One person suffered possible, unknown injuries during a collision Thursday afternoon, in Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police, 16-year old Miranda Nicole Jones, of Red Oak, was transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital by private vehicle following the accident at 3rd and Coolbaugh Streets, in Red Oak.

Officials say a 2008 Chevy Impala driven by 74-year old Bette Lou Larson, of Red Oak, was traveling east on Coolbaugh Street at around 3:30-p.m., while a 1998 Dodge Neon driven by Jones was headed south on 3rd Street. Larson ran the stop sign at the intersection as Jone was getting ready to cross the intersection.

Larson was cited for Failure to Obey a Stop or Yield sign. Damage from the collision amounted to $3,200.

There was a collision Wednesday night between Joni Ernst’s campaign R-V and a deer. Ernst was traveling in the R-V with Arizona Senator John McCain and a couple of campaign staffers. The deer and the R-V collided on the highway between Bloomfield and Keosauqua. No one inside was injured. The larger-than-life photo of Ernst and the map of Iowa on the exterior of the R-V weren’t marred, but the vehicle was in the shop Thursday, for repairs.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Braley says he finds some of the campaign ads running against him “painful” to watch.  “And remember, about 80 percent of the TV ads you’re seeing are not being put up by Joni Ernst or Bruce Braley and they’ve being put up by groups that don’t have to identify their donors,” Braley says. “They’re being put up by people who really don’t have a long-term stake in Iowa.” According to the latest report from the Center for Responsive Politics, almost 61 million dollars has been spent by outside groups trying to influence the outcome of Iowa’s U.S. Senate race. Braley says the ads from these groups are “drowning out” the voices of regular Iowans.

“Personally it’s very painful,” Braley says. “…In 23 seconds the truth can be destroyed by somebody putting up an ad that’s false and misleading.” Braley supports efforts to require immediate disclosure of the names of those who are financing the outside groups. Braley made his comments Thursday during an appearance before the Greater Des Moines Partnership, an organization that represents 21 chambers of commerce in central Iowa. Ernst said recently she and her family have quit watching T-V because of all the negative ads.

“What people really need to do is focus on the issues that are important to them and visit with the candidate,” Ernst says. Ernst says that’s why she’s spend the past 39 days making 112 stops around the state, ensuring she’s made at least one campaign appearance in each of Iowa’s 99 counties.

(Radio Iowa)

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Kum and Go convenience store chain will spend millions of dollars to make changes at more than 400 stores in 11 states to settle a lawsuit that claimed its gas stations failed to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act. A federal court judge on Thursday approved the settlement negotiated by attorneys for the company and the plaintiff from Clinton, Iowa, Gary McDermott.

RED OAK, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a southwest Iowa man is in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself in the face. Red Oak police say 28-year-old Cody Tunnell was handling a weapon Wednesday night when it went off.

DANVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a motorcycle crash involving a deer injured three people in southeast Iowa. The Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Joe Roth was traveling by motorcycle Wednesday night near Danville when he struck a deer and was knocked off his bike. Fifty-four-year-old Gail Schultz, in a separate vehicle, slowed her car after the crash. She was struck from behind by 19-year-old Emma Asher, whose vehicle went off the roadway and into a ditch. All three victims were hospitalized yesterday.

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) — A train collision involving a tractor has injured a man in eastern Iowa. The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office says 65-year-old Thomas A. Olson of Calamus was hurt in the collision Wednesday morning across a railroad track just south of U.S. 30.