TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A 62-year-old Atlantic man has been charged with a misdemeanor after a June boat crash killed another man. Miller County Prosecutor Ben Winfrey charged Kelly Wise, Monday with misdemeanor boating while intoxicated after a June crash on the Lake of the Ozarks killed 39-year-old Jason Russell, of Eugene, Missouri. Four other people were injured in the crash.

A probable cause statement from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says Wise’s boat collided with the boat Russell was riding in late on June 29. Wise reportedly said he didn’t see the other boat coming until the last second.

ABC17 reports tests found Wise had a blood alcohol content at .184 percent. Wise posted $1,000 cash bond Tuesday. His initial court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 11.

JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Several Midwestern states are joining together to try to identify bottlenecks along the Missouri River that can cause waters to back up and worsen flooding in certain areas.

Dru Buntin, the deputy director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, says the state is joining with Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska to submit a study proposal Tuesday to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The proposal comes after two rounds of devastating flooding this year caused billions of dollars of damage in Midwestern states. A Corps commander cautioned Missouri officials during a meeting Tuesday that relieving pinch points at one spot in the river might result in new problems elsewhere.

The states also are hoping for long-term changes in the way the Corps manages dams in the Missouri River basin.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) —  Lawyers are withdrawing a subpoena that sought the interview notes of an Iowa journalist who wrote a book about a lottery insider who rigged jackpots in several states.

Perry Beeman received the subpoena last week from lawyers for Larry Dawson, an Iowa jackpot winner who contends that the rigging reduced his prize by millions of dollars.

Beeman co-wrote a recent book, “The $80 billion Gamble,” with former Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich. It tells the story of how now-imprisoned lottery security contractor Eddie Tipton altered number-picking programs on computers to win jackpots in Colorado, Wisconsin, Kansas and Oklahoma.

The subpoena ordered Beeman to turn over his correspondence with Rich since January 2018, including notes related to four interviews conducted last year.
But on Tuesday, hours after The Associated Press published a story about the request, Dawson’s legal team decided to withdraw the subpoena after speaking with Beeman.

Beeman says he’s happy with that decision.

The Cass County Auditor’s Office has posted an advertisement seeking a new Engineer for the County. Officials say Charles Bechtold, who was hiredfor the position in April 2016 and began in July of that year, has decided to seek employment elsewhere. Bechtold succeeded former County Engineer Charles Marker when he was hired for the position. He was previously the Engineer for Osceola County, in northwest Iowa. He has been serving as interim Montgomery County Engineer in addition to his duties in Cass County.

An application for qualified persons who are an Iowa licensed profession Engineer, can be found at www.atlanticiowa.com.  The position pays anywhere from $90,000 to $110,000, depending on experience.

KINGSLEY, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa police chief accused of injuring his wife has pleaded not guilty. Plymouth County District Court records say 51-year-old Joseph Hoover entered the written plea Monday to a misdemeanor charge of domestic abuse assault. A trial date hasn’t been set.

Hoover is chief of the Kingsley force, but he’s been suspended with pay. The records say Hoover acknowledged to sheriff’s deputies that he struck his wife with a forearm and shoulder during their altercation July 19.

Officials with the Harlan Police Department report 22-year old Justin Andrew Dickinson, of Harlan, was arrested Aug. 21st. Dickinson was taken into custody on active Shelby County warrants, including for Probation Revocation (a hearing for which was set for Sept. 16th). Dickinson was booked into the Shelby County Jail.

And, no injuries were reported following an accident in Harlan on Aug. 22nd. Authorities say Donna Elmquist, of Kimballton, was driving a 2011 Ford F-150 pickup, and slowing to turn into a grocery store parking near 19th and Chatburn, when her vehicle was hit from behind. The other vehicle, a 2018 Chevy Equinox was driven by Vivian Storjohann, of Blair, NE. The pickup sustained minor damage, while the SUV sustained heavy front-end damage.