A traffic stop Sunday night in Adams County resulted in the arrest of two women from Nebraska on drug charges. Sheriff’s officials say 19-year old Tanaya McDowell was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance. 19-year old Abigail Elder was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Both women are from Lincoln, NE.

Elder was a passenger in the vehicle that was pulled over at around 9:35-p.m. Both women were being held in the Adams County Jail, with McDowell’s bond set at $1,000, and Elder’s bond set at $1,300.

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County say no injuries were reported following a collision Sunday morning west of Red Oak. Authorities say 41-year old Amy J. Long, of Macedonia, was eastbound on 200th Street at around 9:10-a.m., and slowed to make a left turn into a driveway. When 39-year old David L. Rayburn, of Emerson, attempted to pass the 2004 Ford Explorer Long was driving, his 2014 Dodge Dart collided with the SUV, causing about $7,000 damage altogether.

Long was cited for having an expired driver’s license. Rayburn was cited for unsafe passing.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 2:25 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bills in the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature this session purport to enforce federal immigration laws, but academics say some proposals are redundant and could face legal challenges. Republicans dispute any suggestion that Iowa isn’t welcoming to immigrants, and emphasize that the measures ensure rules are followed.

HANLONTOWN, Iowa (AP) — An Oklahoma pipeline company says it will reimburse north-central Iowa agencies for expenses they incurred while responding to a diesel pipeline spill near Hanlontown last month. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that Magellan Midstream Partners is making the offer. Worth County Auditor Jackie Backhaus is tallying up local agencies’ expenses and plans to have the total ready by Monday.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — One person is hospitalized after being wounded in a shootout with Woodbury County Sheriff’s deputies in northwest Iowa. The Sheriff’s office says deputies were pursuing two suspects south of Sioux City around 3:30 a.m. Sunday before the shooting.

MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa (AP) — The DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in near the Iowa-Nebraska border will offer a limited number of turkey hunting permits this spring. Archery turkey hunting will be allowed from April 17th though May 21 for people who obtain a free refuge hunting permit and hold a valid state hunting license.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — One person is hospitalized after being wounded in a shootout with Woodbury County Sheriff’s deputies in northwest Iowa. The Sheriff’s office says deputies were pursuing two suspects south of Sioux City around 3:30 a.m. Sunday before the shooting happened.

Authorities say the suspects started firing at deputies after the chase ended, and the deputies returned fire. One suspect was wounded and taken to a hospital, but the injuries are not expected to be life-threatening. The other suspect was arrested.

Authorities have not identified the suspects or said why they were being pursued initially.

The Atlantic Business and Professional Women (BPW) are offering four scholarships this year for adults looking to head back to school to further their education or gain additional skills.

• Two, $1,000 scholarships are available to a Cass County (IA) resident (male or female) needing education to either re-enter the work force, gain additional education for a career, meet educational requirements for employment, or, to continue education that was interrupted for family or other reasons. Applications must be submitted by April 1st, 2017.
• A $500 Colleen Scholarship is available to a female resident of Cass, Shelby or Audubon Counties (IA), who is pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Computer Systems Management, Chemistry or Engineering. The student may be of any age and attend school full- or part-time. Applications must be submitted by April 1st, 2017.
• A $1,000 Bev Mendenhall nursing scholarship is available to a female residents of Cass County (IA) who wants to re-enter the work force, gain additional education for a career, meet educational requirements for employment, or, to continue education that was interrupted for family or other reasons. Applications must be submitted by April 1st, 2017.
• And, BPW Iowa is awarding five $1,o000 scholarships to a man or woman who is a resident of Iowa. The applicant need not be a BPW member except in the case of a member living out of state. The applicant must be a non-traditional student, who:
  • Is a U-S citizen
  • Has been out of the work force and wants or needs to go back to work, but needs additional education.
  • Has completed High School five or more years ago and now wants to start or resume their college education.
  • Demonstrates financial needs, scholastic ability, leadership skills and career goals.

Applications for the BPW Iowa scholarships must be postmarked by March 1st, 2017. Contact Jolene Roecker, BPW Scholarship Chairman, at 712-249-7700, or e-mail jolene.roecker@greatwesternbank.com for an application.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bills in the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature this session purport to enforce federal immigration laws, but academics say some proposals are redundant and could face legal challenges.

The proposed bills include a so-called sanctuary cities ban that would require state, local and college officials to follow laws related to immigration. Another proposal would ensure employers don’t knowingly hire people who aren’t in the country legally. A third measure would prohibit Iowa courts from applying foreign law to state cases, which some critics say is anti-Islam.

Legal experts and academics argue that existing federal laws already cover these topics, and adding new legislation could open the state up to lawsuits. Republicans dispute any argument that Iowa isn’t welcoming to immigrants, and they emphasize that the measures ensure rules are followed.

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Organizers have kicked off fundraising for a $1.8 million trail system in southwest Iowa. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that the trial would stretch 2 1/2 miles, starting at a trailhead next to Glenwood Community High School. The location will include parking for 100 vehicles and a pavilion with a restroom and clothes-changing facility.

The trail would run along Keg Creek, then east to the city athletic complex. Officials expect to install three new bridges over Keg Creek, along with three culvert crossings over creek tributaries as part of the trail system.

Officials hope to connect Glenwood’s trail to the Wabash Trace and eventually to the Keystone Trail system across the Missouri River in Bellevue, Nebraska.