Red Oak Police today (Monday), said no injuries were reported following a collision Friday evening. The accident happened at around 4:50-p.m. at the intersection of W. Cherry and N. Broadway Streets. Officials say a 1999 VW Passat driven by 54-year old Cynthia Wheeler, of Red Oak, was traveling south on Broadway, when the vehicle was rear-ended by a 2005 Chevy Silverado pickup, driven by 51-year old Brian Patrick Hulsing, of Carroll, and registered to BTH Enterprises, Inc., of Carroll.

The VW had been stopping at a yellow light when it was hit. Damage from the collision amounted to $1,800. No citations were issued.

Police in Creston report a total of five arrests over the past few days. Two people were arrested on assault charges. Authorities say at around 1:25-a.m. Saturday, 23-year old Michael Ross, of Creston, was arrested on the 100 block of N Elm on the charge of Assault causing Bodily Injury. He was later released from the Union County Jail on a $1000 bond. And, at around 10:47-p.m., 24-year old Austin Jones, of Creston, was arrested at his residence on the charges of False Imprisonment and Domestic Abuse Assault Impeding Flow of Air/Blood. He was later released from the Union County Jail on a $3000 bond.

Also arrested Saturday, in Creston, was 26-year old Shanda Kile, of Creston. She was taken into custody on an Adams County Warrant for the charge of Failure to Appear on Show Cause Hearing. Kile was transferred to the custody of Adams County.  Friday afternoon, 28-year old T’Lee Jones, of Creston, was arrested at her residence on a Union County Warrant for the charge of Failure to Appear on Child Support Matters. Jones was being held in the Adams County Jail on a $2000 cash bond.

And, at around 2-a.m. Sunday, 38-year old James Block, of Council Bluffs, was arrested in Creston, for Driving While Suspended. He was released from the Union County Jail on a $300 bond.

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say police officers rescued a woman who’d fallen through ice on a pond while trying to retrieve her dog. The Clear Lake Fire Department says in a news release that 28-year-old Kelsey Boehnke went onto Fieldstone Pond to get her dog a little after 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Boehnke then broke through the thin ice into the chilling water. Police officers who were first on the scene pulled her out.
She was taken to Mercy Medical Center — North Iowa in Mason City for treatment. It’s unclear whether her dog also fell in.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man was injured in a fire that destroyed a detached garage at his home in Cedar Rapids. Firefighters were dispatched to the residence a little before 4 p.m. Saturday. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says Aaron Wyatt was working on a vehicle in the garage when the blaze broke out. He was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital. The sheriff’s office says the fire was contained to the garage, but the vehicle and garage were a total loss.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa’s busiest airport will be infinitely busier this week as tens of thousands of people shuffle through the concourse to enjoy Thanksgiving feasts with family and friends afar. Kevin Foley, executive director of the Des Moines Airport Authority, says the place will be packed, so strictly follow the advice about arriving at least 90 minutes before your departure time. “The projections are that this will be the heaviest travel season since 2005, so we’re looking for big crowds,” Foley says. “I know several of the airlines are bringing in extra flights on Wednesday and I know they’re looking at Tuesday now as well. So, it’s going to be very, very busy.”

Des Moines International Airport set a record for boardings in October, passenger numbers are up six-percent for the year, and Foley expects the intensity to continue through December. Do yourself a favor, he says, and look over the Transportation Security Administration website prior to packing and before heading for the airport. “Check that TSA website. Know what will and won’t fly,” Foley says. “Check your airline’s website. Know what size of carry-on luggage you can take on. If the luggage is too large, you will have to check it at the gate and they will charge you an additional rate for that.”

Foley has a special message for Iowans who want to take food they’ve prepared for the Thanksgiving meal onto the plane to share at their destination, or they plan to bring back leftovers from home. “One national report said mashed potatoes won’t fly but a turkey will,” Foley says. “I don’t know who’s taking mashed potatoes or turkey through but the point it, turkey is a solid and mashed potatoes would be more of a paste.”

Turkey, stuffing, pies and cakes are allowed through security as solids, but mashed potatoes and gravy — which are considered liquids — are not allowed in carry-on baggage. Three days are expected to be the busiest days in the week ahead, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday. The best day to travel is likely Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. He notes, Des Moines International offers non-stop service to five of the ten most popular Thanksgiving destinations: Orlando, New York, Las Vegas, Dallas/Fort Worth and Washington, D.C.

