DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines agreed to pay $25,000 to an African-American driver who questioned a traffic stop in a lawsuit, but the city didn’t admit any wrongdoing. The Des Moines Register reports Lonnie Porter of Des Moines recorded the Dec. 6 traffic stop on his phone. The 41-year-old Porter didn’t receive a ticket during the stop. Officer Sean O’Neill said on the video that he pulled Porter over because a temporary license plate on the vehicle wasn’t fully visible. Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek says O’Neill has an outstanding record and acts with integrity.

(Radio Iowa) — A memorial service is scheduled in La Porte City this weekend to remember a 16-year-old autistic boy whose disappearance in April triggered a massive four-month search. A service of remembrance to honor Jake Wilson will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Union High School gymnasium.
A press release from La Porte City Police Chief Chris Brecher says the public is invited to gather before the service at 12:30 for condolences and to share their memories with one another. Jake’s family is hoping that those who helped with the search will be able to attend.
Jake went missing on April 7th when he went for a walk to nearby Wolf Creek and didn’t return home. In the days and weeks that followed, volunteers combed nearly 255 square miles around La Porte City, but their search failed to turn up any clues in his disappearance. The search for Jake ended week of August 12th, when kayakers found his remains in Wolf Creek, about a mile downstream from La Porte City.

Red Oak Police report three arrests took place, Tuesday. At around 7:50-p.m., 48-year old Shelby Joann Olivares, of Red Oak, was arrested in the area of E. Grimes and N. 2nd Street in Red Oak, for Breach of Peace. Olivares was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond. And, at around 7-p.m., 58-year old Dennis Edward Elliott, and 53-year old Valerie Zamora, both of Red Oak, were arrested in the 100 block of W. Grimes Street in Red Oak, for Public Intoxication, 3rd or subsequent offense. They were transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $2,000 bond, each.

Sheriff’s deputies in Montgomery County report the arrest this (Wednesday) morning, of 20-year old James Isaiah Van Fossen, of Villisca. He was taken into custody at around 12:50-a.m. on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Theft in the 3rd Degree. Van Fossen was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond. At around 10:20-p.m. Tuesday, deputies arrested 40-year old Jamie Ryan Straw, and 26-year old Justyn Ray Carlson, both of Villisca, for Disorderly Conduct. Their cash bonds were set at $300 each.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor is alleging that defense attorneys for an Iowa man charged with killing an amateur golfer from Spain have a potential conflict of interest. Assistant Story County Tim Meals is asking a judge to hold a hearing on the alleged conflict and to bar the media from attending. The development comes in the first-degree murder case against Collin Richards. He’s charged in the Sept. 17 stabbing of Celia Barquin Arozamena

FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — Iowa prison officials say an inmate serving a life term has died at a Fort Madison hospital. Officials say Robert James Carter was pronounced dead at Sunday afternoon at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, where he had been taken due to suffering a medical emergency. Carter was 73. An autopsy has been ordered.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Transportation is looking to hire hundreds of snow plow drivers for the coming winter. Television station KCCI reports that the department is looking to recruit 600 qualified drivers to work at more than 100 garages across the state.

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine who spray painted the words “report illegals” on a sidewalk near where one Iowa town was holding its annual Latino festival. The Des Moines Register reports that the message was found near the high school in Perry, Iowa, on Sunday along with a stenciled phone number for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Transportation is looking to hire hundreds of snow plow drivers for the coming winter. Television station KCCI reports that the department is looking to recruit 600 qualified drivers to work at more than 100 garages across the state. Applicants can apply online at www.iowadot.gov/careers.

Eligible applicants must have a valid Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License or Commercial Learner’s permit upon their hiring and must pass pre-employment drug and alcohol testing and participate in a random drug and alcohol testing program after hire.

The job pays $17.45 an hour.