Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ Friday press conference on COVID-19. We plan on having live audio of the presser on KJAN which is set to start at approximately 11:00 a.m.

DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Corrections reports 29-year old Timothy Fred Leachman, who was convicted of Burglary 1st Degree in Polk County, failed to report back to the Fort

Timothy Leachman (IA DOC photo)

Des Moines Residential Facility as required Thursday night. Leachman is a black male, six-feet one-inch tall, and weighs about 233 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on March 4th, 2020.  Persons with information on Leachman’s whereabouts should contact local police.

A Nebraska man was arrested in Pottawattamie County early this (Friday) morning, following a pursuit. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says two Pott. County Deputies were dispatched at around 5:10-a.m. to a vehicle pursuit crossing the I-680 Bridge into Iowa. A short time later, both Deputies arrived in the area and attempted to stop the suspect vehicle, a 2002 Ford F-250 pickup. The driver, 25-year old Jeffrey Michael Hotz, of Omaha, was taken into custody for Theft in the 1st Degree – motor vehicle, and Willful failure to stop for law enforcement. Hotz was being held in the Pott. County Jail on $11,000 bond.

Thursday afternoon, a woman was arrested on drug charges in Pottawattamie County, following an incident at the Hitchcock Nature Center. The woman, 24-year old Stephanie Nicole Riser, was said to have been uncooperative. She was arrested for Interference with officials acts, Possession of drug paraphernalia, and Possession of methamphetamine, 1st offense. And, a Colorado man being held in the Pott. County Jail, was served with a warrant Thursday afternoon, for being a Fugitive from Justice. 41-year old Jacqueay Derrick Roberson, of Colorado Springs, was being held in the jail on $14,141 associated with other charges.

MARQUETTE, Iowa (The Des Moines Register) — The Iowa Department of Natural Resource says it’s investigating a fish kill that left hundreds of trout dead in a northeastern Iowa creek. The Des Moines Register reports the kill, affecting nearly 1,000 fish, was reported Saturday night on Bloody Run Creek near Marquette in Clayton County. The department says a pollutant in the water likely caused the fish kill, but investigators have not been able to determine the cause. DNR environmental specialist Brett Meyers says the state spends a lot of money to stock waters like Bloody Creek with expensive game fish like trout.

Police in Creston says a man was arrested on Burglary and other charges, Thursday. Austin Jones, of Creston, was arrested for Burglary in the 1st Degree, Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree, and Willful Injury. His bond at the Union County Jail was set at $31,000. And, a Creston man reported to Police Thursday, that sometime between Tuesday and Thursday, someone entered his vehicle that was parked in the 300 block of W. Adams Street. Nothing was reported missing, and the amount of damage to the vehicle was unknown.

A traffic stop at around 2:30 this (Friday) morning in Red Oak, resulted in an OWI arrest. Police say 26-year old Benjamin Lee Adams, of Red Oak, was taken into custody for OWI/1st offense in the 1800 block of N. 6th Street. He was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

(Radio Iowa) — T-P-I Composites is temporarily halting production at its wind blade manufacturing plant in Newton as employees are tested for COVID-19. Plant General Manager Josh Syhlman says TPI proactively reached out to the Governor’s Office to discuss an enhanced COVID-19 testing plan after 28 confirmed new cases were reported among the plant’s workforce during the last week. TPI expects the voluntary pause in production to last until the middle of next week. This will allow for another deep clean of the facility and to implement a more rigorous testing plan for all Newton associates. The Newton Plant workers will be paid during the production pause and TPI also plans to provide protective masks to its associates’ family members for use at home.