The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports an Oakland man wanted on a warrant for three counts of 3rd Degree Sexual Assault, turned himself-in to authorities Tuesday evening. 20-year old Jerran Lee Baker was arrested and booked into the Pott. County Jail, where his bond was set at $30,000.

And, a Cass County woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon for Domestic Abuse, Simple Assault, following an altercation whereby she allegedly assaulted her sister and parents. 24-year old Michelle Lynn Eden, of rural Griswold, was taken into custody following the incident that happened at around 3-p.m., Tuesday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A backlog of autopsies at the Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office has been delaying the return of remains to family members.  It usually takes the office a day or two to complete an autopsy. But a spokeswoman for the office told The Des Moines Register that in the past month, a 12 percent surge in cases coupled with an understaffed office has caused delays.

Polly Carver-Kimm, a spokeswoman for the Iowa Department of Public Health, says that at one point in the past month, the office had 32 bodies awaiting autopsy and it took up to two weeks to release remains to funeral homes. She says the situation is “not typical.” The office is budgeted for 11 full-time positions, but one position is open. It is expected to be filled.

A new report shows more Iowans bought homes in November compared to one year ago. The Housing Trends Report from the Iowa Association of Realtors (IAR) shows 3,012 homes were sold across the state last month, a nearly 15-percent increase over November 2015. I-A-R president Cindy Miller of Burlington gives credit to the unusually mild weather across the state this fall.

Despite all the snow and extreme cold THIS month, Miller expects housing sales for December will be up as well. She notes it takes roughly 45 days to close on a home, so sales completed this month started with offers in October or November. Miller says another reason home sales continue to rise in Iowa is mortgage rates remain at relatively low levels. “There still running at 4.0 or 4.25 percent, so that’s still great,” Miller said.

The median sale price of a home sold in Iowa last month was $148,000. That compares to $140,000 in November 2015.

(Radio Iowa)