Police in Red Oak say a woman suffered suspected serious/incapacitating injuries during a motorcycle accident, Tuesday. Officers responded to the area of N. 6th Street and E. Sunset Avenue at around 1-p.m., and found the motorcycle operator, 51-year old Barbara Darlene Wilson, of Red Oak, laying on the grass in a yard on the west side of the road. Authorities say it was clear the woman suffered a broken leg in the accident, that happened when she was leaving her house, and was turning around to go back home, when the cycle got too close to the curb. The foot peg on the 2000 Honda VT 1100C hit the curb, causing Wilson to fall off the bike. The cycle then landed on her leg. The motorcycle was registered to a woman from Sioux Falls, SD. It sustained about $500 damage.

Authorities said Wilson has a suspended license and that she emitted an odor of alcohol. Wilson was transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital by Red Oak Rescue. At the hospital Wilson refused to take a Preliminary Breath (alcohol) Test, and was read the Implied Consent Advisory. She still refused to consent to a sample of her blood and will be charged with Driving Under Suspension and OWI/1st offense. Wilson was later expected to have been transferred to Omaha to be treated for her broken leg.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office says a man from Lorimor, reported Tuesday, that his vehicle had been taken on Aug. 15th,  and has not been returned. The vehicle is a blue 1994 Geo Prism with license plate AXL955. It was valued at $1000.

Officials with Iowa College Aid today (Wednesday) announced the creation of Iowa’s first and only college and career readiness training program, in partnership with AEA Iowa, the Iowa Department of Education and the Iowa School Counselor Association. These online, interactive courses are designed for counselors and other professionals in the college access field. Participants can earn license renewal or graduate credit and a certificate conferred by Iowa College Aid. ISCA president Aimee Hospodarsky said “The Iowa School Counselor Association is pleased to support the new Iowa College and Career Readiness Academy.”

She said also, “These courses will provide tailored professional development for Iowa school counselors on college and career readiness and will be an invaluable tool in our work ensuring every student is prepared for the future.” Registration is now open, and the first course will begin October 1. For course descriptions and schedules, go to IowaCollegeAid.gov/CCR.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports a Cass County man was arrested Tuesday morning, following a traffic stop. A Deputy on routine patrol at around 9-a.m., ran the license plate number for a 2014 Chrysler Town and Country van. The registered owner, 34-year old Justin J. Schroder, of Griswold, showed a revoked driver’s license through the state of Iowa for a previous OWI conviction. During the traffic stop, Schroeder admitted he shouldn’t be driving, but he added that he was driving home from work, and has to get back and forth to work somehow.

A traffic stop Tuesday afternoon in Pott. County resulted in the arrest of a man for Driving While Barred. A Deputy was on patrol at around 1:55-p.m., when he saw a 1996 Cadillac Deville pass him. The vehicle did not have any license plates. The driver of the vehicle was identified as 27-year old Joshua Cannon, of Council Bluffs.

And, a traffic stop at around 6:45-a.m. today (Wednesday), resulted in the arrest of 39-year old Dusty William Edward Rhodes, of Missouri Valley. Rhodes was shown to have a warrant for Violating a No Contact Order, out of Council Bluffs.

(Radio Iowa) — Iowa’s infrastructure ranks ninth worst in the country, according to report by the financial website 24-7 Wall Street. The study analyzed the age and upkeep of the state’s roads, bridges, dams and highway spending. The site’s Aaron Granquist says county-maintained rural bridges connecting farmland to metro areas are the most vulnerable. “They just don’t have quite as much funding as the Iowa DOT or cities to address these bridges,” Granquist says, “so those county rural bridges are really what brings the overall score down.”

Granquist says Iowa ranks higher in other more comprehensive reports, but he says a recent raise in the state’s gas tax isn’t enough to offset years of what he calls deferred maintenance of public infrastructure. “You’ll see a sign leading to one of these rural bridges that says you can’t go over this with more than 10,000 pounds or whatever,” Granquist says. “That’s some of the ways of trying to reduce the risk associated with those bridges, but you know you really need to make sure that the funding gets to the county level.”

Granquist says the 2015 boost in the state’s gas tax will help fund improvements, but he says it’s not enough to keep up with what he calls decades of deferred maintenance. He made his comments on the Iowa Public Radio program, River to River.

(Thanks to Kate Payne, Iowa Public Radio)

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to robbing an eastern Iowa bank on his birthday. Records say 46-year-old Joseph Kripner, of Monticello, entered the plea Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. His sentencing date hasn’t been set. Authorities say he robbed the Security State Bank in Springville on his birthday, June 1, getting away with nearly $4,000 after showing his handgun to a teller. Kripner’s distinctive tattoos helped authorities zero in on him as the robber after a tipster helped identify the robber’s getaway car. Kripner was arrested in Colorado.