Two Central Iowans were injured and a man from southern Iowa was killed late Wednesday during a collision in the Dallas County town of Dallas Center. The Iowa State Patrol reports the drivers the vehicles, 23-year old Michael James McAfee, of Adel, and 58-year old Kent Winslow Mills, of Dallas Center, were injured. A passenger in one of the cars, 31-year old Gregory Dean Anderson, of Chariton, was killed.

Officials say a 1994 Buick Century driven by McAfee, was traveling west on 250th Street at around 10-p.m., when he failed to stop at the stop sign with U Avenue and was hit on the passenger side by Mills’ southbound 2009 Chevy Cobalt. After the collision, both vehicles came to rest in the southwest ditch, where the Century rolled onto its top.

McAfee was flown by Mercy One helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Mills was also injured, but the Patrol’s report did not indicate if he was transported to the hospital. Officials say he was wearing his seat belt. Anderson, who died at the scene, was also wearing a seat belt.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials are opening up state land for haying and grazing to help farmers impacted by severe weather conditions. The state Department of Natural Resources announced yesterday that available land is primarily the upland grassland areas, although there will be some availability for “flash grazing” in northeast Iowa and other land not being leased to farmers. Officials say haying and grazing can start after July 15th, when the primary nesting season for upland birds has been completed.

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Three banks in eastern Iowa are planning to merge this summer, so they’ll be able to offer customers services at eight locations. The owner of Central State Bank of Muscatine, Freedom Security Bank of Coralville and Kalona and West Chester Savings Bank of Washington announced the merger on Tuesday.

GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa doctor cleared of criminal charges that accused him of running an unauthorized methadone clinic has surrendered his medical license. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports Doctor Frank Lamp of Grundy Center entered the agreement last week with the Iowa Board of Medicine. The documents were released yesterday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge in Des Moines has ordered for the second time a 3-year-old girl at the center of an international custody dispute between divorced parents to be returned to Sweden. The girl’s mother, Raina Anderung, must fly her daughter to Sweden where the girl’s father, Magnus Anderung lives within two weeks.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public to be aware of a new scam that has come to department’s attention. Officials say victims of the scam receive a call from a person claiming to be from Publisher’s Clearinghouse, and in order to receive money the victims have supposedly won, they are told they need to forward money to another location. Afterward, someone calls the victims and claims to be the County Sheriff verifying that the victims have won money. THIS IS A SCAM.

The Sheriff’s Office reminds citizens to NEVER send money to any party claiming that you must send money to receive money back.

A man from Elk Horn was injured during a motorcycle accident this (Wednesday) afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says 50-year old Terry Lee Robertson was transported to Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan by Elk Horn Rescue, after the 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle he was driving crashed after coming upon an animal on the road. Robertson braked and then lost control of the cycle before it entered the north ditch and came to rest. The accident happened at around 12:15-p.m. on County Road F-58, about 2 & 1/2 miles west of Elk Horn.