A woman who fell out of a pickup truck Friday night and was struck by a car in Webster County, died from her injuries at a hospital. The Iowa State Patrol says 29-year old Sarah Jensen, of Newell, who was not wearing a seat belt, fell out of a 2006 Chevy Silverado pickup as the vehicle was traveling north on Highway 169, north of County Road D-14. The accident happened at around 8:45-p.m.

After she fell, Jensen was struck by a 2010 Mazda driven by 31-year old Cynthia Andrews, of Joplin, MO.  Jensen was transported to Trinity Regional Hospital in Ft. Dodge, where she was pronounced dead. The accident remains under investigation.

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reported on Friday, the arrest on Tuesday, of 53-year old Mitchell Thompson, from of Atlantic. Thompson was taken into custody a little after 11:30-a.m., on an outstanding warrant for Violation of Probation. He was arrested in Cass County and then transported to Audubon County, where he was being held in the Audubon County Jail, while awaiting an appearance before the District Judge.

Audubon County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 22-year old Brady Dennis-Drees, of Exira on Friday (March 9), at around 1:47 am. Dennis-Drees was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of Cannabidoil (THC Wax). The charges stem into the investigation of a suspicious vehicle in which K-9 Axel alerted to the presence of the odor of a narcotic.

And, 24-year old Justin Cannon, of Des Moines, was arrested Friday at around 12:30- pm, on an outstanding warrant for Failure to Appear. Cannon was arrested in Polk County and then transported to Audubon County. He is currently being held in the Audubon County Jail awaiting an appearance before the District Judge.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court is allowing a woman to sue her boss and the small insurance agency company he led for sex discrimination and emotional distress. The decision released Friday lets Joanne Cote take her case to a jury, but it’s more broadly significant because it means incorporated small businesses in Iowa cannot avoid compliance with the Iowa Civil Rights Act.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A Burlington man has been charged with felony child endangerment after police say he intentionally knocked his son from a car seat because the infant would not stop crying. The Hawk Eye reports that 30-year-old Joseph Michael Hartman was arrested Thursday night on a warrant. Police say Hartman admitted knocking the car seat holding his 5-month-old son off a kitchen table, causing the infant to fall head-first onto the floor.

OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Police say a 16-year-old who took a loaded handgun into Ottumwa High School has been charged with a felony. The Ottumwa Courier reports that the school resource officer and a school administrator found the gun and a knife blade in the student’s backpack Thursday morning. He’d shown the gun to another student, who then notified a teacher.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have charged a Council Bluffs woman who they say tried to help her daughter fraudulently claim a lottery scratch-off ticket prize of $50,000. Court records say 61-year-old Michelle Lett is charged with lottery theft or forgery _ the same charge her 19-year-old daughter faces. Lett’s lawyer said Friday that Lett intends to plead not guilty.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A Burlington man has been charged with felony child endangerment after police say he intentionally knocked his son from a car seat because the infant would not stop crying. The Hawk Eye reports that 30-year-old Joseph Michael Hartman was arrested Thursday night on a warrant.

Police say Hartman admitted becoming angry on Dec. 19 because the 5-month-old baby was crying uncontrollably. Police say Hartman also admitted knocking the car seat holding the baby off a kitchen table, causing the infant to fall head-first onto the floor, with the car seat falling on top of him. Police say Hartman then picked up the baby and violently shook him.

The baby was taken to a hospital on Dec. 28. The condition of the infant has not been released.

Two men were arrested late this week on separate charges, in Page County. Sheriff Lyle Palmer said today (Friday), 33-year old Christopher Joseph Janik, of Clarinda, was arrested at around 12:40-p.m. Thursday, on a Pottawattamie County warrant for a parole violation.  Janik was arrested at the Page County Sheriff’s Office and booked into the Page County Jail without bond.  He was later transferred to the Pottawattamie County Jail for further court proceedings there.

And, at around 5-p.m. Tuesday, a traffic stop was conducted in the 600 block of Iowa Avenue in College Springs, on a black Ford Ranger for a traffic violation.  The operator and only occupant, 25-year old Ian Richard Alexander MacVenn, of College Springs, was arrested for Driving under a suspended driver’s license.  MacVenn was transported to the Page County Jail as he was unable to post bond.  He was also issued citations for other traffic infractions.