Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department say two men were arrested early this (Wednesday) morning for failing to obey the orders of a police officer. According to the police report, at around 1:25-a.m., an officer was conducting a traffic stop on the 3500 block of John Street. When the vehicle came to a stop the driver, later identified as 38-year old Gary Boro, of Omaha, exited the vehicle and allegedly moved in an aggressive manner toward the officer. The officer then called for assistance.

(Updated 9:55-a.m.)

A man from Nebraska was arrested following an attempted traffic stop and pursuit this (Wednesday) morning, in Council Bluffs. Authorities say just before 2-a.m., Bluffs Police Officers pulled over  a 2001 Chevy Tahoe in the area of N. 8th St. and Ave F. Officers made contact with the driver of the vehicle and identified him as 38-year old Moreice Stewart, of Omaha. Stewart had valid warrants for his arrest issued out of Douglas County, NE. When the officer was returning to his patrol car Stewart accelerated away from the traffic stop and headed east out of Council Bluffs on Highway 6.

Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputies pursued Stewart and deployed stop sticks at 270th and Highway 6. After Stewart’s vehicle went into a ditch, he fled on foot into a cornfield. Following a foot pursuit, Deputies took Stewart into custody and transported him to the Pottawattamie County jail.

He faces Pott. County charges that include: Fugitive from Justice (with regard to the Nebraska warrant); Felony Eluding; OWI/1st Offense; Reckless Driving and Interference with Official Acts. Bluffs Police also charged Stewart with Fraudulent use of Plates, No Registration, Equipment violation and Eluding.

A leader in Iowa’s evangelical Christian community was part of a national telecast billed as “An Honest Discussion About A Difficult Election.” Bob Vander Plaats  — the president and C-E-O of The Family Leader — says he will not endorse Donald Trump, but plans to vote for him.

However, Vander Plaats told the audience that as the father of a profoundly disabled 23-year-old son, he was shaken to his “core” when Trump publicly mocked a disabled reporter.

Vander Plaats says it’s time for Christians to focus on their own faith and steer the country toward a spiritual “revival.” Vander Plaats and three others spoke on last (Tuesday) night’s panel. Two are pastors in Orlando and Washington, D.C. and both said they’d vote for Trump because of policy reasons. The third worked in former President George W. Bush’s White House and told the audience a President Trump would endanger the republic, so he’s voting for a third party candidate.

Vander Plaats and the others agreed that many Christians are struggling with how or even why to vote this year. The event was held in a Florida church and organizers said “thousands” were watching live on the internet or their smart phones.

(Radio Iowa)

County officials in central Iowa who’re acting to raise the local minimum wage are getting criticized for the lower, “starter” wage for teenagers. Polk County Supervisors have voted twice to eventually raise the minimum wage to ten-75 ($10.75) an hour by 2019 — for adults. The county’s ordinance allows businesses to pay workers under the age of 18 a base wage that’s 15 percent below that. Sixteen-year old Alexa Rodriguez says that’s not fair because she does the same work her older colleagues do.

“When there’s a spill in the aisle or when it comes to providing good customer service, I’m able to do all of those,” she says. Des Moines resident Ashley Parker says she had to go to work at the age of 15 to support herself. “I was working many nights and every single weekend because my mom who struggled with addiction wasn’t working,” she says, “and my father refused to help me.” Polk County Supervisor Tom Hockensmith says the two-tiered wage proposal is the recommendation from a task force and is the result of plenty of compromise.

“Is it everything we wanted? Absolutely not,” Hockensmith said at Tuesday’s board meeting. “Is it a good start? We think it is.” Michelle Hurd of the Iowa Grocery Industry Association says with that starting wage, employers can afford to hire teenagers. “It is in the best interest of youth in our state to provide young people with first time job experiences,” Hurd says.

The Polk County minimum wage ordinance gets its third and final reading next week. Officials in three other Iowa counties have passed ordinances to raise the minimum wage at the local level.

(Radio Iowa)

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — A three-judge federal appeals court panel is set to hear a dispute over the $3.8 billion four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is being asked to keep a temporary stop of construction in place while the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe appeals a lower-court ruling from September that didn’t block the pipeline.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University pilots have flown President Steven Leath and his wife to and from the North Carolina city where they own a home and business on several occasions, at a cost of thousands in university donations. An Associated Press review also found the university plane flew Leath’s brother and sister-in-law to and from an NCAA basketball tournament game. The university says all flights have had legitimate business purposes.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of the three women who filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the West Des Moines police chief has agreed to a $30,000 settlement. The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/2db5jIh) the city council approved the settlement with former animal control officer Carol Gass on Monday.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — In the wake of recent flooding, some Cedar Rapids property owners have shown interest in moving quickly on flood buyouts. Cedar Rapids television station KGAN reports that the city’s Flood Control Committee heard recommendations Tuesday morning to buy the Best Western Hotel and Cooper’s Mill Restaurant, both located just hundreds of feet from the Cedar River that overran its banks last week. The city has a signed purchase agreement with the owners for more than $5 million.