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4 men arrested in Red Oak after an assault

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May 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police arrested four men Monday evening, after police investigated a report of an injured male who had been involved in an assault, in the 200 block of 1st Avenue. The men allegedly involved in the assault, were: 36-year old Charles Kent Woodward, Jr., 30-year old Zane Mikal Lamb; 35-year old David Allan Minard, all of Red Oak. They were charged with Disorderly Conduct and were being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond, each. Cody Dean Johnson, of Corning, was charged with Disorderly Conduct, and was scheduled to be taken into custody for further evaluations. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted Red Oak Police during the incident investigation and arrests.

2 from Creston arrested on drug & other charges Monday, in Adams County

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May 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Two people from Union County were arrested at around 10-p.m. Monday, following a traffic stop on Highway 34 at Birch Avenue. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says Timothy Hansen, of Creston, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension, No Insurance, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession with the intent to deliver. And, Ronnee Abel, of Creston, was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession with the Intent to Deliver. Both subjects were being held in the Adams County Jail.

Food Banks still facing challenges

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May 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Most Iowans don’t realize how many of their friends and neighbors rely daily on the Food Bank for the Heartland to put meals on the table. Brian Barks will take over as C-E-O of the Omaha-based agency on July 1st and says they face many challenges making sure that no one goes to bed hungry. Barks says one of the biggest challenges is trucking the food across a wide area.

“Our guys are driving all the way out to the Panhandle of Nebraska and we serve a good chunk of western Iowa,” Barks says. “Our guys are doing about 30,000 miles a month. We’re sometimes paying more for freight than we are for the food that we buy.”  Barks says they’re two drivers short right now and are in touch with truck driving schools to find more. “The explosion in the cost of transportation in the trucking industry can have serious implications in regards to what we do,” he says.

Barks says they’re looking forward with a long-range hunger forecast.  “We’ve done a ten-year strategic plan that estimates how much food we need and it is 39-and-a-half million meals,” he says. “We’re doing 25-and-a-half million, so we’ve got about 14-million meals in order to get to a point where we have enough food for people to access.”

The Food Bank for the Heartland distributes food to 535 non-profit groups, including schools, homeless shelters and food pantries in 92 counties across Nebraska and Iowa.

(Radio Iowa, w/Thanks to Karla James, Omaha)

Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., May 15th 2018

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May 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law requiring doctors to screen patients’ risk of addiction before prescribing some painkillers. The law is part of the state’s effort to begin addressing its growing opioid epidemic. Reynolds signed it Monday at a Dubuque medical center that treats opioid addiction. A good Samaritan provision will also give legal immunity to anyone who calls 911 to report an overdose.

UNDATED (AP) — Activists have converged on state capitals around the U.S., opening weeks of planned protests calling for new programs to help the millions of Americans who live in poverty, an overhaul of voting rights laws and other social issues. Reports by police from seven state capitols and Washington, D.C., showed more than 200 people were arrested or cited Monday on the first day of the so-called Poor People’s Campaign.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two organizations are expected to announce a lawsuit challenging a new Iowa law that bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. Iowa affiliates for Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday they’ll make a joint announcement Tuesday afternoon. They declined to provide more information. The law, set to go into effect on July 1, bans most abortions in Iowa once a fetal heartbeat is detected. That’s around six weeks of pregnancy.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officers have cited a group of protesters at the Iowa Capitol who gathered in and around the staff offices of Gov. Kim Reynolds. The Iowa State Patrol briefly held 10 people Monday afternoon who refused to leave the building at the close of business hours. They were cited for misdemeanor trespassing and released. The protesters were among several dozen people who gathered to highlight issues tied to poverty, inequality and the environment.

Dubuque woman gets 30 years for beating ex-husband to death

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May 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A Dubuque woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after admitting she beat her ex-husband to death with a baseball bat. The Telegraph Herald reports 64-year-old Dolores A. Flynn apologized in court Monday before she was sentenced, saying “If I could take it back, I would.”

Judge Michael Shubatt sentenced her to the 30 years recommended in a plea deal. Shubatt noted, “no one deserves to be beaten to death with a baseball bat.” Flynn initially was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 72-year-old Gary Breckenridge on Jan. 4, 2016. She pleaded guilty last month to voluntary manslaughter, willful injury and assault.

