A traffic stop about six-miles east of Shenandoah Saturday, resulted in the arrest of a man from Fremont County. 38-year old Jon Dawson Roberts, of Imogene, was arrested by Page County Deputies for Driving while license is suspended. Dawson was taken to the Page County Jail where he later posted $560 bond and was released pending future court proceedings.

At least one person suffered severe injuries during an accident near Olsen’s Outdoor Power on east 7th Street, in Atlantic. Rescue personnel were dispatched to the scene at around 2: 35-p.m. The victim, a female, was said to have suffered from head injuries.                                                         (Click on image to enlarge)

Additional details are currently unavailable.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A judge has tossed out drugs found in a vehicle as evidence in a pending trial because the Lincoln police officer who pulled over the vehicle on Interstate 80 didn’t have probable cause for the traffic stop. Court records say 42-year-old Andrea Plummer and 35-year-old Phillip Plummer, both of Sioux City, Iowa, are charged with possession for sale and related crimes.

Phillip Plummer was driving on Sept. 16, 2016, when his vehicle was stopped for what the officer said was following too closely. A subsequent vehicle search turned up more than 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms) of marijuana, 2 ounces (27 grams) of cocaine and nearly $16,000 in cash.

The judge agreed with the defense that the officer’s car video showed the Plummers’ SUV had been boxed in by traffic.

Deputies with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded at around 7:15-a.m. Sunday, to a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 80 eastbound at exit 64. Authorities say a 2000 Chrysler Sebring driven by 20-year old Jon Dalton Dahlheimer, of Carter Lake,  was eastbound on I-80 when the vehicle lost control on the snow and slush covered road. The car spun 180 degrees and came to rest against a cable guard on the south side of the interstate. No injuries were reported. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $3,000.

ONAWA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say firefighters have found the body of a man inside a smoke-filled home in western Iowa. The Onawa Police Department says in a news release that fire crews were dispatched around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday to the blazing home, which was full of smoke. The department says firefighters found the body of 37-year-old Garrett Brown, who lived there alone.

State authorities have joined the fire investigation.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a burglary charge filed against a bounty hunter who broke into an occupied Omaha residence and searched it until realizing he was in the wrong house. The Douglas County District judge ruled that 25-year-old Duane Wilson’s actions weren’t out of line with court rulings that govern actions of bounty hunters. Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine tells the Omaha World-Herald that he plans to appeal the ruling. Wilson worked for Gallagher Bail Bonds in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Police documents show Gallagher was looking for a 17-year-old who didn’t show up to court after being bailed out of jail. Wilson broke into a family’s home Jan. 30 intending to catch the teen.

The family alleges Wilson searched the house with a gun drawn. Wilson denies the claims.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Officials plan to seek public input on a major study of Interstate 80 through rural Iowa before its scheduled completion in May. The Quad-City Times reports that the Iowa Department of Transportation has been studying the state’s most-traveled east-west road for more than a year. The study aims to identify necessary improvements to meet expected growth of traffic volumes.

Planners have examined expanding U.S. 30 and U.S. 34 and whether to segregate truck traffic. The department found the neither option would bring sufficient benefits. A final public input session is likely to be scheduled in April in Des Moines. Officials say there may be a chance to view the presentation and submit comments online. The state transportation commission, which approves projects, will evaluate the report once complete.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a pilot whose body was found in the wreckage of his small plane in south-central Iowa. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office identified him as 70-year-old Bruce Devick, who lived in Marshalltown. Authorities say the single-engine aircraft crashed Saturday afternoon after striking a power line about 3 miles (5 kilometers) north of Oskaloosa. First responders found the wrecked plane upside down in a farm field.

Devick had been flying alone. It remains unclear why he was flying low enough to strike the line. Federal authorities have joined the crash investigation.

Iowa Third District Republican Congressman David Young visited Atlantic today (Tuesday), and one of his stops was here at the KJAN Studios, where he discussed the recently passed tax package, DACA, and Health Insurance. Turning the pages back on this past year, Young was asked about his greatest personal accomplishments serving Iowans in Washington, D.C. He spoke about a bill passed and signed into law by President Trump, regarding the safety of our food as it relates to Agri-terrorism/Bioterrorism. He said Homeland Security had no preparedness plan in place to look at those issues and protect our food from terrorists.

Young said regardless of political party affiliation, or whether you live in an urban or rural area, Health Care is the number one issue among Iowans that he’s encountered in his visits with Iowa. Young says the bi-partisan efforts to make health care more affordable and available to everyone, didn’t gain much traction, but he hopes Congress will do more in the coming year to compromise on a plan. Young says also, that he’s been pushing congressional leadership to come up with a long-term solution to funding for CHIP, the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program, which in Iowa, has funding available for until about April. He says five-years’ funding would be a good start. He said the program, which expired on September 30th, needs more predictability and sustainability. Young says he will continue to work with his colleagues to try and fund that particular priority.

And, as for DACA, Young said President Trump did the right thing when he handed the issue back to Congress for a solution. He said it should be a legislative matter and not something for the Executive Branch to decide. As for the recent tax break, Young said you should start seeing a difference in your paychecks beginning in February, and that the breaks afforded to businesses and corporations are necessary to grow and create more jobs. Farmers and small businesses will see tax relief as well, according to Congressman Young.

The President has proposed getting rid of NAFTA, but Young thinks that would be “disastrous,” especially to Iowa’s Ag Economy and its farmers.He said we need more markets. Citing the abundance of grain being produced, Young said “We can’t just all consume it ourselves.”