th St. Authorities say it had been burned.

The case is currently part of an active investigation being conducted by the Council Bluffs Police Department Criminal Investigation Division and the Omaha Fire Department. Anyone with information is urged to contact CBPD Criminal Investigation Division at (712) 328-4728 or Crime Stoppers at (712) 328-STOP (7867)

Officials with the Harlan Police Department, earlier this week, issued a report on arrests that took place over the past couple of weeks. On Dec. 19th, 24-year old Jacob Wayne Jens, of Shenandoah, was arrested on an active Shelby County warrant. Jens was transported to the Shelby County Jail and also charged with Driving While Suspended, Violation of Financial Liability, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. And, on Dec. 13th, 24-year old Victoria Rae Gonzales, of Bettendorf, was arrested following a call about a stolen vehicle possibly being in the Harlan area. She was brought to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Stolen Property.

With temperatures dropping to the single digits and below, combined with the winds, weather officials have issued wind chill advisories for Iowa. The Director of Nursing for Floyd Valley Healthcare in Le Mars, Lorrie Mortensen, says frost bite is a real concern, and can hit you before you know it.

She says it can occur in a matter of minutes if you do not dress appropriately. Mortensen says any uncovered areas will be hit first. The tissues start to freeze and the first symptoms are a cold prickly feeling to exposed areas such as ears, toes and fingers. “And then it kind of turns into that numbness feeling,” she explains. She recommends wearing mittens as opposed to gloves.

“Because you actually have the other fingers keeping them warm…when they are individually covered you don’t have as much protection as you do with a mitten,” Mortensen says. She says both the young and the elderly are more susceptible to the frigid cold temperatures, and they are likely to get frost bite before others.

Mortensen says elderly people may have decreased circulation and they often walk slower and are exposed to cold weather longer than others. Mortensen’s advice during these cold days is to “keep moving and bundle up.” Wear several layers of clothing, and remember wet clothing will bring on frost bite faster than wearing dry clothing.

(Radio Iowa)

A traffic stop in Montgomery County Friday afternoon, resulted in the arrest of a Union County man. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Officials say 23-year old Patrick Riley Iiams, of Creston, was pulled over on Highway 34 for speeding 20-miles per hour over the posted limit. During the investigation, authorities determined Hams was driving under a suspended license. He was also wanted on a Union County warrant for violation of probation.

Hams was being held in the Montgomery County Jail Friday, pending transportation to Union County.

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

BOSTON (AP) — It’s not the forecast millions of residents suffering through a deep freeze want to hear: another arctic blast. Parts of the Midwest and the East Coast already socked by extreme cold and snow are dealing with a handful of deaths, highway crashes, train delays and frozen pipes. Many New Year’s Eve events have been canceled. The National Weather Service predicts another wave of cold will grip much of the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. through the weekend and into 2018.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa agency will release a report early next year designed to start measuring the impact of a new state-funded family planning program that excludes abortion providers like Planned Parenthood. The Iowa Department of Human Services plans to release program data on Jan. 8. The report will include information on patient enrollment and program utilization, as well as details about health care providers and payments for services and pharmacy.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A California man charged with setting up fake businesses in Iowa and two other states to obtain more than $355,000 in unemployment benefits for nonexistent workers has pleaded guilty in federal court and will be sentenced next month. Court documents filed in U.S. District Court in Iowa say Nikolai Monastyrski has pleaded guilty to all charges contained in a 14-count indictment alleging wire fraud and mail fraud.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The owners of a Sioux City bee and honey operation fear vandals may have cost the couple their business. Justin and Tori Engelhardt own Wild Hill Honey, and they found the damage Thursday morning when they went to dust snow off their 50 hives in a grove on their west Sioux City property. Justin Engelhardt says all the hives were knocked over, killing at least 500,000 bees