Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department report a program designed to provide the public with a safe means of disposing of unwanted fireworks was held over the weekend, and netted some interesting results. Sgt. Mark Stuart says the metro area Fireworks Amnesty Program held from 9-a.m. until 3-p.m., Saturday in Council Bluffs, resulted in the collection of almost 100-pounds of fireworks, and nearly 30-pounds of ammunition.

The event was coordinated by the Council Bluffs Police and Fire Departments along with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, and was held at the Family Dollar/Auto Zone parking lot at 28th & West Broadway, in Council Bluffs.

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report an Adams County man was arrested Saturday morning in the 2500 block of Highway 71, on a charge of Public Intoxication. 54-year old Ricardo Avila, of Carbon, was arrested at around 8:35-a.m. and held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential contenders seeking to woo evangelical voters made their case this weekend at an Ames gathering for thousands of potential Iowa caucus-goers. Ten candidates including Donald Trump were scheduled to appear Saturday in Ames at the annual Family Leadership Summit. No one seeking the GOP nomination has emerged as a clear favorite among evangelical voters.

LE MARS, IOWA (AP) — A thunderstorm with straight-line winds of more than 50 mile per hour has toppled trees across the northwest Iowa city of Le Mars. The Le Mars Daily Sentinel reports that the storm blew in late Friday night, with a 54 miles per hour gust bringing down two trees on Central Avenue South. Two other trees brought down Friday night blocked city streets.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police say officers have arrested a man in connection with a shooting downtown just blocks west of the Des Moines River. KCCI TV says reports of shots fired came in early Saturday, just after midnight. Responding officers say they heard three to six shots fired. No one was injured in the shooting. The suspect’s name has not yet been released.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — England’s Max Chilton won the Indy Lights race Saturday at the Iowa Speedway after dedicating the race to former teammate Jules Bianchi, the French Formula One driver died early Saturday from injuries sustained in October in the Japanese Grand Prix. Chilton dominated the 100-lap race on Iowa’s 0.894-mile oval.