Fremont County Sheriff’s Deputies, acting on tips from the public and law enforcement sources, arrested two people Tuesday following an incident at the Shenandoah Orschlen Farm and Home Store. Deputies arrested 24-year old Elizabeth Ann Harvey, of Clarinda, and 46-year old Robert Shelton White, Omaha, at an address in Clarinda. Both were arrested for Theft 3^rd, Degree and Assault on a Police Officer. White and Harvey were being held at the Fremont County Jail, without bond, waiting for initial appearance with a magistrate.

Elizabeth Ann Harvey

Surveillance still frame image

Robert Shelton White

Authorities say on Tuesday, authorities in Fremont County received a report of a theft and assault that occurred at the Orschlen Farm and Home Store, located in Shenandoah. A male and female were observed attempting to steal items from the store by an off-duty Page County deputy.  The deputy identified himself and the male engaged in a physical confrontation with the deputy and was able to escape with stolen items, with the help of the female.

The Sheriff’s Department had posted still frame images of the suspects on their social media page and asked for the public’s help late Tuesday in identifying the suspects. The Clarinda Police Department, Page County Sheriff’s Office, Shenandoah Police Department, and Nebraska Law Enforcement Authorities assisted the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office with the arrest.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:05 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has granted a temporary injunction that will allow a conservative Christian student group to be reinstated at the University of Iowa. The group sued after the state’s flagship university in Iowa City revoked the group’s campus registration in November, citing the group’s denial of a leadership position to a gay student.

BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — A Bettendorf counselor has been charged with a felony after police say she engaged in unwanted kissing and touching of an adult who was her patient. The Quad-City Times reports that 45-year-old Aracely Schutters was arrested Monday and charged with sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist. An arrest affidavit says the incident happened Dec. 4 when Schutters invited the patient to her home via text messages to talk about the patient’s problems.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The daughter of the late heavy metal band Slipknot’s bassist Paul Gray has won a settlement in a lawsuit against a doctor and other health care providers for the loss of her father’s companionship and support. A document filed Monday in the Iowa court case says it’s settled.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers are sending a voluntary water quality bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds that doesn’t require comprehensive monitoring of water pollution. The Republican-controlled House voted 59-41 Tuesday for the legislation, which already passed in the GOP-majority Senate. Iowa has faced water pollution issues for years, and research shows it’s tied in part to farm runoff. It’s estimated that effectively addressing the issue will cost billions of dollars. The bill generates $282 million over 12 years.

Officials with the Harlan Police Department say no injuries were reported following two separate accidents over the past week. On Jan. 17th, a 2002 Toyota 4Runner driven by Jean Louis Kanioka Lunga, of Harlan, was traveling north in the 600 block of 12th Street, when the SUV went out of control due to slick road conditions. The vehicle left the roadway to the east and hit a light pole, causing functional damage to both the vehicle and light pole.

And, last Saturday, a 2013 Ford F-350 pickup driven by Michael Christopher Butler, of Harlan, was traveling west on Market Street, when it was hit by a 2016 Jeep Cherokee traveling south on 7th Street. The driver of the Jeep was identified as Nancy Joann Carlson, of Moorhead. Harlan Police say the accident happened when Carlson stopped at the stop sign, but then proceeded into the intersection with Market Street.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the University of Iowa to temporarily reinstate a conservative Christian group as a registered student organization, saying the university is denying the group its freedom of speech rights.

Business Leaders in Christ sued after the university in Iowa City revoked its campus registration in November, citing the group’s denial of a leadership position to a gay student who wouldn’t affirm a statement of faith rejecting homosexuality. The university says it respects religious rights but doesn’t tolerate discrimination.

In a temporary injunction order issued Tuesday, Judge Stephanie Rose says the university policy isn’t enforced uniformly. She cited the Imam Mahdi group which requires members to be Muslim and to respect its religious rules and practices.

Rose says the Christian group would suffer First Amendment freedom loss without a 90-day injunction.