The Iowa West Foundation, headquartered in Council Bluffs, has announced the recipients of a shared $5.3 million in grants for the second quarter of 2013. The grants will be used to assist 30 non-profit organizations and governmental entities with funding for area projects.Of the $5.3 million in grants announced today (Friday), $3.5 million was previously announced as a co-lead gift for a new YMCA in Council Bluffs. Philanthropist Charles E. Lakin also gave $3.5 million toward the project. The $16 million wellness facility is scheduled to open in the fall of 2015.

The Iowa West Foundation also awarded second quarter grants to these area groups or organizations. They include, but are not limited to:

• American Red Cross Loess Hills Chapter, general operating support for Council Bluffs site, $40,000

• Cass County (IA) Conservation, equipment for snowshoeing activities in local parks, $1,250

• City of Clarinda, construction of mile-long/multi-use community trail, $25,000

• City of Griswold, new community welcome signs, $8,000

• City of Lewis, playground equipment for city park, $7,400

• Golden Hills Resource Conservation & Development, Mormon Trail-related inventory of historic sites in southwest Iowa, $14,500

• Iowa Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, “Embrace Iowa – Mental Health First Aid” training in southwest Iowa, $8,000

• Pottawattamie County Veterans Affairs, mediation services to address Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms, $29,000

• Southwest Iowa Families, Inc., family/parent education programs in Fremont and Page counties, $10,000

• The Danish Immigrant Museum, exterior restoration of historic house in Elk Horn, $10,000

• Visiting Nurse Association of Pottawattamie County, services for low-income first-time mothers, $29,000

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police say a detective shot a man after intervening in an apparent assault. Sergeant Jason Halifax says Detective Yanira Scarlett was driving yesterday morning when she noticed a man and woman fighting inside a car and confronted a male suspect. Thirty-seven-year-old Tyjuan Tucker is hospitalized and is facing charges of domestic assault and assault on a police officer.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Waterloo police say a woman whose body was found in the Cedar River was the victim of an accidental drowning. The body of 35-year-old Shanda Werkmeister of Waterloo was recovered from the river Tuesday. Captain Tim Pillack said yesterday that her death was ruled an accidental drowning after an autopsy was completed.

OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Davis and Wapello counties are investigating fliers promoting the Ku Klux Klan. The Ottumwa Courier reports police found numerous fliers outside homes and businesses yesterday morning in Agency and Eldon in Wapello County and in the Davis County city of Bloomfield. The fliers were in plastic bags weighted with rocks. Authorities say they may be been thrown from a vehicle.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A Cedar Rapids man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after admitting he defrauded investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a Ponzi scheme. Jeffrey Kinseth entered the guilty plea yesterday afternoon during an appearance in federal court in Cedar Rapids. He was released on bond. Kinseth’s attorney didn’t return a phone message seeking comment.

No injuries were reported following an accident involving three trucks Thursday afternoon, in Cass County.

Photo courtesy Greg & Sally Richter.

(Photo courtesy Sammy Scheuermann-Wehmeyer, of Perry)

The Iowa State Patrol says two 2009 Sterling Acterra truck’s were on the shoulder of Interstate 80 westbound about a mile and three-quarters east of the Elk Horn (Highway 173) exit, because one of the trucks had broken down. A 2013 Freightliner semi pulling tandem Fed-Ex trailers and driven by 58-year old Stevan Stojanovic, of Rockford, IL, was traveling west at around 3:30-p.m., when Stojanovic lost control and struck the other two, parked trucks.

Following the collision, the semi crossed both westbound lanes of traffic and entered the median before it tipped over onto its right side in the right, eastbound lane. The front trailer came to rest on its top in the median, while the rear trailer came to rest on its side, also in the median.

No citations were issued.