Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:57 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than $8.5 million was wagered at 13 participating casinos in Iowa’s first month of sports betting. Ames station WOI reports that figures release by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission show the state reaped nearly $146,000 in tax revenue from the wagers on sports events. On Aug. 15, Iowa became the 11th in the nation and first in the Midwest to allow such wagering.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has ordered a mental competency evaluation for a woman accused of injuring an Iowa City police officer with BB gun fire. The woman herself was injured when the officer returned fire with his service weapon. Officer Michael Clark and 25-year-old Cierra Lewis were both hospitalized after the July 29 shootout as officers investigated a shoplifting report. Lewis’ attorney tells the Press-Citizen he doesn’t believe she is mentally fit enough to participate in her own defense.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police have identified a wounded homeless man, as well as the officer who shot him in a confrontation at a Des Moines homeless encampment. Des Moines police say 26-year-old Bryan Tyler Norris was shot Friday afternoon at the encampment in a wooded area near the Raccoon River. Police say officers were responding to complaints about the homeless camp when Norris armed himself with a knife, refused commands to drop and advanced on an officer. Police say Officer Trudy Paulson then shot him.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The opioid crisis has hit virtually every pocket of the U.S., from rural towns in deeply conservative states to big cities in liberal-leaning ones. But a curious divide has opened up. The nation’s Republican state attorneys general have, for the most part, lined up in support of a tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, while their Democratic counterparts have mostly come out against it, decrying it as woefully inadequate.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has ordered a mental competency evaluation for a woman accused of injuring an Iowa City police officer with BB gun fire. The woman herself was injured when the officer returned fire with his service weapon.

Officer Michael Clark and 25-year-old Cierra Lewis were both hospitalized after the July 29 shootout in south Iowa City as officers investigated a shoplifting report. Lewis’ attorney, Quint Meyerdirk, tells the Press-Citizen that he doesn’t believe she is mentally fit enough to participate in her own defense. She’s charged with assault and willful injury.

Lewis will be evaluated by a psychologist at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville. Clark’s involvement is being reviewed by the Johnson County Attorney’s Office.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than $8.5 million was wagered at 13 participating casinos in Iowa’s first month of sports betting. Ames station WOI reports that figures release by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission show the state reaped nearly $146,000 in tax revenue from the wagers on sports events.

The report shows Prairie Meadows in Altoona topped Ameristar II in Council Bluffs, with more than $3.4 million in sports handle — or money placed on bets — and nearly $2.9 million paid out to betters.

On Aug. 15, Iowa became the 11th in the nation and first in the Midwest to allow such wagering. Iowa’s law allows betting on-site or through a mobile app, but requires mobile betting to be done within the borders of the state. Betting software includes precision geo-fencing technology that nullifies bets made outside of Iowa.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police have identified a wounded homeless man, as well as the officer who shot him in a confrontation at a Des Moines homeless encampment. Des Moines police say 26-year-old Bryan Tyler Norris was shot Friday afternoon at the encampment in a wooded area near the Raccoon River. Police say officers were responding to complaints about the camp when Norris refused to cooperate with officers, then jumped into the river. Police say he later emerged from the river, ran back to the camp and armed himself first with a shovel, then a machete-style knife. Police say Norris refused commands to drop the knife and was advancing on an officer when Officer Trudy Paulson shot him.

Police say Norris underwent surgery and remained hospitalized Saturday in stable condition. He’s been charged with assault on a police officer and other counts. Paulson is a 12-year veteran of the force.

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(Radio Iowa) — Des Moines Police shot a man at a homeless camp near the Raccoon River, Friday — not far from the governor’s mansion. A spokesman for Des Moines Police says officers were responding to a complaint about the homeless camp when a man in the camp ran and jumped in the river. When the man came back out of the water, police say he had armed himself with some sort of a weapon. A police spokesman says the man failed to respond to multiple orders to drop the weapon and an officer shot the man once. According to police, the man was alert and talking as he was taken from the scene and to a hospital for treatment.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Officials are preparing for the third round of Missouri River flooding in Western Pottawattamie County. Current river forecasts call for a nearly four and a half foot rise in the river over the next week. At these levels, many of the areas that have recently seen some relief could once again find themselves inundated with floodwaters. There is also a very real potential that the Interstates 680 and 29 could once again be impacted by encroaching waters.

