DECORAH, Iowa (AP) — One person was killed and two others were injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash in northern Iowa. The Winneshiek County sheriff’s office says 25-year-old Justin Vincek died at the scene of the crash around 4:20 p.m. Sunday on a county road.

Authorities say 24-year-old Casey Buxengard was driving a sports utility vehicle east at a high rate of speed when he lost control and entered the north ditch. The vehicle rolled several times across a field, coming to rest on its side. Buxengard and Vincek were ejected.

Another passenger, 26-year-old Lindsey Buxengard, was able to crawl out of the SUV after the crash. Lindsey and Casey Buxengard were taken to a hospital. All of the victims were from Spring Grove, Minnesota.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man lost his hand in a fireworks mishap in northwestern Iowa. The Sioux City Journal reports that Sioux City fire officials responded to the incident around 8 p.m. Monday on the city’s north side.

Assistant Fire Chief Dan Cougill says the man had been shooting off fireworks. The man was taken to a local hospital.

On Saturday, a four-week-old baby and her mother in eastern Iowa suffered burns and serious injuries when fireworks exploded on them during an illegal show. The property owner in Swisher was cited for failure to have a firework permit, in violation of a Johnson County ordinance.

Iowa recently lifted a decades-long ban on fireworks sales.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports a man wanted on a burglary charges was arrested last Friday in Greenfield. 33-year old Ryan Lee Woosley, of Osceola, was arrested on the warrant stemming from the April 2015 theft of a nearly new 2015 Polaris Ranger UTV from a residence in the 3200 block of 310th Street, in Adair County. The machine, valued at $12,745, was later recovered May 4th, 2015, in a garage located in the 2700 block of 300th Street, in Adair County.

An investigation led authorities to suspect Woosley, who lived at a residence in the 2900 block of 300th Street, in Adair County. Woosley later admitted to having stolen the UTV, which he intended to sell. In Feb. 2015, he also allegedly stole a 2006 Suzuki ATV from a barn in the 2800 block of 300th Street in Adair County. The machine was recovered on June 2nd, 2015. Another ATV, a Kawasaki Prairie 360, was stolen from a machine shed in rural Adair County in Feb., 2015. Both ATVs were sold to Woosley’s brother or brothers, and recovered without incident. The brothers were not charged in connection with the thefts.

Woosley was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $15,000 cash only bond.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, today (Tuesday), reports two arrests took place last week. 27-year old Kenny Joe Cunningham, of Creston, was arrested at around 4:35-p.m. June 29th, for Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Driving Under Suspension. His arrest followed a traffic stop in Greenfield, after the man allegedly ran a stop sign and failed to yield the right of way.

As Deputy James Paup was speaking with Cunningham, he noticed a syringe in the center console of the vehicle. He asked the man if he had diabetes, to which he replied he had “Type B” diabetes. Knowing there is no “Type B” form of diabetes, the Deputy asked Cunningham when he last used meth, to which he answered 3-to 4- days ago. He also asked about “track” marks on Cunningham’s arms. Cunningham then fessed-up that he did not have diabetes, and that he shoots meth with a syringe. He also admitted to possessing a scale used to measure illegal substances. The scale had a white residue which field tested positive for meth.

In addition to being arrested on the drug and driving under suspension charges, Cunningham was given a written warning for Failure to Stop and Yield the right of way. He was later released from the Adair County Jail on a $1,000 cash bond or surety.

Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department report the Council Bluffs Police and Fire Departments along with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office will be offering the public a Fireworks Amnesty program this Saturday, July 8th.

The program is designed to provide the public with a safe alternative for the disposal of unused fireworks following the Holiday weekend. The drop off location is no longer at the Family Dollar/Auto Zone parking lot. The new drop off site is in the parking lot of Pottawattamie County Sherriff’s Office at 1400 Big Lake Road.

Fireworks can be dropped off Saturday between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

The Atlantic City Council will meet 5:30-p.m. Wednesday, at City Hall. During their regular session, the Council will consider an exception to the ordinance banning chickens inside the City Limits. Atlantic resident Paul Fischer had contended at a meeting last month, that he was given verbal permission to keep his three chickens and coop last year, by City Administrator John Lund.

During a meeting with the Community Protection Committee June 14th, City Administrator Lund acknowledged that over the past six-years or so, less than a handful of individuals were told they could keep chickens on their property as pets, as long as they were not for commercial use. The Committee agreed that the City was at fault for providing incorrect information, and that Fischer should at least be given consideration for an exception. Fischer has submitted a letter of support from his neighbors, who have no problem with the chickens. Lund will recommend to the Council that they grant Fischer permission to keep his birds.

In other business, the Council will act on appointing Gene Fischer and Greg Williams to the Library Board, and awarding an electrical upgrade project for City offices, to Brown Electric for $72,975. Funds to pay for the project will come from a bond that was approved in the Spring of 2015, originally designed for the design and engineering costs of a City Hall elevator. Because a referendum for $990,000 failed to pass that would have allowed additional renovations at City Hall, the bond funds can only be used for certain aspects, one of which is an electrical upgrade.

The Atlantic City Council will also act on an order entering into an agreement with SWIPCO for their SWITA Bus Service for FY 2018 (the fee for which is $8,000), a Resolution authorizing and approving a CAT grant amounting to $175,000 for improvements at the Schildberg Rec Area. The resolution is needed before the City proceeds with the improvements.

Another resolution to be considered by the Council, Wednesday, is with regard to Public Access to Official City Records. City Administrator John Lund says the problem is with online companies or out-of-state real estate businesses who produce online forms and are very demanding of the City to provide at no cost, the labor to research information that ultimately ends up being paid for by City taxpayers. Iowa Code, he says allows cities to establish their own policies a fee structures to govern requests for public records.

And, the Council is expected to recognize during their meeting, Atlantic Police Sgt. Dustin Pieken, on his 10-year work anniversary. Pieken was promoted from Officer to Sergeant late last year.

A member of the Boone City Council for more than 13 years is challenging Kim Reynolds in the 2018 Republican Primary for governor. Forty-six-year-old Steven Ray has worked in Iowa law enforcement since he was 17. Ray put himself through college working as a dispatcher for the Boone County Sheriff and he currently oversees Iowa State Patrol communications centers in Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. Ray’s grandfather was the long-time sheriff of Story County.

Ray has been a state employee since 1995. Ray says he would have vetoed the bill former Republican Governor Terry Branstad approved in February that drastically reduced collective bargaining rights for government workers. Ray’s private email address uses the moniker POTUS 2024, a reference to the presidential campaign that starts in about seven years.

Ray filed the paperwork last week and he’s an official candidate for governor. Ray is planning to hold a rally in Boone in late August to formally kick off his campaign. Ray is joining Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett in challenging Governor Kim Reynolds’ bid for a four-year term as governor.

(Radio Iowa)

An eastern Iowa man is behind bars, charged in the death of a child. Williamsburg Police say 29-year-old Cody James Stevenson is NOT related to the child. Stevenson was initially arrested and charged with willful injury Monday morning, but the charges were upgraded to first-degree murder after the child died Monday evening. The child’s name and age and other details about the case have NOT been released.

(Radio Iowa)