DALLAS COUNTY, Iowa — [KCCI] – The Iowa State Patrol says speeding and littering kicked off a chase on Interstate 80 on Tuesday. ISP says a trooper tried to pull over an SUV for speeding and littering in a construction zone, but the driver took off. Law enforcement was eventually able to use stop sticks and disable the vehicle on the off-ramp to Ute Avenue in Dallas County.

Iowa State Patrol says the driver was identified as Raymond Craig. He now faces multiple charges, including eluding, operating while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance.

(Corning, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Adams County report two people from Missouri were arrested July 31^st on drug charges, following a traffic stop near the intersection of Highways 34 & 48. Authorities say 59-year-old Janie Ray, of Mexico, Missouri, and 58-year-old Phillip Hutchinson of New Florence, Missouri, were taken into custody.

Hutchinson was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine/3^rd offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Ray faces charges that include Poss. of Methamphetamine/1^st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond for Hutchinson’s cash bond was set at $5,300. Ray was being held in the Adams County Jail a $1,300 cash bond.

K-9 Midge assisted with the investigation.

Sheriffs deputies in Adams County arrested 31-year-old Devin Heimke, of Corning, on charges that include Disorderly Conduct, Public Intoxication, and Interference with Official Acts. He was arrested at the Casey’s General Store and transported to the Adams County Jail, his bond was set at $900.

(Corning, Iowa) – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on July 26th, of 49-year-old John Anthony Neely. He was taken into custody on an active warrant for Violation of Probation. Neely was being held in the Adams County Jail.

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa [KCCI] — A southeastern Iowa sheriff has admitted to police that he caused a crash in Pleasant Hill that left two people seriously injured Friday night. 44-year-old Travis Pinegar, of Des Moines, and his 4-year-old grandson were stopped at a red light heading west on East University Avenue when they were rear-ended by 61-year-old David Davis, of Bloomfield. Davis is the Davis County sheriff.

According to a crash report from Pleasant Hill police, Davis was traveling 45 mph in a 2008 Ford F-250 when he crashed into Pinegar’s 2023 Dodge Charger around 10:20 p.m. Friday. Pinegar had a forward-facing dash cam that captured the moment of impact. See footage from the crash in the video player above.

The impact pushed Pinegar’s car into the intersection, causing another collision with a vehicle turning north from East University Avenue onto NE 56th Street. Pinegar suffered a fractured skull and was left with a brain bleed and concussion. He’ll likely be in the hospital for a few more weeks. His grandson, Junior, also suffered serious injuries but was released from the hospital the next day.

(Radio Iowa) – The Minnesota Governor Kamala Harris has picked as a running mate was in Iowa a year ago. During an Iowa P-B-S interview just before he visited last year’s State Fair, Governor Tim Walz predicted the abortion issue would be a winning issue for Democrats in 2024. He said Republican-passed abortion restrictions have gone too far.

“They want to fight these culture wars, but they have stepped into this issue of personal freedoms in a way that I just think is unprecedented,” Walz said. Walz was speaking just a month after Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a law to ban most abortions after fetal activity can be detected, around the sixth week of a pregnancy. Walz says banning nearly all abortions is unpopular.

“Women in Iowa need this reproductive care because it’s health care and they are coming to Minnesota,” Walz said. “We’re glad to be good neighbors and to be there, but it’s absolutely outrageous.” In January of 2023, Walz signed the Protect Reproductive Options or “PRO Act” that guarantees a right to an abortion in Minnesota. The two top Democratic leaders in the Iowa legislature are praising the pick of Walz to be their party’s vice presidential nominee.

House Democratic Leader Jennifer Konfrs) says Walz “is a fighter for the things Midwesterners care about.” Senate Democratic Leader Pam Jochum says Walz is someone who “tells it like it is and knows how to get things done.”

The chairman of the Iowa Republican Party calls Walz a radical, dangerous and irresponsible politician who cannot be in charge of the United States of America.