Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Some charities are fed up with people who donate items they say belong in a garbage dump. Goodwill of the Great Plains manages 21 thrift stores in four states including Iowa. Sonny Kellen with the charity tells the Sioux City Journal that all of its locations have had to address the issue by installing security cameras to prevent junk donations.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say it’s too early to tell whether a degenerative neurological disease that affects deer is spreading in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship released statistics yesterday that show more than 280 quarantined deer in north-central Iowa tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Kevin Baskins, a spokesman for the state Department of Natural Resources, says there’s no indication the disease is spreading.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Davenport officials are considering whether to change the city’s hunting ordinance to let residents defend their properties against coyotes. The Quad-City Times reports the City Council met Wednesday and discussed the issue. One resident said he wants to use his 12-gauge shotgun to protect his family and livestock from a pack of coyotes.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Officials say 150,000 gallons of wastewater entered the Cedar River after a power failure at a treatment plant in Cedar Falls. The state Department of Natural Resources says the power failure was reported early this morning. A backup generator for a specific disinfection system failed to start following the power failure.

Authorities in Red Oak say brake failure apparently caused an accident late Thursday morning that resulted in $4,000 damage to the vehicles involved, but no injuries. Red Oak Police say the accident happened at around  11:40-a.m. in the 800 block of east Summit Street.

During their investigation, officers learned 20-year old Jacob Avery, of Emerson, was backing up in his driveway when the brakes failed on his 1999 Dodge Ram pickup. The vehicles  rolled backwards uncontrollably backwards into the street, where it hit a 1998 Ford Windstar van,  driven by 35-year old Jennifer Lillie, of Afton.

There were no citations were issued.

Police in Stuart are asking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible for shooting a dog with an arrow. The animal later died from its injuries. Officials say the incident happened at around 3:30-p.m, Thursday, when a family’s dog was shot around or near the 300 block of N. Division St.

If you have any information regarding this case please call the Stuart Police Department at 515-523-1896 or our Dispatch at 641-747-2214. If you see a loose dog in Stuart, contact the police department and they will attempt to catch the dog and/or notify the owners.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office would like the public to be aware of a possible problem that may be going on. A member of the public reported to the Sheriff’s Office that vacuum salespersons had come to her house, and she believed the two male subjects may have been casing the residence. This concern stems from a media release the complainant had seen wherein persons pretending to sell vacuum cleaners come to do a demonstration and later come back to homes to break in.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind the public to stay vigilant, and if there are any door-to-door salespersons (or anyone else) who seems suspicious, please contact law enforcement immediately.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Some charities are fed up with people who donate items they say belong in a garbage dump. They say disposing of the used tires, old sofas and stained mattresses is costly and limits profits that fund needed services. Goodwill of the Great Plains manages 21 thrift stores in four states including Iowa. Sonny Kellen with the charity tells the Sioux City Journal that all of its locations have had to address the issue by installing security cameras to prevent the bad donations.

Karen Froelich helps manage the Bargain Center which helps families pay for schooling. She says she finds unwanted garbage there almost daily. Todd Oberg runs the Disabled American Veterans Thrift Store and says it usually costs him $150 to take the garbage off the property and to a landfill.