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Argument leads to rollover accident & arrest in Council Bluffs

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March 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A woman who was driving her allegedly intoxicated boyfriend home late Monday night, ended-up rolling her vehicle, after the couple got into an argument and the boyfriend tried to grab the steering wheel. Council Bluffs Police say 21-year old Brandon Griffeth-Mount, of Council Bluffs, was subsequently charged with Aggravated Domestic Abuse and Child Endangerment, because his girlfriend is six-months pregnant with his child.

Brandon Griffeth-Mount

Brandon Griffeth-Mount

Authorities say the unidentified woman and Griffeth-Mount were traveling westbound on Interstate 80 at around 10:30-p.m., when he grabbed the steering wheel from the passenger side of the vehicle. His actions caused the vehicle to veer off the road and slide sideways before rolling over into a ditch. The driver suffered a minor knee injury during the accident. She was transported to Mercy Hospital, treated and released.

Bluffs woman arrested after found passed out in a stolen vehicle

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March 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs arrested a woman early this (Tuesday) morning, after finding her passed out in a stolen vehicle. Authorities say 31-year old Amber Coulter, of Council Bluffs, faces a charge of Theft in the 2nd degree, and was being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail.

Her arrest occurred after officers were called to 901 N. 35th Street in Council Bluffs, at around 2:15-a.m., for a female passed out in a vehicle. Police who found Coulter in the driver’s seat of the vehicle, noticed that the ignition was damaged and that the license plates displayed did not belong to the vehicle.

Amber Coulter

Amber Coulter

After the officers woke Coulter up, she denied stealing the vehicle, and claimed instead that she had borrowed it from a friend.

Stolen Lorimor Fire Truck found in eastern Iowa

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March 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Union County Sheriff’s Office says they were notified late Monday afternoon, that Cedar Rapids Police recovered a fire truck stolen from the Lorimor Fire Department late last week. The vehicle was unoccupied when it was recovered. No further details were provided.

The 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty Fire Truck was a grass/field fire unit. The theft was reported Friday afternoon. The truck and its equipment was valued at $15,000.

Clayton Portwood (Photos)

Clayton Portwood (Photos)

Red Oak man arrested for simple assault Monday evening

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March 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak arrested a man Monday evening on a charge of Simple Assault. 45-year old Ricky Allen Baker, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 5:35-p.m. in the 200 block of N. 2nd Street. Baker was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 cash bond.

Adams County Sheriff’s report, 3/8/16

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March 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office has released information on a couple of recent arrests. On Monday, 56-year old James Walbert Tucker, of Afton, was arrested following a traffic stop at Highway 34 and Sycamore Avenue, for Driving While Barred. Tucker was being held in the Adams County Jail on $2,000 bond.

And, at around 8:35-p.m, on March 2nd, a traffic stop in Adams County and subsequent search of the vehicle by the K9 Unit, resulted in the arrest of 64-year old Leroy Eugene Mallow, of Chowchilla, CA, on Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, charges. His bond was set at $1,300.

Primary election news: McLaren to run for re-election as Cass County Sheriff; Pott. Co. Auditor to run on BOS

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March 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Three Republican candidates for office in Cass County filed their nomination papers Monday, serving as their notice of intent to run in the June Primary. Cass County Sheriff Darby McLaren, and Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman have chosen to run for re-election, and, as we told you last week, Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones has officially announced he intends to run for the Cass County Board of Supervisors seat in District 1, offering a challenge to Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green, who seeks the same seat. The deadline for filing nomination papers is 5-p.m., March 30th.

The Daily NonPareil reports, in Pottawattamie County, Auditor Marilyn Jo Drake says she will not seek a ninth term as auditor, but will instead will run for a seat on the county’s Board of Supervisors. Drake, a Republican who has worked in the county auditor’s office since 1977 and was elected auditor in 1985, filed her nomination papers on Monday. She believes her experience would be beneficial on the board. And Melvyn Houser, a county supervisor for 16 years, said he will seek the county auditor’s post in an effort to succeed Drake.

Also on Monday, the first day nomination papers could be filed for this year’s county races, Council Bluffs resident, 27-year old Bart Randolph joined Drake in filing his papers for a board seat. A first-time political office seeker, Randolph is a Democrat and small business owner. He opened a new courier and same-day delivery service roughly two months ago, also served six years in the U.S. Air Force.

Two of the five supervisor seats are up for election this year. They are currently held by Republicans Lynn Grobe, who is seeking re-election, according to his wife, Carolyn, and Houser. Also on the ballot this November in Pott. County, are the positions of county auditor and county sheriff. Jeff Danker, first voted in as county sheriff in November 1992, said he will run again, which would be his seventh term if re-elected.

Those interested in running for office must obtain at least 100 signatures from eligible county voters, which would be checked by the auditor’s office. Those elected must be county residents when their term begins, in this case, next Jan. 1st.

Shooting in Council Bluffs leaves one person dead

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March 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police found a man shot dead inside an apartment Monday night at 116 Glen Ave. in Council Bluffs. Police told the Omaha World-Herald, another man from the same shooting arrived at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs about 6:30 p.m. Monday. Bluffs Police Sgt. Dave Dawson said the second victim was expected to survive. Neither victim had been identified or their relatives contacted as of late Monday night. Officials said no arrests have been made.

 

Boys State Basketball Schedule at Wells Fargo Area in Des Moines: Tue., 3/8/16

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March 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Class 2A Quarterfinals
10:30-a.m. Des Moines Christian (21-3) vs. Anamosa (20-5)
12:15p.m. Western Christian (22-2) vs. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll (18-6)

Class 3A Quarterfinals
2:00-p.m. MOC/Floyd Valley (21-3) vs. Dubuque/Wahlert (19-5)
3:45-p.m. Chariton (23-1) vs. Solon (10-14)
6:35-p.m. Spirit Lake (21-3) vs. Cedar Rapids/Xavier (16-8)
8:15-p.m. Pella (22-1) vs. Perry (15-9)

The Class 4A Quarterfinals at the State Tournament begin Wednesday

Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., 3/8/16

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March 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

Urbandale police say an infant has died after being found unresponsive at an in-home daycare. The Urbandale Police Department say officers and fire crews were dispatched to an in-home daycare on a report of an unresponsive infant. The child died at a local hospital. Police did not provide details on how the infant died.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Attorneys for an anti-abortion group who successfully challenged part of an Iowa campaign finance disclosure law will be reimbursed nearly $300,000 by taxpayers. The State Appeals Board agreed to the payout of legal fees to Iowa Right to Life, which had been ordered last month by a federal judge. The Bopp Law Firm of Terre Haute, Indiana will receive $271,000 while Des Moines-based BrownWinick will get $28,000.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday accuses Iowa athletic director Gary Barta of unfairly removing female coaches and the top women’s sports administrator during a tenure marked by gender bias. The lawsuit by fired women’s field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum asks a judge to order her reinstatement and to require the university to take steps to ensure female coaches are treated the same as their male counterparts. It alleges that six female coaches and the department’s most powerful female administrator, Jane Meyer, have been forced out under Barta.

DECORAH, Iowa (AP) — Prosecutors in a former Boone man’s murder trial called a rebuttal witness Monday as the trial entered its third week. A doctor who performed an autopsy on Emily Fazzino’s body after she was found dead in her home testified Monday for a second time in Winneshiek County court. Alexander Fazzino is charged with first-degree murder in the January 2012 death.

KJAN listening area weather forecast – 3/8/16

Weather

March 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

331 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. COLDER. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW AROUND 40. NORTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S.