DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The governor has filled a judgeship opening in Iowa’s 5th Judicial District. The office of Gov. Terry Branstad said Wednesday that he selected Jeffrey Farrell to become a district court judge. Counties in the 5th District are Adair, Adams, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Guthrie, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Polk, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, Warren and Wayne.

Farrell is chief administrative law judge at the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. He received his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law. Farrell fills the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Christopher McDonald to the Iowa Court of Appeals.

Authorities in Red Oak report the arrest early this (Thursday) morning of a Clarinda man. 19-year old Christian Lane Clark Latham was taken into custody following a traffic stop at around 1:45-a.m. near the intersection  of West Maple and North Broadway Streets, in Red Oak. An investigation determined Latham was driving with a revoked license. He was brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $1,000 cash bond.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports one person was taken into custody following a rolling domestic incident on Interstate 29, Tuesday. Authorities say deputies were called to I-29 near Bartlett after they received word a female was screaming for help from a moving vehicle. An investigation after the vehicle was pulled over in the 2600 block of 310th Street near Hamburg, resulted in the arrest of the passenger, 26-year old Christopher James Wyland, of Hamburg.

Wyland was charged with Domestic Assault by Strangulation, Domestic Assault/Displaying a Dangerous Weapon, Domestic Assault/Serious Injury, Possession of  Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was also wanted on a warrant out of Pottawattamie County. Wyland was being held in the Fremont County Jail on $10,300 bond.

Rescue crews from Marne and Atlantic along with Medivac Ambulance and law enforcement responded to a reported accident early this morning on Interstate 80. The crash was reported just after 4-a.m. with a person calling 9-1-1 saying there was a vehicle in the ditch and debris on the roadway. The accident happened at around the 51-mile marker eastbound. Officials reported there were no injuries. The lone occupant of the vehicle was said to have refused treatment at the scene.

Additional details were not immediately available.

A single-vehicle accident on Interstate 29 Wednesday evening has resulted in the death of the driver of the vehicle. According to Council Bluffs Police, the man was partially ejected from the vehicle during the rollover accident that happened at around 4:45-p.m. on I-29 northbound at the 55-mile marker, located between the North 35th and North 25th Street exits. Authorities do suspect speed and alcohol may have been factors in the crash.

A medical helicopter took the unidentified victim to Alegent Creighton Health Creighton University Medical Center where he later died. His name was withheld pending notification of relatives.

Northbound traffic on I-29 was blocked for a little more than two-hours following the crash.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

CORNING, Iowa (AP) — A southern Iowa man faces multiple charges in connection to a vehicle shooting. The state Division of Criminal Investigation says 32-year-old Peter Wiley, of Creston, was arrested Wednesday morning.

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) — A Cedar Rapids woman has been accused of kicking a North Liberty police officer in the groin. Police say an officer pulled over a vehicle Tuesday night that was driving recklessly. Police say the driver of the car, 32-year-old Jessica Hatfield, smelled of alcohol. The Iowa Press Citizen reports Hatfield is accused of kicking an officer in the groin as he attempted to give her a field sobriety test.

EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) — Roommates in Evansdale face charges in connection with allegedly trying to hide casino winnings from creditors. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier says 36-year-old Jeffrey S. Sampson hid more than $1,700 from a jackpot winning on a slot machine in July. Sampson owed more than $7,800 in back child support at the time of his winning, and the money should have been processed through a database that looks for such financial obligations.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drake has hired assistant Rick Fox to replace Chris Creighton, who was named the head coach at Eastern Michigan yesterday. Fox spent the past six seasons as the assistant head coach under Creighton for the Bulldogs, who compete in the Football Championship Series. He also coached the offensive line and special teams.