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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ousted Iowa Department of Human Services Director Jerry Foxhoven says aides to Gov. Kim Reynolds are lying when they say he never objected to paying a portion of the salary of a governor’s staffer out of his budget. Reynolds issued a statement Thursday afternoon saying Foxhoven never raised such concerns and never asked the staff for a legal opinion.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Law enforcement officials say they have lost track of evidence from a 1980 murder case that an Iowa inmate wants to examine for DNA that could prove his innocence or guilt. The missing evidence comes in the case of William Beeman, who is serving a life sentence in the death of 22-year-old Michiel Winkel. Its absence could prevent the public from knowing definitively whether Beeman was the right man in the rape and stabbing of Winkel _ or should be Iowa’s first inmate exonerated by DNA science.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has found a 19-year-old man guilty of the stabbing deaths of two friends in Sioux City. The Sioux City Journal reports District Judge Tod Deck on Thursday found Tran Walker guilty of first-degree murder in the Jan. 28, 2018, deaths of his former girlfriend Paiten Sullivan and his friend Felipe Negron Jr. Evidence introduced during the trial showed Walker stabbed Sullivan 43 times and Negron 17 times. Sullivan was 17 and Negron was 18. Walker faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police have charged a man with murder in the shooting death of a Des Moines man more than a month ago. Des Moines police said Thursday that detectives had charged 20-year-old Michael Resco Lyke Jr. with first-degree murder, attempted murder, intimidation with a weapon and assault causing injury. Lyke, of Des Moines, is charged in connection with a June 28 shooting that killed 41-year-old Earl Marcello Caldwell, of Des Moines. Another man was injured.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has found a 19-year-old man guilty of the stabbing deaths of two friends in Sioux City. The Sioux City Journal reports District Judge Tod Deck on Thursday found Tran Walker guilty of first-degree murder in the Jan. 28, 2018, deaths of his former girlfriend Paiten Sullivan and his friend Felipe Negron Jr.

Evidence introduced during the trial showed Walker stabbed Sullivan 43 times and Negron 17 times. Sullivan was 17 and Negron was 18. Walker faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.

City Elections will take place on November 5, 2019. This year nomination papers for elected city office positions must be filed with the county auditor rather than with the city clerk. Nomination papers may be filed with the county auditor from August 26, 2019 thru September 19, 2019.

Becoming a candidate for elective city office:
Nominations – Nomination petitions for a city office must be filed with the Cass County Auditor not more than 71 nor less than 47 days prior to the regular election. (In 2019, the first day to file papers is August 26. The last day to file papers is September 19.)

The process for filing nomination petitions is as follows:

• Obtain an original nomination petition and candidate’s guide from the city clerk, county auditor or online from the Iowa Secretary of State ( www.sos.iowa.gov ).
• Obtain the nomination signatures of the required number of eligible electors of the city or ward, as the case may be. The candidate’s guide lists the number of signatures required.
• The number of signatures required is 10 for all positions except those positions in Atlantic for which a minimum of 25 signatures are required [city with population of 3,500 or greater]. A person may sign nomination petitions for more than one candidate for the same office.
• Attach a notarized affidavit acknowledging the candidate’s eligibility.
• File the petition with the County Auditor prior to 5 p.m. on September 19, 2019.

Each candidate who successfully files a completed nomination petition is assured a place on the ballot. In Cass County, Iowa the following offices will appear on the ballots for the respective cities on November 5, 2019:
Anita:
Mayor (4 year term) – Incumbent: Timothy Miller
Two at Large Council seats (4 year terms)
Incumbents: Jeff Bohnsack and Thomas R. Harris
Atlantic:
Council Ward 1 (4 year term)
Incumbent: Christopher Jimerson
Council Ward 3 (4 year term)
Incumbent: Appointee- Pat McCurdy
Council Ward 4 (4 year term)
Incumbent: Linda J. Hartkopf
Council At Large (4 year term)
Incumbent: Dana Halder
Two Atlantic Parks & Recreation Board (6 year term – term begins November 16)
Incumbents: Charlene Beane and Erin McFadden
Cumberland:
Mayor (2 year term)
Incumbent: Nancy Virginia Coughlin
Two At Large Council (4 year term)
Incumbents: Scott W. Becker and Sandy Eversole
Griswold:
Three At Large Council (4 year term)
Incumbents: Ryan Askeland, Lisa Cook and Carmen Sorensen
Lewis:
Mayor (4 year term)
Incumbent: Jon E. Mosier
Three At Large Council (4 year term)
Incumbents: Duane Scott Anderson, Marvin Bradfield and Ryan Lockwood
Marne:
Mayor (4 year term)
Incumbent: Randall I. Baxter
Five At Large Council (Voted to change from 2 year terms to 4 year terms in 2017;
At 2019 election- 4 year term for the 3 with highest individual vote total; 2
year term for the other 2)
Incumbents: Lori Holste, Mark Opbroek, Wayne Priester, Angela Redler
and Jericho Schmitt
Massena:
Mayor (2 year term)
Incumbent: Phil Przychodzin
Three At Large Council (4 year term)
Incumbents: Micah Lee, Adam McCunn and Kevin McCunn
Wiota:
Mayor (2 year term)
Incumbent: Ford Lillard
Two At Large Council (4 year term)
Incumbents: Jim Fischer and Steven R. Havens

Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman reports, beginning in 2019, School Board Elections and City Elections will be held on the same day: November 5, 2019. For the majority of voters, the voting site will be the site used for the “General Election”.

