The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests and one, injury-accident. Officials say 49-year old Kevin Michael Steadman, of Glenwood, was arrested Saturday afternoon, for Domestic Abuse Assault, and 52-year old Scotty Ray Glassco, of Columbus, NE., was arrested at around 3:50-a.m. Saturday, for being a Fugitive from Justice, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. On Oct. 25th, 27-year old Zackery David Mount-Gallet, of Carter Lake, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault, and on a warrant out of Pottawattamie County.

Authorities say also, an accident at around 7-p.m. Sunday resulted in 66-year old Kenneth Mihills, of Alvin, TX, being transported to the hospital by Glenwood Rescue. The Mills County Sheriff’s Office says a 2014 Nissan driven by Mihills was traveling south on Levi Road and going up the hill south of Kane. A 2000 Ford owned by 85-year old George Weber, of Glenwood, was parked in the middle of the road at the crest of the hill, with the driver’s door open and headlights on. Weber was standing outside his vehicle wearing only brown coveralls and no reflective clothing.

Officials say he was trying to slow or stop traffic, because just over the hill they were moving a 2008 Peterbilt semi tractor-trailer out of a field entrance. Mihills noticed at the last minute Weber was stopped on the road. He swerved to miss the Ford, but hit the driver’s side door. By the time he realized what happened, Mihills was unable to stop for the semi, and ran into the trailer.

Officials with the Harlan Police Department have released their weekly arrest report. Authorities say on Oct. 24th, 32-year old Kimberly Desiree Kidd, of Harlan, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault. On Oct. 21st, 33-year old Zachary Thomas Scheffler, of Harlan, was arrested on an active warrant. 37-year old Michael Dewayne Mesenbrink, of Arthur, was arrested Oct. 17th for Assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, and no proof of insurance. That same day, 35-year old Reid Jeffrey Hemminger, of Harlan, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault, and Harassment

And, on Oct. 16th, Harlan Police arrested 58-year old Ginger Kay  Spray, of Harlan, was arrested on an active warrant.

The Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 4 Office in Atlantic, reports the eastbound lanes of U.S. 34 near Pacific Junction will be open to traffic beginning at noon today (Tuesday, Oct. 29), weather permitting. The outside lane of U.S. 34 will remain closed for about a mile east of the Missouri River to allow a federal contractor to make repairs to levees in the area. The head-to-head traffic patterns and the 45 mph speed limits that were put in place March 15 due to area flooding will be removed, allowing traffic to return to the normal 65 mph speed limit.

The traffic signal at 188th Street will continue to flash red to function as an all-way stop. The traffic signal is expected to resume normal operation by Thanksgiving. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least double in work zones. As in all work zones, drivers should stay alert, allow ample space between vehicles, and wear seat belts.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — City officials in Council Bluffs are sending notice of a property buyout program to residents affected by this year’s Missouri River flooding. The Daily Nonpareil in Council Bluffs reports that many residents in the affected area have asked the city about assistance. City officials sent letters recently highlighting the buyout program spearheaded by Pottawattamie County Emergency Management.

Property owners can submit a form online to indicate their interest in a potential buyout, without committing to a sale. Officials say it’s a way to gauge interest in the program and the amount of funding that may be required. The affected area is west of Interstate 29 in neighborhoods north and south of Interstate 480 near River’s Edge Park and Dodge Riverside Golf Course.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The husband of an Iowa health care administrator has been charged with first-degree murder in her April death. Records show that 67-year-old Iowa City businessman Roy Browning, Jr. was arrested and booked at the Johnson County Jail on Monday. Browning is charged in the death of his wife of 42 years, JoEllen Browning, who was found dead at their home on April 5.

Authorities say she died from “sharp force injuries ” inflicted by an assailant. JoEllen Browning had been the director of operating budgets at University of Iowa Health Care, where she had worked for decades. Detectives from the Division of Criminal Investigation and the Iowa City Police Department had worked on the case for months. The criminal complaint against Roy Browning wasn’t immediately available.

There was another explosion during a baby’s gender reveal announcement in Iowa, recently. According to KCCI-TV, the incident took place Sunday evening, in Waukee. Waukee police Sgt. Brian Murra confirms the explosion happened off Ute Avenue between Westown Parkway, which turns into 312th, and Ashworth Road. No injuries were reported. This past Saturday, a gender reveal explosion in Knoxville, claimed the life of 56-year-old Pamela Kreimeyer, when she was hit in the head with metal shrapnel and killed instantly. The incident occurred when what was essentially an inadvertent pipe bomb, detonated.

Authorities are warning people to not add to or make your own gender reveal kits, and to not use explosives.