Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies were called Wednesday, to 2405 N. Broadway Street in Red Oak, for a reported possible incident of Theft. Upon further investigation, Deputies made contact with 38-year old Jacob Lynn Derby and 22-year old Carley Marie Jean Hunter, both of Red Oak. They were taken into custody for Theft in the 5th Degree, and booked into the Montgomery County Jail, where their cash bonds were set at $300 each.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:37 a.m. CDT

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa sheriff says one of his deputies has been charged with assault after an off-duty confrontation with a fellow patron at a bar. Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner says that he finds the allegations against deputy Robert Amos “extremely concerning” and that he has placed him on paid leave pending an internal investigation. Gardner says Amos was arrested late Tuesday after a disturbance at a bar in Lisbon called Beau Dylan’s.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police in Cedar Rapids saying a man is fighting for his life after being shot in a gas station lot, and officers are now searching for a suspect. Cedar Rapids police say in a news release that the shooting happened just before 8 a.m. Wednesday at a Kum & Go gas station. A man in his 20s was found with critical injuries and rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Investigators believe the man was targeted.

MORAVIA, Iowa (AP) — Law enforcement officials in southern Iowa say a woman has died following an explosion involving an oxygen tank. The Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that firefighters and medics were called to a home in Morovia shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday. A woman was found on the kitchen floor and pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say she had been using an oxygen machine for medical purposes when an unknown ignition source caused an explosion and fire.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State officials say they’re still investigating the fall of a man onto other football fans below at Jack Trice Stadium. The university says the fan tumbled from the second level on the stadium’s east side during the first half Saturday of the game against Oklahoma State, which the Cowboys won, 34-27. University spokeswoman Angie Hunt said Wednesday that she couldn’t yet clarify how many people were injured or say whether the fan who fell remained hospitalized. Names haven’t been released.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Sen. Kamala Harris is increasing the Iowa stakes for her sagging Democratic presidential campaign, with her campaign laying off several dozen staff members and transferring others from early states Nevada and New Hampshire to the lead-off caucus state.

“Plenty of winning primary campaigns, like John Kerry’s in 2004 and John McCain’s in 2008, have had to make tough choices on their way to the nomination, and this is no different,” her campaign manager, Juan Rodriguez, wrote in a memo to staff that was shared by the campaign Wednesday.

Harris had already pledged to go all-in on Iowa, joking she was moving there, and earlier Wednesday her campaign touted the 15 days she spent in the state this month as the “October Hustle.” It was more than any of her competitors spent there in October, but she’s still polling behind competitors such as Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren.

Harris is the most prominent Democratic candidate so far to announce a major campaign restructuring less than 100 days out from the Iowa caucus. The changes come a full month after Rodriguez visited Iowa to evaluate the campaign’s organization and on the eve of an important Iowa Democratic fundraiser. The campaign, which has not yet run any television advertising, hopes to spend at least $1 million on a media campaign in the weeks before the Feb. 3 caucus, the memo said.

Harris plans to spend significant time in Iowa again in November, including over Thanksgiving, her campaign said. She’s in Iowa through this weekend and has announced a trip to New Hampshire next week. Her campaign hasn’t released her schedule beyond that.

A man from Nebraska faces Robbery and other charges following an incident this (Wednesday) morning, in Pottawattamie County. Council Bluffs Police say officers were dispatched at around 10:50-a.m. to 350 34th Ave., US Bank, in Council Bluffs, for a bank robbery that had just occurred. Bank employees were able to provide a description of the suspect and the vehicle that the suspect fled the area in.

Brandon N. Bird

As officers were arriving at the scene, a call came in that a subject and vehicle that matched this description were now at an address in the 5100 Block of Gifford Road in Council Bluffs, attempting to break into the residence and garage, in an attempt to steal a vehicle parked there. A short time later officers arrived in that area and observed the vehicle leaving that scene. Officers used stop sticks on the vehicle, causing the tires to go flat.

A short time later the suspect, later identified as 40-year old Brandon N. Bird, of Hastings, NE., lost control of the vehicle, which went off the road into a ditch. Bird was taken into custody at the scene. At this time, Council Bluffs Police along with the FBI are investigating all crimes that took place during the incident. Bird was set to be booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail on charges of Robbery 2nd, Burglary 1st, Theft 1st and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of 63-year-old Sheryl Franzen of Red Oak in the 900 Block of North 4th Street in Red Oak Wednesday at 1:26pm. Franzen was charged with Theft 5th Degree after taking an item from the Red Oak Public Library on Tuesday at about 2:30pm. The item was valued at less than $200. Franzen was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 cash bond.

(12-p.m. News) — Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer today (Wednesday) released a report on arrests. On Tuesday, 66 year old Darold Ray Otten, of Audubon, was arrested for Keeping a Vicious Dog.  Otten was cited and released on promise to appear. On Sunday, 26 year old Matthew Scott Tillman, of Audubon, was arrested for Theft in the 5th Degree.  Tillman was cited and released on promise to appear.

Last Thursday, 22 year old Andrew Allen Malloy, of Omaha, was arrested in Audubon for Driving Under Suspension.  Malloy was also cited and released on scene on promise to appear. On Oct. 22nd, a 17 year old juvenile was referred to the Juvenile Court System for Theft in the 3rd degree. Oct. 18th, Audubon Police arrested 49 year old Brian Lane Berry, of Des Moines, for Driving While Revoked.  Berry was transported to the Audubon County Jail and held on a $1,000 bond, pending a court appearance.

And, on Oct. 10th, Audubon Police arrested 19 year old Jatana Nejla Gist, of Audubon, for Domestic Abuse Assault.  Gist was transported to the Audubon County Jail and held pending an appearance before a magistrate.