Police in Council Bluffs were called to Lake Manawa late Thursday night, after receiving a report of a suicidal female threatening to drive her car into the lake, located on the south side of the city. Officers found the woman sitting in her car, with the vehicle facing the boat ramp. The woman drove the vehicle into the lake before the officers could stop her. Authorities say Officer Porter jumped onto the hood of the car and pulled the female her out through the window of the vehicle, as it began to sink under the water.

Officer Porter and Officer Youso were then able to swim her to the dock and get her safely out of the water. The female was transported to a local hospital for mental health treatment.

Three people, two from Minnesota and one from Pottawattamie County, were injured during a collision that happened at around 10:47-p.m. Thursday, in Monona County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2006 Chevy passenger car driven by 20-year old Timothy Wayne Tracy, of Council Bluffs, was traveling north on I-29 near mile marker 108, when Tracy lost control of the vehicle.

The car struck a 2017 Ford truck on the driver’s side. The truck was being driven by 57-year old Michael Robert Gavigan, of Golden Valley, MN. Following the collision, both vehicles entered the median and came partially to rest in the left lane of southbound I-29.

Both drivers, and 22-year old Fernando Rafael Romero, of Brooklyn Park, MN., were transported by Burgess/Onawa Rescue to Burgess Hospital in Onawa. All three vehicle occupants were wearing their seat belts.

The ISP was assisted at the scene by the Monona County Sheriff’s Office, Blencoe Police and Burgess Rescue.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is insisting that the state control the return of public school classes next month, saying districts can provide online learning only if coronavirus cases are surging in their communities and state officials consent. The teachers union immediately pushed back, saying the lives of children and teachers are at stake and science not politics should guide decisions. Reynolds has said at least half of K-12 classes must be held in-person and only state education and health officials can grant permission for temporary online learning if a county exceeds 15% coronavirus positivity rate over a two-week period, and at least 10% of students are absent.

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing a rare rebuke from the Republican Party for floating the possibility of delaying the November election. Republican officials from New Hampshire to Mississippi to Iowa quickly pushed back against Trump’s repeated suggestion on Thursday that it might be necessary to delay the November election because of the unfounded threat of voter fraud. He is not allowed, anyway, to delay the election without congressional approval. But there has been little conservative opposition to Trump’s broader push to raise questions about the legitimacy of the Nov. 3 election. And there was no indication that his latest bombshell has undermined his standing among the Republican elite.

WINTERSET, Iowa (AP) — Madison County deputies have charged a man with murder in the death of another man whose body was found in a rural intersection southwest of Winterset. Deputies charged 41-year-old Gerald Parker, of Creston, with first-degree murder in the death of 39-year-old Jonathan Hoffman, of Des Moines. A delivery driver fround Hoffman’s body on the afternoon of July 21, face down in an intersection. He had been shot to death. Parker was being held in the Madison County Jail.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police say a suspect in the January shooting deaths of three teens has been arrested in Illinois. Police say 17-year-old Leontreal Jones was arrested Tuesday in Peoria, Illinois, on robbery warrants out of Iowa. Police say Des Moines detectives have traveled to Peoria and expect Jones to be extradited to Iowa soon. Police say once Jones’ is returned to Iowa, he’ll be charged with first-degree murder in the Jan. 30 deaths of brothers 19-year-old Devonte Swanks and 16-year-old Malachi Swanks and a friend, 15-year-old Thayne Wright. Officers found their bodies in a southeast Des Moines duplex after responding to reports of shots fired.

SIDNEY, Iowa – July 30, 2020 – A milling and resurfacing project on Iowa 2 between Fremont County Road L-44 to U.S. 275 in Fremont County will begin Monday, Aug. 3, and be completed by early September, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Council Bluffs construction office.

The milling work will take approximately one week to complete. Once the milling work is completed, workers will make repairs along the centerline and then resurfacing work will begin. Traffic will be controlled by flaggers and a pilot car. Motorists should expect some delays.

Western Engineering is the prime contractor of this project.

The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least double in work zones. As in all work zones, drivers should stay alert, allow ample space between vehicles, and wear seat belts.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 41-year old Brandon Bird, of Omaha, was sentenced in Council Bluffs by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, to 120 months in prison for bank robbery. Bird was ordered to serve three years of supervised release to follow his term of imprisonment and pay a $100 Special Assessment to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

On October 30, 2019, Bird walked into a U.S. Bank in Council Bluffs and gave a demand note to the teller requesting money. After obtaining cash from the bank, Bird fled the scene and was then stopped by law enforcement. All of the stolen cash was recovered.

The matter was investigated by the Council Bluffs Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Great Plains Violent Crimes Task Force. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Griswold Rescue was paged to the scene of a single-vehicle accident northwest of Griswold at around 5:25-p.m. Thursday.  A vehicle was in the ditch near 53386 Elm Tree Road. A 25-year old male was said to have been injured. No other information was immediately available.