The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports a rollover accident late Thursday night in rural Council Bluffs, resulted in a man being arrested for OWI/1st offense and Carrying a Concealed Weapon. Authorities say 24-year old Christopher Charles Shook, of Council Bluffs, was driving a 2017 Chevy pickup, when he lost control of the vehicle at around 11:15-p.m. near  Wabash Avenue and Overland Trail. The pickup rolled several times into the west ditch. When a Deputy made contact with Shook, the man initially refused rescue. The Deputy called for rescue due to Shook having showed signs of being injured, and impaired.

Shook admitted drinking at the College World Series. He was transported to Jenny Edmundson Hospital, where it was discovered he had serious injury to his neck. Implied consent was invoked at the hospital where Shook refused to provide a urine sample for chemical testing. A loaded Glock .43 handgun was discovered in Shooks truck at the time it was impounded.

A traffic stop at around 2-a.m. today (Friday), in Pott. County, resulted in the arrest of 38-year old Pauleen Ann Dofner, from Council Bluffs. She was pulled over for failure to dim her headlights, and after displaying clues of impairment, was arrested for OWI/1st offense.

And, a rolling disturbance on Interstate 80 westbound near Council Bluffs today (Friday), at around 5:10-a.m., resulted in the arrest of Kyle Cole, for Domestic Assault with injury, and Obstruction of Emergency Communications. No other details were made available.

Creston Police report a traffic stop Thursday afternoon at Walnut and Irving Streets, in Creston, resulted in an arrest. 48-year old Randy Eugene Overholzter, of Creston, was taken into custody for Driving While Revoked. His bond was set at $1,000.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa’s dental college plans to turn away new patients covered by Iowa’s Medicaid program, citing low payments and confusing rules. The Des Moines Register reports that leaders of the college have decided that, starting next week, it no longer will routinely accept patients covered by Iowa Medicaid’s Dental Wellness Plan. The plan covers most adults who are among the 600,000 poor or disabled Iowans covered by Medicaid. The college will continue to serve existing patients.

Associate dental college dean Michael Kanellis said in a letter to the Iowa Medicaid program dental program overseer that the Medicaid plan is paying less for services than it used to and has added confusing rules.
Department of Human Services spokesman Matt Highland said Thursday his agency will address the college concerns.

Two-thousand opioid overdose reversal kits are being distributed in Iowa today (Friday). More than 350 pharmacies statewide will have the naloxone kits available for free. Each kit has two doses of the drug in nasal spray form. Kevin Gabbert, with the Iowa Department of Public Health, says naloxone usually costs about 150-dollars at a pharmacy.  “We want to put it in the hands of those individuals that may find themselves in a situation where they encounter somebody that’s experiencing an opioid overdose,” Gabbert says. “Or perhaps they use opioids themselves and there’s some concern, and they want to have naloxone available and make family members or friends aware that they’re carrying this.” State health officials say there were just over 200 opioid-related overdose deaths in Iowa last year. Gabbert says the free kits are an opportunity for people most at risk of witnessing or experiencing an opioid overdose to get naloxone.

“If they were to go in and be expected to pay 140 dollars, many might not be able to afford that and so therefore wouldn’t get the medication.” Naloxone, under the brand name Narcan, can stop opioid overdoses, but people should still seek medical attention after using it. The state used federal grant funds to buy the naloxone at a reduced price. A state law passed in 2016 eased restrictions on naloxone, allowing adults who are at risk of opioid-related overdose — and their family and friends — to buy the drug from a pharmacy without a prescription.

(Radio Iowa w/thanks to Katarina Sostaric, Iowa Public Radio)