INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — A 29-year-old man has been imprisoned for setting a fire that killed his father in south-central Iowa. Warren County District Court records say 29-year-old Stephen Major was sentenced Monday to 50 years. He’d pleaded guilty in May to arson and second-degree murder after prosecutors lowered the murder charge. Authorities say 50-year-old Robert Major died in the Jan. 20, 2017, fire at his home in Hartford.
The Atlantic Community School District’s Board of Education will meet this evening in the High School Media Center, beginning at 5:30. Action items on their agenda include accepting the resignations of Chelsea Germer, 5th Grade Teacher, and Cynthia Will, Schuler Elementary Para-educator. The Board will also act on: Contract recommendations, 2018-19 Worker’s Compensation Renewal and Fiscal Year 2018 bills.
The Board will also discuss a self-assessment.
Governor Kim Reynolds is not advocating or opposing the idea of legalizing sports betting in Iowa. “We’ll work with the legislators and we’ll see what that looks like next session,” Reynolds says.
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling prompted states like New Jersey and Delaware to legalize sports betting. Delaware also has a sports lottery. Last week, the IOWA Lottery’s board of directors voted to have lottery staff research how a sports lottery might work here. The governor says the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission which oversees the state’s casino industry is also examining the issue. “The different agencies will be looking at that. I’m sure legislators will have questions, so that’s just a way for them to be prepared for that,” Reynolds said. “I’m not advocating one way or the other.”
Iowa Lottery officials say several of the lottery’s largest retailers have said that if sports betting becomes legal in Iowa, they want the option of offering it in their stores. The casino industry has been lobbying legislators to let state-licensed casinos run sports book operations.
(Radio Iowa)
WAUKEE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a woman was pulled unconscious from her car after it ran into a pond near a vehicle dealership in central Iowa. Police and firefighters were sent to the scene in Waukee around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday. The rescuers broke a window in the submerged vehicle and got the 39-year-old woman out. She was taken to a Des Moines hospital. Her name hasn’t been released.
Waukee fire Capt. Tomme Tysdal says the woman may have suffered a medical problem before her car went into the pond, which is believed to be about 8 feet deep (less than 3 meters) in the middle.
ALLAN LEE PETERSEN, 88, of Exira, died Tuesday, June 26th, at the Exira Care Center. Funeral services for ALLEN PETERSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, June 29th, at the Exira Lutheran Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation begins 5-p.m. Thursday.
Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.
ALLAN LEE PETERSEN is survived by:
His daughters – Cyndi (Keith) Nelson, of Carroll; Tracy (Richard) Johnston, of Exira, and Kristi (Tom) Simpson, of Brayton.
His brother – David (Carol) Petersen, of Ames.
His sister – Colleen Nichols, of Atlantic.
7 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, his sister- and brother-in-law, other relatives and friends.
Red Oak Police report four people were arrested, Tuesday. At around 9:15-p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of E. Reed Street in Red Oak, for a reported fight. Upon further investigation, police arrested 20-year old Dakota Lynn Girouex, 19-year old Jose Alfredo Clarence Portales, and 19-year old Michael Wade Hamilton, all of Red Oak. Each was charged with Breach of Peace/Disorderly Conduct, and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, were their bonds were set at $300 each. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted Red Oak Police in handling the situation.
And, at around 7-p.m. Tuesday, Red Oak Police arrested 21-year old Luis Rodriguez Ibarra, of Red Oak. Ibarra was taken into custody for Violation of Probation. His cash only bond at the Montgomery County Jail was set at $1,000.
Today: Areas of morning fog; P/Cldy. High 88. S @ 10.
Tonight: P/Cldy w/isolated thunderstorms late. Low 72. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Isolated showers & thunderstorms early; P/Cldy, warm & humid. High 90. S @ 10-15.
Friday: Mo. Sunny. High 94.
Saturday: P/Cldy w/a chance of afternoon shwrs & tstrms. High 92.
Two people riding motorcycles were injured Tuesday in Mills County, when they collided on 221st Street at around 9:20-p.m. The Iowa State Patrol says 30-year old Corey Livingston, of Omaha, and 40-year old Matthew Ollie, of Council Bluffs, were hurt. Following the crash, Livingston was flown by Life Net to Bergan Mercy Hosputal, while Ollie was transported by Silver City Rescue to the UNMC in Omaha.
The Patrol reports a 2017 Harley Davidson Touring cycle operated by Livingston and a 2012 Harley operated by Ollie, were both southbound on 221st Street near the intersection with Barrus Road. A preliminary investigation indicates a third motorcycle traveling with Livingston and Ollie, had slowed down, and turned left onto Barrus Road.
The other two cycles passed the intersection and Ollie apparently slowed to turn around and get on Barrus Road, when his cycle was struck from behind by Livingston’s motorcycle. The collision caused both machines and their riders to enter the west ditch.
Two bicyclists were struck by a van Monday afternoon in northwest Iowa’s Palo Alto County. One of the riders died, the other was hurt. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2006 Dodge van driven by 83-year old Duane Francis Anderson, of Estherville, was traveling south on County Road N-40 at around 1:20-p.m., at the same time 33-year old Lacey Jo Rouse and 36-year old Luke Brian Rouse, both of Emmetsburg, were riding their bikes southbound on the outer portion of travel lane.
Anderson was adjusting his mirror, and failed to see the bicycles. After the bikes were hit, Luke Rouse and his bicycle came to rest in the west ditch. Lacey Jo Rouse and her 4-year old son Hank, who was a passenger on her bike, were knocked down and came to rest on the west shoulder.
Luke Rouse and Lacey Jo Rouse were transported by Palo Alto Rescue to Palo Alto Hospital, where Luke died from his injuries. The accident remains under investigation.
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