Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar is rolling out a plan to help Americans succeed in a changing economy. Klobuchar is returning to Iowa looking to quickly build support before the first votes are cast for the party’s 2020 nomination. The Minnesota senator’s plan was announced Thursday (Today).

The plan includes tax credits to help retrain workers who lose their jobs to automation and support for workers and communities that have relied on the fossil fuel industry. Klobuchar is trying to move closer to the top tier of candidates after seeing her support slowly grow throughout the fall.

(Radio Iowa) — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says a tissue sample from a road killed deer collected on the south side of Sioux City shows a high likelihood that the deer was infected with Chronic Wasting Disease or C-W-D. The D-N-R’s Tyler Harms says that first test is enough for them to take additional action. “That test still needs to be confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames. But we move forward as if that deer has tested positive,” Harms explains.

He says the D-N-R has established a priority zone for tissue collection in Woodbury County extending 10 miles around where the positive sample was collected and is working to have a map available online  “We are increasing our C-W-D monitoring efforts in Woodbury in response to this new positive,” Harms says. “We are looking for assistance from hunters in Woodbury County in helping us out with that monitoring effort by providing tissues samples from any deer that they harvest in any of the deer seasons until the end of the deer season in early January.”

The first shotgun deer season opens Saturday. Harms says it is easy for hunters to provide a tissue sample. “They’re encouraged to contact their local (DNR) biologist in the area and they can make arrangements for getting those tissue samples from those hunters,” he says. Harms says Woodbury is among the counties that had already been getting some extra attention. “We’ve been doing increase surveillance in counties along the Missouri River border because there have been animals that have tested positive in Nebraska,” Harms says. “We have not had any other animals test positive — at least wild animals test positive — in any counties in western Iowa.”

Woodbury County becomes the fifth of 99 counties in Iowa where a wild deer has tested positive for the always fatal disease. Most of the other counties are in eastern Iowa and the common link between all of them is they border states where deer have tested positive for C-W-D. Harms says it is possible the Woodbury County deer that tested positive may’ve taken a swim across the Missouri River from Nebraska. “It’s really hard to know for sure. That’s certainly a possibility,” according to Harms. “It’s kind of a common misconception that deer can’t cross these really large water bodies. They most certainly can — deer can swim and at times are very good at it — and so that’s certainly a possibility. However, there are lots of other ways this disease can be spread on the landscape.”

The Iowa D-N-R says it has already confirmed positive C-W-D in samples from deer in Allamakee and Wayne counties in the 2019 testing season. Chronic wasting disease. There are a few things hunters can do to stop or slow the spread of chronic wasting disease, including not leaving the deer carcass on the landscape and not using feed or salt-mineral to attract deer. Sioux City banned feeding deer within city limits in 2012.

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

LU VERNE, Iowa (AP) — Investigators say they have a suspect in custody after a shooting during a bank robbery left one woman dead in a small northern Iowa town. Mitch Mortvedt of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says a suspect was detained Wednesday, hours after the robbery and shooting at the Security State Bank, the only bank in Lu Verne. He says a female employee was “just walking into the bank” when she was shot and killed. The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as 43-year-old Jessica Weishaar, of Algona.

MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a request to delay the removal of bears, mountain lions and hundreds of other animals from an eastern Iowa roadside zoo. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports the court denied a request from zoo owners Pam and Tom Sellner to delay removal of the animals while they appeal a judge’s ruling last week that the zoo is a nuisance. The judge said the animals must be placed at accredited sanctuaries or zoos. Attorney Jessica Blome said the supreme court’s decision effectively guarantees all the roughly 300 animals will be removed from the Cricket Hollow Animal Park, near Manchester.

DECORAH, Iowa (AP) — A 19-year-old Wisconsin man was sentenced Tuesday to up to 15 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter and assault in the death of a Decorah man in 2018. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports Dalton Adam, of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, was sentenced in the death of 49-year-old David Hansen. Adam and a friend, Jacob Seelinger, of Decorah, got into a fight with Hansen a night in July 2018. After Hansen was knocked to the ground, the two other men punched and kicked him repeatedly. Hansen suffered brain injuries and died in August 2018. A jury earlier convicted the 18-year-old Seelinger of second-degree murder. He was sentenced to up to 50 years in prison.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A 20-year-old Iowa State University student has become the youngest woman elected to office in Iowa history by winning election to the Ames City Council. The Des Moines Register reports Rachel Junck defeated incumbent businessman Chris Nelson in Tuesday’s runoff election. Junck has said it is an honor to make Iowa history and represent a younger generation on the council. Junck is the daughter of two Ames school teachers, and she grew up in the city that is home to Iowa State.

