An accident Friday afternoon on Interstate 29 in Pottawattamie County resulted in a northeast Iowa man being sent to a hospital in Council Bluffs. The Iowa State Patrol says 21 year old Justin M. Ridder, of Aplington, was transported by Glenwood Rescue to Jenny Edmundson Hospital following the crash on I-29 northbound at the 45-mile marker.

Officials say Ridder was traveling in the right lane when he attempted to change lanes after seeing broken down motorists on the right shoulder. He was unable to do so however, because of a vehicle approaching fast in the left lane.

Ridder tried to return to the right lane but lost control of his vehicle. The 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer crossed the lane lane and hit a bridge guard rail. The accident happened at around 2:45-pm.

A boat has been deployed in a northeast Iowa lake to help an FBI dive team prepare for a sonar search for two missing cousins.

Black Hawk County Chief Deputy Sheriff Rick Abben (A’-behn) said Friday the three people in the boat are checking the Meyers Lake in Evansdale before the dive team enters the water and begins using its specialized equipment.

The team’s searching for 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey and 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins. They’ve been missing since they went for a bike ride on July 13. Their bikes were found near the lake.

Agents in FBI shirts spent several minutes hooking up equipment before the boat pushed off into the lake.

Abben says the dive team has arrived in the area and is planning the logistics of their dive.

The Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task force reports 5 Council Bluffs businesses have been cited for selling alcohol to a minor.

On Thursday, members of the task force conducted an undercover operation into the illegal sale of alcohol to minors in Council Bluffs.  A total of 15 businesses were checked, with five making a sale to a minor.

The task force says five criminal citations were issued for selling alcohol to a minor to Shenanigan’s, 1892 German Ber Haus, Quaker Steak and Lube, Do Rock Inn, and T’z Tavern.  They say the 10 businesses checked that were in compliance include Goofy’s Corner, Fiddlin Moneky, Barley’s, Glory Days, Railway Inn, O’Face Bar, Dusty’s Bar, Caddy Shack, Breakway Bar, and J & B Lounge.

The operation was conducted with assistance of two, 19 year-old females and one, 19 year-old male.

The Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task force says this type of operation is ongoing and they will continue to check businesses in the future.

The Clarinda Police Department reports several incidents the past few days.

On Thursday charges in Page County District Court were filed against 23-year-old Lynn Elizabeth Chandler of Maryville, Missouri.  The charges stem from an incident that occurred that occurred in Clarinda during the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 11, 2012.  Chandler was charged with felony drug possession, operating a motor vehicle without owner’s consent, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor interference with a police officer and misdemeanor providing false identification information to a police officer.  She is currently in custody in Nodaway County, Missouri on unrelated charges. Chandler’s bail on the charges stemming from the incident in Clarinda is presently set at $2,000. Chandler is awaiting extradition to Iowa.

That same day, the Clarinda Police Department reports 33-year-old Matthew Ronald Corey of Clarinda was arrested on a warrant from Adams County for a probation violation. He posted $1,000.00 bail a short time after being brought to the Page County Courthouse and was released pending additional court action in Adams County.

Also Thursday, the Clarinda Police Department says Darren McCollough of Clarinda reported that his apartment at 800 W. Tarkio St, apt. E-2 had been burglarized sometime during the late evening hours of Wednesday or early morning hours Thursday.  He reports a Sony PlayStation 3 game system with an estimated value of $320.00 had been taken from the apartment. There are no suspects and the incident remains under investigation.

On Wednesday, officials with the Clarinda Community Public School District reported the theft numerous Easton softball bats with an estimated value of $1,000.00. The theft occurred sometime between July 12-16^th. The softball bats had been stored in a shed at the City of Clarinda baseball/softball field complex. There are no suspects and the incident remains under investigation.

On Tuesday, shortly after 1 AM, officers responded to the Timber Creek Apartment Complex in Clarinda to investigate a complaint of illegal use of fireworks.  Officers observed Hugo Navor Hernandez Cruz, Jr. detonating explosive devices. Charges are pending against Cruz, Jr.  in Page County Magistrate Court for misdemeanor illegal use of fireworks.