DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport board wants tobacco products banned from the city’s parks and golf courses, citing public health concerns. The Quad-City Times reports that the parks and recreation board members Tuesday approved a resolution calling for a ban in all facilities overseen by the parks department. The board asked staffers to work with Scott County health officials to draft a policy for Davenport. The final decision would come from the City Council.

The ban considered by the board would apply to all tobacco products, including chewing tobacco, snuff and electronic smoking devices. Enforcement options included fines and banishment from parks and golf courses. The proposal comes more than 10 years after the state banned smoking in public buildings and most businesses.

Police in Creston report 31-year old Kevin Jungers, of Lenox, was arrested a little before 1-a.m. today (Wednesday). Jungers was taken into custody at 807 W. Taylor Street in Creston, on two counts Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd Offense, and Possession of Paraphernalia. He was being held in the Union County Jail on a $2,300 bond, plus an additional $2,000 bond for a warrant in Adams County.

(Radio Iowa) — A Waterloo woman is charged with first-degree murder in a homicide case that’s more than five months old. 22-year-old Danaesha Martin was arrested in Norfolk, Virginia on Tuesday. Waterloo police believe she played a roll in the shooting death of her cousin, 22-year-old Shavondes Martin, who’s body was found in a Waterloo alley on May 31st. An autopsy determined he died of gunshot wounds.

Waterloo police say they learned on Thursday that Danaesha Martin was in Virginia. They obtained an arrest warrant, then contacted the United States Marshals Service for assistance in located her. She was taken into custody without incident. According to authorities, the murder of Shavondes Martin remains under investigation.

(Updates with clarification) – Authorities in Griswold recovered a stolen vehicle at around 5:50-a.m. today (Wednesday), at 4th and Scott Streets. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has clarified that the incident did not involve a pursuit as it originally appeared. The vehicle was reported to have been stolen out Griswold. Deputies from Pottawattamie and Cass County responded to the scene. Additional information is currently not available.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nationwide insurance intends to eliminate the jobs of about 80 workers at its Des Moines office as it cuts 1,100 positions across the country. Nationwide spokesman Joe Case says the workers affected were told Tuesday that their jobs will be ending in March. The employees will receive severance pay and other support. The job cuts will occur mostly in information technology, marketing, property and casualty operations and bank organizations. Nationwide announced in February that it would cut about 50 Des Moines employees from its mortgage division.

Case says the Nationwide workforce needs are evolving as the company “implements new technologies and modernizes for the future.” Nationwide is based in Columbus, Ohio.