A man from Cass County was arrested early this (Saturday) morning on OWI & other charges, in Adams County. Sheriff’s officials say a vehicle driven by 36-year old Shawn Jespersen, of Cumberland, was pulled over at around 2-a.m. near the intersection of Fig Avenue and 165th Street near Carbon. Upon further investigation, Jespersen arrested for OWI 2nd Offense, Driving While License Revoked, Interlock Device Required, and SR-22 Required.  Jespersen was taken into custody and held on $3,600 bond.

Shawn Jespersen

A collision between a pickup and a mountain bicycle Friday evening in Carroll County has left one person dead. The Iowa State Patrol says 60-year old Joleen Marie Stork, of Glidden, died in the crash that happened in a rural area northeast of Lidderdale, at around 6:40-p.m.

Authorities say 83-year old Walter James Wenck, of Carroll, was heading west on Carroll County road E-26, just east of Sycamore Road, and failed to see the westbound Mongoose mountain bicycle Stork was riding.

Wenck’s 2005 Chevy Silverado pickup struck the bike from behind, causing Stork to be thrown from the bicycle. She landed in the north ditch and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Carroll County Coroner.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:37 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lawmakers in the split Iowa Legislature haven’t reached agreement on several issues needed for adjournment this session, and it means they’ll be back next week. The Republican-majority House and Democratic-controlled Senate have made advancements on several bills that will make up the nearly $7.35 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins in July. But many bills remain unfinished as each side adds funding and projects to the pieces of legislation.

NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — Prosecution and defense lawyers have finished presenting witness testimony in the trial of a man charged with killing a woman at a Coralville mall. Lawyers concluded testimony Friday in the first-degree murder trial of Alexander Kozak. He is charged in the June 12 shooting death of Andrea Farrington, who was working at the Coral Ridge Mall. Lawyers will make their closing arguments Monday, and the jury will begin deliberations. If convicted, Kozak faces a mandatory life in prison sentence.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Iowa and Minnesota lawmakers are exploring a system to allow Iowa residents to buy medical marijuana oil from their northern neighbor, lawmakers from both states have told The Associated Press. As Iowa’s Legislature barrels toward adjournment, legislative leaders are still struggling to expand a 2014 law that legalized marijuana oil for certain patients suffering seizures but left them nowhere to buy it.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has handed a victory to the Iowa Department of Human Services in a dispute over cuts in payments made to some Medicaid service providers in 2011. Justices said the Legislature’s intent in passing a 2010 bill to cut payments was clear, even if the department neglected to include wording in its administrative rules to specify those cuts.

Sixteen non-profit agencies in Cass County have received grants from the Cass County Community Foundation (CCCF) amounting to more than $107,700. The organizations received their checks this (Friday) afternoon, at the Cass County Courthouse in Atlantic. Those organizations had submitted their grant application requests to the CCCF by the February 1st deadline. All grantees met the criteria as Cass County non-profit agencies with charitable missions in the areas of civic, cultural, health, education and social services. Only organizations providing services in Cass County were eligible for the grants.

Among the top four grant recipients was:

• The Nishna Valley Family YMCA, $18,000 to install a divider wall to increase class space.
• The Heritage House, $13,219, to double the current trail length, add exercise stations, signage and benches.
• The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department, $12,000 to resurface the basketball court, new goals, and add-or-update play components, at the Harl-Holt Park.
• Kids Come First received a $10,000 grant for the installation of a kitchenette.

Other grant recipients (those receiving anywhere from $2,000-to $9,000), include: The Anita Child Care Center; Ann W. Wickman Child Development Center; The Atlantic Rock Island Society (ARISE); Atlantic Youth Sports Organization; Cass County Conservation Board and Cass County Historical Museum; Friends of the Griswold Public Library; Griswold Fire Department; Lewis 1^st Responders and Firefighters Assoc.; The Lewis Public Library, and Marne Firefighter & Rescue Association.

For information about donating or establishing an individual foundation, call Dennis Nissen, Iowa Foundations Director, a 1-800-794-3458.