The Atlantic City Council Wednesday approved the Calendar Year 2020 Budget for the Atlantic Municipal Utilities. AMU General Manager Steve Tjepkes said in his report (prior to the Council’s approval of the Budget), that the Budget was reviewed and adopted by the AMU Board of Trustees following a Public Hearing this past Monday night.

Tjepkes said as far as electric rates are concerned, “We have no rate increase scheduled again for this year,” and that a recent survey shows there are 182 electric utilities in Iowa. Tjepkes said “And there are only five utilities in the State that have a lower average electric rate than we charge.” As for water operations, he said AMU has budgeted a 3% water rate increase for next year. The average residential water bill, he said, is $22.61/month. A 3% increase would add 68-cents per month to that part of your bill.

In other business, Council Chris Jimerson said in his report, that members of the Atlantic Fire Department voted Tuesday night to elect Tom Cappell II as the new Fire Chief, effective January 1st. If approved by the Atlantic City Council at their next meeting, Cappel would succeed Chief Mark McNees, who had earlier announced he would be retiring at the end of the year. McNees has served the City as a fireman for 29 ½ years, and the past 13-years as Chief.

A 19-year-old Wisconsin man was sentenced Tuesday to up to 15 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter and assault in the death of a Decorah man in 2018. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports Dalton Adam, of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, was sentenced in the death of 49-year-old David Hansen.

Adam and a friend, Jacob Seelinger, of Decorah, got into a fight with Hansen a night in July 2018. After Hansen was knocked to the ground, the two other men punched and kicked him repeatedly. Hansen suffered brain injuries and died in August 2018. A jury earlier convicted the 18-year-old Seelinger of second-degree murder. He was sentenced to up to 50 years in prison.

Investigators say they have a suspect in custody after a shooting during a bank robbery left one woman dead in a small northern Iowa town. Mitch Mortvedt of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says a suspect was detained Wednesday, hours after the robbery and shooting at the Security State Bank, the only bank in Lu Verne.

He says a female employee was “just walking into the bank” when she was shot and killed. The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as 43-year-old Jessica Weishaar, of Algona.

The annual Lighted Parade will fill downtown Atlantic with holiday cheer this Saturday, December 7th, starting at 6-p.m. Each float will have a holiday theme, lighting and music. Awards will be given for: Best Overall, Best Holiday Spirit and Twinkle Twinkle award. Winners will be notified before the parade. Fireworks kick off the Christmas magic over the Rock Island Depot, starting at 6 PM.

Before the parade, Santa will be in his Cabin at City Park from 3 – 5:30 PM. Free Carriage Rides will also be at City Park from 3 – 5:30 PM.  If you would like to participate in the Lighted Parade, visit www.atlanticiowa.com for a registration form. Line up begins at 5 PM at 6th & Walnut Street with judging beginning at 5:30 PM. Registration is not required but encouraged.

Judges for the 2019 Lighted Parade include: Ruth Sears & family, Edward Jones; Alexsis Fleener, SWIPCO and Jeff Friedlander and Kelly & Carol Schlake, Atlantic Motor Supply, NAPA.

You can find a complete list of holiday activities at www.christmasinatlantic.com.

You’re invited to attend a free Holiday Concert this weekend, in Atlantic. The concert takes place 3-p.m. Sunday, December 8th, at the First United Methodist Church, in Atlantic. The concert features traditional and newer, upbeat Christmas music, from a lineup of talent that includes: The Cass County Coral Society, The Methodist Church Bell Choir, Paige and Morgan Anstey, The Havemeier Family, Heidi Hindman, Bj Hart and Randy Burke. The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce thanks Bj Hart for coordinating the Holiday Concert.

A part of the event, “The Angel of Christmas” award will be presented. In 2018, Lt. Devin Hogue was named the Angel of Christmas, demonstrating the true meaning of the season serving as a dedicated public servant on the Police Department but also offering his time as a tireless volunteer to the community. Lt. Hogue plans many events for local youth including the annual Youth Weekend Campout, Henry Doorly Zoo trip, school food drives, family dream Christmas, Shop with A Cop and Family Night Out.

The 2019 Scrooge winner will also be recognized, Sunday. This year’s contestants were Lt. Devin Hogue, Atlantic Police Department, Michael Magers, IowaDOT/White Knuckle Driving, April Zarbano, Fireside Lounge and Team Hoover: Jackie Sampson, Billie Hoover and Lori Christianson.

The U-S Military strives during the holiday’s to show hometown family members and friends of those who are serving to protect our freedom, snippets of what those service members are doing in their travels and/or at their duty posts. In this picture taken Dec. 1st by U-S Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew F. Jackson, Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 1st Class Madeline Bintner, from Atlantic, Iowa, checks a fuel sample for purity aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202).

The Hamilton is underway conducting routine training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 1st Class Madeline Bintner, from Atlantic