WAUKEE, Iowa (AP) — Developers are pitching the idea of creating a $100 million entertainment district in the Des Moines suburb of Waukee. Television station KCCI reports that developers have scouted an area of 27 acres in Waukee for a concert venue, bars and restaurants. The developers hope to have a site plan approved this year, as early as October.

Waukee resident Caleb Short says people who live west of Des Moines “don’t want to drive all the way downtown” for entertainment.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Morningside College has announced its first doctoral program, a doctor of nursing practice. The Sioux City Journal reports that the 30-credit program will be launched this fall. It will be delivered online and is designed for working nurses seeking advancement in their field.

Jackie Barber, dean of the Morningside College Nylen School of Nursing, says the program is designed for nurses who want to take their career to the next level. The program is entirely online and is taken over an 18-month period. Barber says offering it online will give working nurses the flexibility to complete the coursework and studies on their own schedules.

OTTUMWA– The Iowa Department of Corrections said Saturday, 44-year old Eddie Lee Ward, who was convicted of Robbery 2nd Degree in Wapello County, failed to report back to the Ottumwa Residential Facility as required Friday night.  Ward is a black male, height 6’1″. He weighs 239 pounds. Ward was admitted to the work release facility on June 10, 2019. Persons with information on Ward’s whereabouts should contact local police.

Eddie Ward

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests. A traffic stop at around 2:33-a.m. today (Saturday) near Highway 148 & Grove Avenue, in Corning, resulted in the arrest of Josie Irene Thu, of Corning. She was taken into custody for OWI/1st offense, cited for Speeding, and Open Container-Driver.

At around 11:45-p.m. Friday, Adams County deputies were dispatched to the 1000 block of 6th Street, in Corning, for a report of two people fighting. Deputies located 33-year old Dawn Falkoski, of Corning, standing outside of her home. Upon further investigation, Falkoski was arrested for Interference with Official Acts, and Domestic Assault causing injury. Her bond was set at $1,300.

And, at around 9:30-p.m. Friday, Adams County deputies arrested 32-year old Kevin Jungers, of Lenox, on an Adams County warrant for Failure to Appear.

A woman from Nebraska was arrested on an OWI charge early this (Saturday) morning, in Red Oak. Authorities say 35-year old Nicole Marie Lundquist, of Omaha, was arrested at U-S Highway 34 & G Avenue, for OWI/1st offense, just before 3-a.m. She was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 bond.