Authorities in Montgomery County say an Omaha woman was arrested early this (Thursday) morning in Pottawattamie County on a valid Montgomery County warrant. 41-year old Angela D. Franks was arrested at around 2:40-a.m. by Pottawattamie County authorities following a traffic stop. Franks, who was wanted on a warrant for Contempt of Court/Failure to Pay Child Support, was brought to the Pottawattamie-Montgomery County line and transported by deputies in Montgomery County to the Law Enforcement Center, where she was being held on $1,000 cash bond.

Two mental health professionals who examined a teenager charged with killing his 5-year-old foster brother testified Wednesday that, although the youth is emotionally immature, they think he is competent to stand trial. The Omaha World-Herald reports it remains to be seen, however, whether 18-year old Cody Metzker-Madsen stands trial on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Dominic Elkins, from Atlantic.

Metzker-Madsen’s attorney questioned a psychologist and a psychiatrist, during a hearing at the Harrison County Courthouse. Both acknowledged that the teen has extensive problems. Andersen said Metzker-Madsen exhibits symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder and fetal-alcohol syndrome. Andersen said Metzker-Madsen’s mother, used methamphetamine while pregnant with him.

District Court Judge Kathleen Kilnoski will decide whether Metzker-Madsen stands trial. The judge did not say when she would issue her decision.Authorities believe that Metzker-Madsen, who was 17 at the time, killed Dominic as the two boys played outdoors Aug. 31st at the rural home of their foster parents north of Logan, where they were staying. The child’s body was found in a wooded ravine. An autopsy by the state medical examiner determined that Dominic died as a result of blunt-force head injuries and drowning.

Metzker-Madsen has pleaded not guilty and is being held at the Harrison County Jail in Logan.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad says Iowa has agreed to a federal recommendation that will allow thousands of residents to hang onto health insurance policies that don’t meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. Branstad and Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart announced yesterday that the state would grant the extension of plans through 2016.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Elections officials will continue to bar felons from voting despite an Iowa Supreme Court ruling that suggests not all of them have lost their voting rights. Three justices ruled Tuesday that only some felonies are considered “infamous crimes” under the Iowa Constitution that bar individuals from voting or holding office. A spokesman for Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz said Wednesday the office will continue to treat all felons as being disenfranchised unless their rights have been restored by Governor Terry Branstad.

FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — The Fort Madison City Council has decided that golf carts aren’t suitable for city streets. The Burlington Hawk Eye reports the council voted 5 to 2 Tuesday night against an ordinance that would have allowed the carts on streets in the southeast Iowa city.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say they have arrested four women in connection to possible child sex abuse and pornography at a Davenport trailer park. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office says the women were taken into custody yesterday. The Quad City Times reports they are all charged with felony counts of child endangerment.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Four men are vying to become the next police chief in Council Bluffs. Mayor Matt Walsh will choose the next chief, who will replace Ralph O’Donnell, who retired in March.

Walsh tells the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil he wants to hire a chief who will have the respect of his officers, a good understanding of crime fighting and strength as a communicator. The four people competing for the position are Fremont, Neb., Police Chief Jeffrey Elliott; John Farmer, former police chief in Forrest City, Ark., and a former Omaha police lieutenant; and Terry LeMaster and Scott Milner, both captains with the Council Bluffs police.

Walsh says he hopes to make a decision by mid-May and to have the new chief in place by June.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad says Iowa has agreed to a federal recommendation that will allow thousands of residents to hang onto health insurance policies that don’t meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. Branstad and Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart announced Wednesday that the state would grant the extension of plans through 2016.

The action will let about 330,000 Iowans retain their health insurance policies. Most buy their own insurance or are covered by small employers. Without the move, some of those policies could be cancelled. Branstad says in a statement that the decision gives Iowans the flexibility to maintain current coverage or shop for new plans available to them.

Eighteen other states have allowed plan extensions as permitted by federal regulations.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Elections officials will continue to bar felons from voting despite an Iowa Supreme Court ruling that suggests not all of them have lost their voting rights. Three justices ruled Tuesday that only some felonies are considered “infamous crimes” under the Iowa Constitution that bar individuals from voting or holding office.

Their opinion said such crimes are only ones that show offenders “would tend to undermine the process of democratic governance through elections.” The court says it’ll have to “develop a more precise test” in future rulings.

A spokesman for Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz said Wednesday the office will continue to treat all felons as being disenfranchised unless their rights have been restored by Gov. Terry Branstad. He says the court didn’t identify specific felonies that weren’t “infamous crimes.”