Increased risk flood area (Pott. Co. EMA image) – click to enlarge

In a statement late Friday evening, Doug Reed, emergency management director for Pottawattamie County, said “The time to prepare is now.” Residents in areas that still have ponding water, recently receded water, damaged levees, or damaged drainage ditches should take proactive measures to protect their property and themselves. Reed said, “With the heavy rains experienced north of us, there’s no doubt we will see a significant rise on the river.”

Reed also commented that the Corps of Engineers announced reductions for Gavin’s Point over this weekend in attempt to help reduce the overall crest to try and keep the interstate system open.

Officials urge residents and travelers to remain aware of conditions over the next week, especially the northwest portion of the county. If your house flooded previously then you should assume that it may do so once again. There are many variables that make predicting the flood extent of this event very difficult when you consider that some temporary repairs have been made to levees and drainage ditches, some have not, fluctuating flows from the dam system, and any future rainfalls in the basin.

Residents should pay close attention to local media outlets, the National Weather Service, the Emergency Management 2019 Flood website and emergency management social media platforms to stay aware of updated conditions. Reed said “We urge residents to use the information we provide to make the best decision for their safety and protection of their property.”

Those living in the northwest portion of the county should remain on high alert over the next week and be prepared to leave their homes should it become necessary. If the river forecast is accurate we can expect to lose access to some of our roads which means residents may not be able to leave the area when needed and emergency services will have difficulty and delays getting to them.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The opioid crisis has hit virtually every pocket of the U.S., from rural towns in deeply conservative states to big cities in liberal-leaning ones. But a curious divide has opened up. The nation’s Republican state attorneys general have, for the most part, lined up in support of a tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, while their Democratic counterparts have mostly come out against it, decrying it as woefully inadequate.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say an officer shot a homeless man who tried to evade police and then threatening one of them with a knife. The shooting happened early Friday afternoon near the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Bridge over the Raccoon River. Police Sgt. Paul Parizek says officers responding to complaints about the homeless camp encountered a 26-year-old man who jumped into the river and later armed himself with a knife. Police say he was threatening an officer with the knife when he was shot.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The amount of water to be released into the lower Missouri River will change in the coming days to accommodate recent heavy rains in the Upper Plains. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a news release Friday that water releases from Gavins Point Dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border will be reduced to 65,000 cubic feet per second on Saturday and down to 60,000 cubic feet per second on Sunday. Soon thereafter, releases will be incrementally increased to up to 80,000 cfs.

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — A man has testified that he saw a woman burn bloody clothes at her eastern Iowa home a day or two after prosecutors allege that she beat her ex-boyfriend to death with a baseball bat in 1992. Scott Payne told a jury Thursday that Annette Cahill said the clothes were covered with red paint, but that he knew it was blood because of his days slaughtering pigs. Cahill was charged last year with first-degree murder in the beating death Corey Wieneke.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Missouri was arrested Thursday night on numerous charges following an incident in Tabor. 25-year old Brandon Yost, of Tarkio, MO., faces charges that include Possession of a Controlled Substance, Methamphetamine, Violation of a Protection Order, False Imprisonment, Domestic Abuse with intent to inflict serious injury, and Criminal mischief. Yost is being held on a $6,000 10% cash/surety bond after his initial appearance with a Magistrate.

Brandon Yost

Yost was also arrested on a valid Fremont County warrant for Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and on a valid Page County warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault. His bond on those charges amounts to $2,100.

Authorities say that at around 8:17-p.m., Thursday, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office took several reports of a female in a vehicle yelling that someone was trying to kill her, in Tabor. Callers followed the vehicle to the 2800 block of Waubonsie Avenue in rural Tabor. During the altercation, the male, identified as Brandon Yost, exited the vehicle, climbed onto the hood and began breaking the windshield. Upon law enforcement arrival, Yost fled a short distance and was apprehended quickly.

Yost was also arrested after a search warrant involving a Fremont County K9, was conducted on a vehicle belonging him, and not connected with the other cases. He was arrested in that matter at the Fremont County Jail and is being held on $1,000 cash bond in that case for Possession of Marijuana. Yost is awaiting his initial appearance with a Magistrate in this case. Yost was also out of jail on bond, in connection to a previous burglary arrest in Page County.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and the Tabor Police Department investigated separate incidents in this case. They were assisted by the Mills County Sheriff’s Office and Tabor Rescue.