(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County report the arrest on Monday night, of a Council Bluffs woman. 37-year-old Jessica Jo Clymer was arrested two outstanding Pott. County warrants, including Violation of Probation. She was being held in the Pott. County Jail. Sheriff’s Deputies served two separate warrants in inmates being held in the Pott. County Jail, Monday:

• 29-year-old Mitchell Lee Bronston, of Omaha, was presented with a warrant for Theft in the 2nd Degree. He was being held on bond amounting to $6,000.
• 20-year-old Dalton Michael Fastnacht, of Council Bluffs, was served with a warrant for Violation of Probation.

Both inmates were then returned to their cells by Corrections Staff. The Pott. County Sheriff’s Office said also, 39-year-old Amanda Marie Gordon, of Omaha, was transported from the Douglas County, Nebraska Jail to Pottawattamie County, to address a valid Pott. County warrant for Absence from Custody, and on a hold for another agency. Her bond was set at $1,000.

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston said Tuesday (today), that on July 18th, a woman from Creston was cited for allowing an animal to run At Large. Amanda Montanye was presented with her citation at the scene of the incident, and released on a promise to appear in court.

(Radio Iowa) – The Mega Millions estimated jackpot for tonight’s (Tuesday) drawing has been increased. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, says increased sales prompted the change. “The jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing at this point is an estimated 810 million dollars annuity 470-point-one million cash option. And I say at this point, because it’s really kind of into the unpredictable territory now,” Neubauer says.  She says sales pick up rapidly when jackpots hit this type of number. “And that causes the jackpot to be raised, sometimes in between drawings, just like what happened with this amount now. So by the time the drawing happens at 10 p-m, it may be even higher than it is now,” Neubauer says.

Neubauer says this jackpot would be the third biggest in Mega Millions history. “We have a long ways to go before we hit the record territory. The biggest jackpot in the Mega Millions game was more than…one-point-five billion dollars, won in October 2018, in South Carolina,” according to Neubauer. “But it is definitely climbing and lots and lots of folks are talking about it, that’s for sure.” She says many new players jump in when the jackpots increase — and it doesn’t matter how many buy tickets — your odds don’t change. “I think there are all sorts of superstitions or beliefs out there. But you know, the odds are the same for every ticket purchased in the game, the odds never change, you know, if the odds changed with every ticket that you bought, we would never be able to predict what they are. So the odds and megamillions come from all of the different ways that you can combine the numbers in the game to make a play,” she explains.

And those odds are pretty long. “The odds of winning in Mega Millions are about one in 302-point-six million,” she says. One thing that is known about the jackpot is lottery terminals will be busy today (Tuesday). “The majority of tickets for any particular drawing are purchased on the day of the drawing. I think we as human beings procrastinate, and we even procrastinate when it comes to buying lottery tickets,” Neubauer says. “So just keep in mind, there is a sales cut off for Tuesday night’s drawing the sales cut off here in Iowa is 8:59 p-m,” Neubauer says.

If you buy a ticket after that, it would be for the next drawing.

(Red Oak, Iowa) — One person was transported to the hospital by helicopter, following a collision that occurred east of Red Oak, Monday morning, According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, the crash occurred on Highway 34, about one-half of a mile west of K Avenue, at around 7:45-a.m. Authorities say a 2005 Chevy K2500 pickup driven by 18-year-old Slade M. Graham of Stanton, was westbound on Hwy 34 when it crossed the center line and struck an eastbound 2020 Kenworth T680 semi tractor-trailer, driven by 62-year-old Robert L. Mosby, of Omaha. Mosby said he tried to avoid the collision by moving to the right in his lane, but the pickup impacted the sleeper area of the semi’s cab and both rear axles. The pickup continued down the left side of the semi trailer, where it damaged the tires and brake lines of the trailer. The pickup crossed the eastbound lane, exited the roadway, and struck a tree in the south ditch before coming to rest.

Graham was extricated from the pickup by rescue personnel, and was taken by Air Evac medical helicopter to an Omaha hospital for were believed to be non-life threatening injuries. Mosby was not injured in the collision. Damage from the accident amounted to $25,000. The pickup was considered a total loss. At the time of the Sheriff’s report, no citations had been issued.