(Radio Iowa) – Marshalltown police have not yet released the name of the man who was shot and killed early Saturday outside a tavern. Police Chief Mike Tupper says the incident happened about 1-20 A-M near the Center Street Station bar. “There’s a video floating around on social media that a lot of people have seen and it’s been shared with us over and over,” Tupper says, “and I want everybody to know that we do have that video and we are aware of it.”

Police say the man was shot and critically wounded, and later died at the hospital. Tupper says the incident was the result of a confrontation between the victim and another person. “It’s really unfortunate and frustrating for us how quickly people are to go to violence to settle disputes,” the chief says, “and how quickly people are to go to guns to settle disputes. I’m disturbed by that. It’s becoming a bigger problem in our society.”

Tupper says they hope to have an announcement about an arrest later today (Monday). The state D-C-I is helping with the investigation.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – After you head to the polls, Tuesday, if you reside in Atlantic’s 4th Ward, you can come to the Venue (at 307 Walnut Street), in downtown Atlantic, to partake in a “Meet & Greet” event with Councilman Shawn Sarsfield, who was elected to the seat last November. The event takes place from 6-until 7-:30-p.m., Tuesday. Sarsfield told KJAN while he specifically hopes to meet with his 4th Ward constituents, all residents of Atlantic are welcome to come and share their concerns and ask questions.

Sarsfield says taking a seat on the City Council in January has been a great learning experience and he’s still learning. He said he decided to run after sharing hours of involvement in many community events.

At-Large Atlantic City Councilpersons Elaine Otte and Gerald Brink will be in attendance at Tuesday’s Meet & Greet.

Atlantic City Councilman Sean Sarsfield (Photo from the City’s website)

Sarsfield says he welcomes people’s opinions on the issues, provided they are expressed in a civil and respectable way.

In addition to the “Meet& Greet,” Sarsfield invites the citizens of Atlantic to attend a City Council meeting, so they can see the process, and have a better understanding of how things work.

Councilman Sean Sarsfield after the meeting, he’ll review his notes, and comment cards from those who fill them out, and then follow-up on their thoughts and concerns, if they leave their contact information.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – The Iowa Secretary of State’s Office says a felony conviction won’t impact whether Donald Trump’s name appears on Iowa ballots. Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex. Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee for President and won Iowa’s Republican Caucuses in January.

Iowa law bars felons from holding office or appearing on a ballot. However, the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office said that only applies to state office, not federal offices. A spokesman said the U.S. Constitution sets the requirements to run for federal offices and do not include any ban on convicted felons.

That’s despite a bill Iowa Republicans passed out of the Iowa House this past session, HF 2610, that would have specifically stated that and limited challenges to candidates appearing on the ballot. Iowa Secretary of State spokesperson Ashley Hunt said “The states do not have jurisdiction to identify additional requirements for federal candidates.The bill in question simply clarified that, ensuring Iowa law is in compliance with federal law.”

The Iowa House passed the bill just a day after the U.S., Supreme Court struck down a Colorado ruling that would have removed Trump’s name from the ballot. Iowa’s Secretary of State’s Office echoed that Supreme Court decision, which found states do not have jurisdiction to determine eligibility for federal office.

While the Iowa House passed HF 2610, the Iowa Senate never took up the bill during the last session.

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports four people were arrested on separate charges over the weekend.

Two people were arrested Sunday, in Creston: 25-year-old Noah Alexander Young, of Creston, was taken into custody Sunday morning, on two Union County Warrants for Failure To Appear (FTA) on an original charge of Providing False Identification Information, and, FTA on a charge of Disorderly Conduct/Loud Raucous Noise. Young was taken to the Union County Jail and held on a $600 cash-only bond; and, 36-year-old Ashleigh Nichole Shinn, of Diagonal, was arrested Sunday afternoon, for Driving while Suspended. Shinn was cited and released on Promise to Appear.

Saturday morning, 26-year-old Juan Angel German Estrada, of Creston, was arrested in Creston for OWI/1st Offense. Estrada was taken to the Union County Jail where he was later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond. Saturday evening, 64-year-old Eric Eugene Thornton, of Creston, was also arrested for OWI/1St Offense. He was also taken to the Union County Jail and later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

(Radio Iowa) – The Glenn Miller Music Festival returns to Clarinda for the 47th time this week, with concerts, events, and food to celebrate the famed band leader in his birthplace. Shari Greenwood, executive director of the Glenn Miller Museum, says the festival kicks off Thursday evening with a picnic at the Clarinda High School commons and a concert featuring the U-S Air Force band, Shades of Blue. Greenwood says Friday will be jam-packed, starting with morning events. “We have our stage show, which is introducing the winners of the scholarship competition and our Glenn Miller (Birthplace Society) Big Band plays,” Greenwood says. “Then, in the afternoon at 1, we have Adam Swanson, the four-time world champion ragtime piano player, and after lunch we also have a new band down here, the Louie Pettinelli Experience. Then, of course, Friday night at 7:30 is our Glenn Miller Orchestra in the (high school) auditorium.”

Saturday morning begins with a big band breakfast and pancake feed at the fire station featuring the Northwest Missouri State University jazz ensemble. Other Saturday concerts include Shin Shininger and the Shinsings after lunch, the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra at 3:30 p.m., and the Glenn Miller Orchestra at the Clarinda gym at 7:30 p.m., which will also include a swing dance competition. Greenwood says a free outdoor concert Sunday at 1:30 p.m. featuring the Iowa Military Veterans Band will wrap up the festival. “This is a band that has 105 members, so when I said, ‘It’d be great to have this band here,’ my board looked at me like, ‘What are you going to do with 105 members?’ There’s about 65 of them that are coming on Sunday,” she says. “So, we’ve got lots of concerts, other events, free concerts, food. It should be a really good weekend.”

Glen Miller

The festival includes hearing the finalists and awarding the Glenn Miller Music Scholarships on Thursday. Greenwood says $12,000 is given to the top three vocalists and instrumentalists who have applied for the scholarship, which assists high school seniors and first-year college students who plan to make music a central part of their lives. “These kids send in a music selection, a lot of paperwork, information about themselves, and they get graded before the top 10 from each category come to Clarinda to compete,” Greenwood says. “These kids also come on their own dime, so when they get here we try to work on home stays and make sure they have everything they need if they’re not traveling with a parent.”

The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society Museum is also open daily and will be free to visit on Sunday.

On the web at: glennmiller.org/festival

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak report a man was arrested early this (Monday) morning on a Public Intoxication charge. 38-year-old Brian Paul Anderson, of Red Oak, was arrested in the vicinity of 2nd & Nuckols Streets at around 12:06-a.m.  He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 bond. Red Oak Police were assisted by Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies in handling Anderson’s arrest.