(Corrects timeline to show accident happened Sat. night, not Sunday night)

A passenger on a motorcycle was flown by helicopter to the University of Nebraska Hospital in Omaha following a collision with a car, Saturday night. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 72-year old Karen Ann Pratt, of Red Oak, was riding on a 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by 70-year old Randall Douglas Pratt, of Red Oak, when the cycle swerved to avoid a collision with a vehicle driven by 57-year old Karen Lee Bryan, of Red Oak. The accident happened just before 11-p.m.

Bryan was driving a 1997 Buick LeSabre and had just turned south from W. Oak Street onto N. Broadway Street. She traveled a short distance south on Broadway before beginning to make a left turn into an eastbound alleyway. Bryan told authorities she didn’t see the approaching motorcycle and turned in front of it.

Although Randall Pratt swerved to avoid the collision, his Harley hit the car, ejecting Pratt onto the hood of the vehicle. Neither Randall Pratt nor Karen Bryan were injured. The side of the cycle came to rest against the front of the car. Karen Pratt was also ejected from the cycle, and came to rest on the roadway. She was treated at the scene by Red Oak Fire and Rescue before being flown to Omaha for additional treatment.

Damage from the collision amounted to $1,600. Authorities cited Karen Bryan for making an unsafe turn.

Authorities in Montgomery County are asking for the public’s help in solving a case of vehicle vandalism. The Sheriff’s Department says deputies investigated a report of vandalism at 1655 Ironwood Road Saturday evening. Upon arrival, they determined someone had broken the windows, headlights and taillights on a 2001 Volvo, belonging to 75-year old Delaine Willmer Isaacson, of Red Oak.

The incident happened someone between midnight and 6:45-p.m., Saturday. The damage was estimate at $3,000. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 712-623-5107, or Montgomery County Crimestoppers, at 1-888-434-2712.

Enrollment is dipping at Iowa Western Community College, driving down revenue and contributing to the college’s recent decision to increase tuition by $11 a credit hour. The Daily Non Pareil reports the decline follows a larger trend of decreasing community college enrollment across Iowa and nationally.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The backyard of Iowa’s historic governor’s mansion is about to get a major facelift, with a new reflecting pool and vintage style greenhouse. Jeff Boeyink, a former chief of staff to Gov. Terry Branstad who heads up a fundraising effort for Terrace Hill, says both projects will be privately funded. He says the goal is to complete them by next summer, when Des Moines will host a meeting of the National Governor’s Association,

The project will convert a 1920s swimming pool that was filled in with sand and topsoil more than ten years ago into a decorative shallow reflecting pool. These improvements come after several years of work on the historic home. A new kitchen, updated restrooms and an energy-efficient heating and cooling system are among the recent updates.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Students at Iowa’s three public universities could see an unprecedented mid-year tuition hike, if the Iowa Board of Regents approves an increase for the upcoming spring semester. Late last year, the Iowa Board of Regents approved a freeze on tuition rates for the third consecutive year. But a regents spokesman tells Cedar Rapids television station KCRG a state funding shortfall could lead to the mid-year increase.

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A man on trial for first-degree murder in the 2013 stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend told a jury he was acting in self-defense. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that 41-year-old Tyrone Washington Junior took the stand Friday and said Justina Smith pulled a knife on him on August 5th, 2013, in a park in Northwood.

CRYSTAL LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Biologists say a large algae bloom in north-central Iowa’s Crystal Lake has killed thousands of fish, which have washed up on the lake’s shores and created a putrid mess. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that the fish were killed earlier this week.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A lot north of downtown Des Moines that’s been vacant for years is expected to be the site of a new housing development. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that a $5 million project is planned for the lot at 6th Street and Forest Avenue. The designs for the three-story apartment building show layouts for 30-units of one- and two-bedroom housing.