WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say firefighters rescued a 4-year-old girl from a Waterloo apartment fire. Firefighters who responded to a report around 7:50 p.m. Saturday found the girl inside the smoke-filled apartment. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that she was taken to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. Her name hasn’t been released. Fire officials say the blaze started after food was left unattended while being cooked.

Officials with the Stuart Police Department posted a message on their social media page, Sunday, with regard to vandalism. The message said “Crime can happen to anyone, including police departments.” Authorities said early Sunday morning, a patrol car was vandalized. Images posted along with the message show a broken side-view mirror and a tire that was either slashed or the air was let out of, causing it to go flat.

Pictures from the Stuart PD Facebook page

Officials ask residents in Stuart to “Please keep an eye out for not only your own property, but the property of those around you. If you see something, say something.”  The true victims of this vandalism are the citizens of Stuart.”  If you have any information about the incident, you’re asked to call Guthrie County dispatch at 641-747-2214 or send a private message to Stuart IOwa Police Department, on their Facebook page.

Two women from Cass County were arrested Sunday night in Montgomery County. The Sheriff’s Department reports 20-year old Sydney Jo Redler, of Atlantic, was arrested at around 9:30-p.m. on a charge of Simple Assault. And, at around 9:40-p.m., 19-year old Marie Edna Amos, of Griswold, was arrested for Possession of Alcohol under the legal age. Both arrests were the result of an incident at 91 Main Street, in Elliot. Redler was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond, while Amos was released on a citation with a future court date. Red Oak Police assisted in making the arrests.

And, at around 6-p.m., Sunday, 37-year old William James Bartlett, of Brown Summit, North Carolina, was arrested on two valid Montgomery County warrants: Violation of Probation, and Violation of a No Contact Order. Bartlett was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CDT

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of communities line the Mississippi River, but Davenport, Iowa, is among the few where people can dip their toes into the water without scaling a flood wall or levee. It’s a point of pride in Davenport but after historic flooding this spring inundated some of the city’s trendiest restaurants and shops, residents are confronting a painful question: Can they remain connected with the river without being overwhelmed by it? The mayor has formed a task force to consider options.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials who want to profit off their government experience and connections after leaving office face virtually no obstacles in becoming lobbyists, unlike most states that bar them from switching roles. A report by consumer-rights group Public Citizen says Nebraska is one of seven states with no restrictions on former lawmakers, governors or other elected officials. Nebraska stands in contrast to Iowa, which the group praises for having tough “revolving door” laws.

INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an Iowa child care provider left a 1-year-old alone for nearly two hours in a portable crib in a downstairs furnace room before discovering that the child was cold to the touch. The Des Moines Register reports that a Department of Human Services revoked the license of provider Jenna Dale, of Indianola, last week, following the death in April of Nash Bloem.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Police in northeastern Iowa say a Waterloo woman wounded in an accidental shooting is expected to recover. The Courier reports that the woman was taken to a hospital following the shooting Thursday night. Police say first responders were called to a home around 10:15 p.m. Thursday and found the woman with a single gunshot wound to the torso. Officers say a man at the house was handling a handgun when it accidentally fired.