There will be separate ballot styles for the city and rural voters since only city voters cast a ballot for city offices. School Board Elections will take place on November 5, 2019. Nomination papers for offices to be filled in 2019 can be filed (with the school board secretary) August 26, 2019 through September 19, 2019. All offices are four year terms. Nomination papers for elected school office positions must be filed
with the secretary of the respective school board.

Nomination papers for local school boards may be filed with the respective
school board secretary from August 26, 2019 thru September 19, 2019.

Becoming a candidate for elective school office:
Nominations – Nomination petitions for a school board office must be filed with the respective board secretary not more than 71 nor less than 47 days prior to the regular election. (In 2019, the first day to file papers is August 26. The last day to file papers is September 19.)

The process for filing nomination petitions is as follows:

• Obtain an original nomination petition and candidate’s guide from the board secretary, county auditor or online from the Iowa Secretary of State ( www.sos.iowa.gov ).
• Obtain the nomination signatures of the required number of eligible electors of the respective school district or local director district, as the case may be. The candidate’s guide lists how the number of signatures required is calculated. The number of signatures required depends upon the number of registered voters in the respective director district on May 1, 2019.
• A person may sign nomination petitions for more than one candidate for the same office.
• Attach a notarized affidavit acknowledging the candidate’s eligibility.
• File the petition with the respective school board secretary prior to 5 p.m. on September 19, 2019.

Each candidate who successfully files a completed nomination petition is assured a place on the ballot. In Cass County, Iowa the following offices will appear on the ballots for the respective school districts on November 5, 2019:
Atlantic Community School District
Three At Large local directors – Nominated and elected at large (Minimum of 50 signatures for nomination)
Incumbents (all from Atlantic): Alison A. Bruckner; Keith R. Swanson, & Jenny Williams.

The Mills County Attorney’s Office reports a Glenwood woman arrested late this (Thursday) morning in connection with a shooting Wednesday night, has been charged with Attempted Murder, a Class B Felony; Willful Injury causing Serious Injury, a Class C Felony; and Domestic Abuse Assault with Intent to Cause Serious Injury, an Aggravated Misdemeanor. 37-year old Brandy Nickole Clark is being held at the Mills County Jail pending an appearance before the Magistrate. The incident is still under investigation.

At around 8:30-p.m., Wednesday, Glenwood Police Officers responded to the area around 307 North Vine Street, in Glenwood. Upon arrival, officers located a 34-year old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was safely evacuated from the scene and transported to a medical facility. The victim is currently being treated for his injuries and is in stable condition. No name has been released.

Glenwood Police apprehended Clark without incident, after she returned to her home, reportedly to check on her dog. If convicted on all of the charges, Clark faces 37-years in prison plus fines amounting to as much as $16,250.

The Glenwood Police Department would like to thank the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Investigation, Glenwood Fire & Rescue, Silver City Fire & Rescue, Pacific Junction Fire & Rescue, LifeNet and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance throughout the incident.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ousted Iowa Department of Human Services Director Jerry Foxhoven says aides to Gov. Kim Reynolds are lying when they say he never objected to paying the salary of a governor’s staffer out of his budget. Jerry Foxhoven, a 67-year-old legal scholar known for his frequent workplace praise of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, said Thursday he raised the issue more than once and wouldn’t agree to pay most of the salary of the governor’s deputy chief of staff, Paige Thorson, without legal advice.

Foxhoven says he thought it might be illegal because Thorson would no longer be doing significant Medicaid work in the new fiscal year, which began July 1. Foxhoven is filing a legal claim of wrongful termination, alleging he was the victim of whistleblower retaliation. Foxhoven was asked to step down last month. Reynolds and her staff deny he raised concerns about the pay issue.

A spokesman says Reynolds wasn’t immediately available for comment.

(Radio Iowa) — Charges have now been filed in the shooting death of a woman in a Creston home earlier this summer. Thirty-seven-year-old Charles Keeton of Creston is charged in the slaying of 44-year-old Christy Hribral on June 19th. Union County Attorney Tim Kenyon said “Formal charges were filed in connection with the death of Christy Hribal. Defendant Mr. Keeton was originally charged with felon in possession of a firearm. The formal charge of murder in the second degree was filed. He is now facing that as count one. The felon in possession of a firearm matter as count two.”

Hribal was visiting the home where the shooting took place. Keeton’s arraignment is scheduled for August 9th. He’s held on a $60,000 bond.

(Radio Iowa) No one was hurt in the derailment of a B-N-S-F train in northwest Iowa near Hull on Wednesday night. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says approximately 25 cars of the 83-car train derailed. The cars were carrying refrigerated meat, tank, freight, rock, and denatured alcohol products. Sheriff’s Captain Jamie Van Voorst says the car carrying the denatured alcohol did have a very slow leak, but it was being contained as of early Thursday morning.

Van Voorst says, “There’s not an immediate danger but they don’t want to have people driving through, causing any fire or spark, anything like that, so the crews can get in there and be uninterrupted.” He says it’s too early to know the cause of the derailment and he urges people to stay away from the area as crews work to complete the investigation. Last June, a train derailed on that same track just a few miles away.

BRITT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man has died after being injured in an explosion at a northern Iowa business. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that 62-year-old Gary Olson died in the explosion Wednesday morning at Miller and Sons Golf Cars just south of Britt. KIMT-TV reports an investigation shows the explosion occurred when a metal barrel used to collect oil somehow ignited. Olson was flown to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, where he died Wednesday afternoon.

Mark Miller, an owner of the business, was injured when he fell while trying to help Olson. He was being treated for a head injury at a Mason City hospital. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the explosion.