DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have charged a Des Moines man with child endangerment over the death of a 2-year-old boy. Polk County District Court records say 37-year-old Nicholas Rivera is due in court Sept. 17. The records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for him. The records show Rivera and the little boy’s 18-year-old sister took him to a hospital on May 24. Doctors said the boy’s injuries were consistent with “abusive brain trauma” that wasn’t accidental, and they noted bruising on the boy’s back that may have been caused by fingers. Police say Rivera and the little boy’s sister had been caring for the child when the injuries occurred.

More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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The Creston Police Department reports two men and a woman were arrested over the weekend, on Theft charges. 28-year old Brice Maxwell, of Fontanelle, and 20-year old Tommie O’Neall, of Creston, were arrested at around 1:24-a.m. Sunday at 806 Laurel Street, in Creston. Both were charged with Theft in the 4th Degree, and were being held in the Union County Jail on a $1,000 bond, each. And, Saturday evening, 41-year old A-J Miller, of Mt. Ayr, was arrested at the same location, for Theft in the 5th Degree. He was later released from custody on a Promise to Appear in court.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Polk County sheriff’s detective and his girlfriend have been given a year of probation for their roles in an Ankeny bar fracas. Court records say John Negrete and Tereasa Sunberg also were given deferred judgments at their sentencings Friday. That means their convictions can be removed from court records if they complete their probation terms. The two were convicted in July of assault causing injury.

Authorities say Negrete punched an Ankeny firefighter, Ross Frank, and Sunberg punched Frank’s wife, Danielle. Negrete and Sunberg say Frank groped Sunberg at the Clipper bar the night of Sept. 8 before the fracas. Frank denied the accusation. Prosecutors say Negrete was off-duty when he punched the firefighter in the mouth and under his left eye.

A little more than 16 months after a groundbreaking ceremony was held for a new business in Audubon, a ribbon-cutting will take place Tuesday, featuring Iowa’s Governor and a Congressman. Waspy’s Truck Stop will hold the ceremony 9-a.m. Tuesday at their facility located on the south side of Audubon, at 2079 Highway 71. The $18-million dollar construction project, which spans nearly 16 acres, includes a restaurant that opened Sept. 4th, as well as two-story, 36-room inn and suites, is run by the Lawrence Handlos family. Later this fall, the Waspy’s Truck Service Center will be open and it will include four truck wash bays, tire repair and diesel repair.  The new location features a 140,000-gallon fuel storage capacity, with multiple fuel options.

Tuesday’s event includes appearances by Governor Kim Reynolds and Congressman Steve King. Visitors will receive a tour of the Blue Grass Inn and Suites from 10-a.m. Until Noon, and again from 4-until 6-p.m. Two Palms Grilling takes place beginning at 10-a.m., with 1,000 pork loin sandwiches being given away all day. If you stop by the convenience store you can register for some great door prizes as well.