Breckenridge died at the home he shared with Flynn. Flynn says she wanted to apologize to the couple’s children for her actions.

Reynolds signs bill intended to curb opioid overdose deaths

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May 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law requiring doctors to screen patients’ risk of addiction before prescribing some painkillers. The law is part of the state’s effort to begin addressing its growing opioid epidemic. Reynolds signed it Monday at a Dubuque medical center that treats opioid addiction.

A good Samaritan provision will also give legal immunity to anyone who calls 911 to report an overdose. Medical experts warn Iowa must be careful to avoid a spike in heroin and other illegal drug use, which some other states have experienced as an unintended consequence of limiting opioid medication.

The Iowa Department of Public Health says preliminary data shows the state had 98 deaths linked to heroin last year among 309 overall opioid-linked deaths.

Groups expected to announce suit against Iowa abortion law

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May 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two organizations are expected to announce a lawsuit challenging a new Iowa law that bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.

Iowa affiliates for Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday they’ll make a joint announcement Tuesday afternoon. They declined to provide more information.

The law, set to go into effect on July 1, bans most abortions in Iowa once a fetal heartbeat is detected. That’s around six weeks of pregnancy, making it the strictest abortion regulation in the country.

The groups warned shortly before Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the law on May 4 that they would challenge its constitutionality. Reynolds and GOP lawmakers with majorities in the Legislature also indicated they expected the law to face litigation.

Poor People’s Campaign launches days of protests around US

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May 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Activists converged on state capitals around the U.S. on Monday to begin six weeks of non-violent protests calling for new programs to help the millions of Americans who live in poverty, an overhaul of voting rights laws and other social change.

Officers cited 10 protesters at the Iowa Capitol who gathered in and around the staff offices of Gov. Kim Reynolds when they refused to leave the building at the close of business hours.

The campaign cast the protests as a “reignition” of the Poor People’s Campaign, the 1968 movement started by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others to challenge racism, poverty and militarism. According to the campaign, protesters will spend the next 40 days engaged in nonviolent action, including the mobilization of voters and holding teach-ins.

The first teach-in is scheduled for Tuesday in Washington. It is to feature Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense Fund and a part of the 1968 campaign.

Man from Casey arrested on warrants

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May 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports 28-year old Adam James Magill, of Casey, was arrested May 7th in Guthrie County, on two Adair County warrants. The warrants charge Magill with Violation of Probation. His cash or surety bond was set at $4,000.

23-year old Ashley Nicole Kelly, of Des Moines, was arrested May 9th at the Polk County Jail on an Adair County warrant for Failure to serve Jail time. She was brought back to Adair County to serve the remainder of her court-ordered sentence.

And, 37-year old Michael B. Crall, of Orient, was issued a citation for OWI/2nd offense, May 11th, in connection with an accident that took place at around 9:35-p.m. April 5th, where a Chevy Impala struck a bridge. A deputy found Crall out of the vehicle, resting against the side of the bridge. The report said Crall appeared to have bloodshot, watery eyes, was unsteady on his feet, and smelled of alcohol. There were also several open containers inside the vehicle, and Crall told the Deputy he had consumed 15 beers.

He also appeared to have been injured, but consented to taking a preliminary breath test (PBT) prior to being transported to the hospital. The results of the PBT were above .08. Crall was transported to the Adair County hospital by his parents, and at the hospital, consented to giving a urine sample. The sample was sent to the State DCI lab, and came back with a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of .188, or a little more than twice the legal limit for intoxication.

Atlantic CPC to discuss firing large fireworks/distance from property

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May 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The City of Atlantic’s Community Protection Committee will meet 5:30-p.m. Tuesday, in the City Council’s Chambers, at City Hall. On their agenda, is discussion and a recommendation to the Council, with regard to shooting-off large fireworks displays and the minimum distance from properties.

The CPC will also discuss and recommend to the Council, their suggestions with regard to Adoption of the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code, and a recommendation to deal with Yard Waste Site issues.

The meeting will conclude with any other business to come before the Committee.