A slowing moving or stopped 1995 Chevy Blazer was struck from behind Sunday evening in Fremont County, causing injuries to a man and a woman. The Iowa State Patrol reports the blazer, driven by 27-year old Britney Smith, of Lincoln, NE.,  was in the right lane of Interstate 29 southbound at around 5:12-p.m. near mile marker nine, when it was hit by a southbound 2015 KIA Optima, that was driven by 24-year old Nicholas Brunette, of Sioux Falls, SD.

Following the crash, the KIA entered the right side ditch off I-29. Brunette, and his passenger, 24-year old Nicole Schultz, of Sioux Falls, SD, neither of whom was wearing a seat belt, were seriously injured and transported to the hospital. Schultz was taken by LifeFlight to Brian Medical Center, in Lincoln, NE. Brunette was transported by Hamburg Rescue to Grape Community Hospital, in Hamburg,

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:33 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Government documents and emails show Iowa’s top 4-H leader was fired earlier this year after a proposed policy discouraging discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender was withdrawn. The Des Moines Register reports that it reviewed more than 500 pages of communication that show Iowa 4-H director John-Paul Chaisson-Cárdenas was fired after he fought pressure to drop the policy.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Navy says it has commissioned the USS Sioux City into service. The Navy said in a news release that the combat ship was placed into active service on Saturday at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Plans for the USS Sioux City were announced in 2012. It was built at as shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin.

GUTHRIE CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Preliminary autopsy results show four people who died in a small plane crash in central Iowa earlier this month were suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. Television station KCCI reports that the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office report said all the victims died from “multiple blunt force injuries in the setting of carbon monoxide toxicity.” The crash happened the night of Nov. 9 after plane passengers reported the pilot had had an apparent heart attack.

OSCEOLA, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State Patrol says a pregnant woman and her 2-year-old stepson have died in a crash in south-central Iowa. Television station KCRG reports that the crash happened Friday evening in Clarke County, about 9 miles south of Osceola. The patrol says 22-year-old Bethannie Kennedy, of Osceola, was driving south on U.S. 69 when she lost control, went sideways and was broadsided by a northbound pickup truck. Kennedy and 2-year-old Michael Dohrn Jr. died from injuries received in the crash.

At least four area school districts will hold their regular monthly meetings Monday night. The Griswold School Board meeting takes place at 5:30-p.m. in the Central Office at the Middle School/High School Building. During their session, the Board will receive updates (if available) on the construction projects and act on approving any change orders. They’ll also discuss and/or act on: Budget changes for 2019-20; The Elementary Building; the Pizza Card program; and specifications for the purchase of a van.

The Elk Horn-Kimballton School Board meeting starts at 6-p.m. Monday, in the Conference Room at the Elk Horn Building. On their agenda is a presentation with regard to the FFA’s trip to the National FFA meeting, discussion with regard to Construction projects, and action on Snow removal bids, an early graduation request, along with any personnel matters.

The CAM School District Board of Education meeting gets underway at 6:30-p.m. in the CAM High School Media Center. Their agenda includes: Bids on the school suburban for sale; snow removal bids; personnel matters, discussion on the district’s vehicle replacement plan, fundraiser requests and other matters.

And, the Audubon Community School District Board of Education will meet 7-p.m. Monday, in their Board Room at the High School. Among the matters on their agenda, is an Early Retirement offer for teachers, setting the date for Superintendent Interviews, and other, personnel matters, to name a few.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Government documents and emails show that Iowa’s top 4-H leader was fired earlier this year after a proposed policy discouraging discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender was withdrawn. The Des Moines Register reports that it reviewed more than 500 pages of communication that show Iowa 4-H director John-Paul Chaisson-Cárdenas was fired after he fought pressure to drop the policy.

Just days after Iowa officials posted a draft of the policy in April, an official with the federal department that administers 4-H, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, sent an email urging that the policy be dropped. Iowa 4-H officials were also pressured to drop the policy by Christian conservative leaders and one group threatened to file a lawsuit.

Chaisson-Cárdenas resisted because he was adamant that 4-H should be for all kids. Chaisson-Cárdenas was disciplined after the criticism for the way the policy was handled and later fired in August. He maintains that he followed proper procedure.