Police in Red Oak report a local man was arrested Tuesday evening on assault and other charges. 39-year old Gary Matthew Stephens, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 5:35-p.m. in Red Oak, on charges of Domestic Abuse Assault and Interference with Official Acts.

A woman from Nebraska was arrested Tuesday afternoon, following a pursuit in Fremont County. According the sheriff’s department, 25-year old Jessica Ann Hall, of Omaha, faces charges that include Possession of Stolen Property, Felony eluding, and several traffic violations. She was being held in the Fremont County Jail on bond in excess of $10,000. Charges are also pending in Nebraska.

Authorities say the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office was informed a 2008 white, Dodge pickup truck had been stolen from the Fareway Parking lot in Nebraska City, NE. A deputy observed the vehicle traveling north on Interstate 29, and when he pulled up behind pickup, the vehicle sped-up. The deputy activated his emergency lights and sirens in an attempt to get the driver…later identified as Hall…to stop.

Instead, the pickup increased to speeds in excess of 100-miles per hour. Both the pickup and the deputies’ cruiser left the interstate at the Bartlett exit and headed east on Wausbonsie Avenue, toward Tabor. About one-half mile west of town, stop sticks were deployed by Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope.

The pickup ran over the stop sticks, which punctured both front tires of the vehicle. The pursuit continued through Tabor and finally ended about a mile east of town, when both front tires on the pickup went flat, making it undriveable. Hall pulled over and was subsequently taken into custody without further incident.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Speakers at an administrative hearing say they’re frustrated at the difficulty in obtaining a marijuana extract despite Iowa’s new law. Sally Gaer, of West Des Moines, and Kim Novy, of Altoona, said during a state Department of Public Health hearing that they have epileptic children who would benefit from the extract. Health official Deborah Thompson says officials hope to issue registration cards by the end of the year.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former chief judge for the state agency that hears unemployment cases says he was fired because he stood up to his boss, who asserted her bias toward employers and against unemployed workers. Joe Walsh oversaw 15 unemployment appeals judges from 2010 until his dismissal in 2013. He told the Senate Government Oversight Committee that Iowa Workforce Development Director Teresa Wahlert pushed him to develop tip sheets to help businesses avoid paying unemployment. She was appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republicans are accusing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch of using his legislative position to halt a bill that could have impacted his development business. Hatch’s development company has built projects using these tax credits. Hatch’s campaign called the accusations false, but declined to answer specific questions. The bill cited by Republicans was referred to a subcommittee chaired by Hatch in 2013. The panel never met, meaning the bill did not advance.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Dubuque police arrested a man after spending hours coaxing him down from a roof. Police arrested 49-year-old Donald A. Puccio on Monday afternoon after a standoff that lasted four hours. Puccio was charged with two counts of violating a no-contact order and two counts of interference with official acts.

The Iowa Supreme Court is holding a public hearing this morning (Wednesday) on change that would make it easier for the graduates of two state law schools to practice in the state. Court communications officer, Steve Davis, says a Blue Ribbon Committee from the Iowa State Bar Association recommended the change. “Currently after they graduate from Drake University Law school the University of Iowa College of law, they are required to successfully complete the Iowa Bar examination. Under this recommendation, they would no longer have to do that,” Davis explains.

Today’s hearing will include testimony from 24 people. Davis says there will be a variety of speakers — from law school deans, district court judges to the Iowa Attorney General — who will make comments. The court has already taken written comments on the issue. “There’s actually 152 written comments made, so the court’s going to have a lot of information to make the decision,” Davis says. The justices will make a decision after today’s hearing.

Davis says the judges will get together and discuss the issue, but there’s not a timeline for making a decision. Today’s hearing begins at nine a-m and will be streamed live on the court system’s website. Davis says the written comments and the proposal itself are all posted online at: www.iowacourts.gov.

(Radio Iowa)