MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Officials in eastern Iowa and other states along the Mississippi River are preparing for record or near-record crests. The Rock Island gauge at Davenport showed the level Tuesday morning at a little more than a foot under the record crest of 22.6 feet set in July 1993. It’s expected to crest Wednesday evening a few inches short of the record.

The Muscatine gauge showed the river more than 3 feet below the July 1993 record of 25.6 feet. It’s expected to crest a little more than a foot under the record at Muscatine, where officials have placed new berms and are preparing to divert downtown traffic.

The National Weather Service says showers and thunderstorms are forecast through Wednesday afternoon, dropping enough rain to alter the predicted river crests.
The service also says storms and flash flooding are expected for portions of Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

Officials with the Atlantic Police Department report 52-year old Richard Lewis, of Atlantic, was arrested Saturday for violation of a No Contact Order. Lewis was booked-into the Cass County Jail. And, no injuries were reported following an accident Saturday, in the 200 block of Chestnut Street.  A skid loader was hauling a large barrel from across the street at around 11:15-a.m. when it struck a legally parked vehicle owned by Harlan Sisco, of Atlantic. The driver of the skid loader was identified as Douglas Mitchell, of Atlantic. Damage from the mishap amounted to $2,000. No citations were issued.

Police in Creston say there were four arrests, Monday. At around 8:30-p.m., 39-year old Jonathan Taylor, of Palmyra, was arrested for Public Intoxication. He was later released on $300 bond. A man and woman were arrested Monday afternoon, at the Union County Law Enforcement Center. 40-year old Shawn Farlow and 37-year old JoAnn Farlow, both of Creston, were arrested on Union County warrants for Theft in the 5th Degree. Both were later released on $300 bond, each. And, at around 11:35-a.m. Monday, 18-year old Blaine McIntosh, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Dissemination and Exhibition of Obscene material. He was later released on a $1,000 bond.

Creston Police said also, a woman residing in the 400 block of N. Mulberry Street, reported that sometime between 12-a.m. Sunday and 8-a.m. Monday, someone shot the passenger window of her vehicle with a BB gun, while the vehicle was parked outside of the residence. The damage was estimated at $200.