CLARKSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — The family of a 15-year-old boy killed in an accidental shooting in northeast Iowa is urging people interested in guns to learn how to safely handle them. Butler County authorities say Kain Allen Schild died Thursday afternoon in rural Clarksville. Details about what happened have not been released. Officers and medics sent to the scene found three people, all under 18.

The boy was a freshman at Clarksville High School, and his obituary on the Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home site says he loved to hunt, fish and trap. The obituary also said his family “would like to encourage those interested in weaponry to take gun safety classes.” The Clarksville school district is offering grief counseling to students and staff members.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports 41-year old Jeffrey Wade Bartles, of rural College Springs, was arrested at around 7:30-p.m. Sunday, on three warrants for Violation of Probation. Bartles was taken into custody at a rural home located about two-miles northwest of College Springs, and was unable to post a $4,000 bond, $3,000 of which is a cash only bond. He was transported to the Page County Jail, where he is currently being held pending further court proceedings.

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(Updated 10-a.m. w/additional reports)

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County report a Nebraska woman was arrested on an assault charge at around 12:30-a.m. Saturday, following an incident at Westfair. Authorities say a vehicle struck a 17-year old male pedestrian, with no related injuries. The driver of the 2001 Chevy Tahoe, 31-year old Melissa M. Perales, of Omaha, was arrested for Simple Assault. An investigation into a property damage accident at around 11:15-p.m. Friday at Arrowhead Park, resulted in the arrest of a Council Bluffs man. 40-year old Fred Travis Starrett was taken into custody for OWI/3rd offense. And, a traffic stop Sunday on a pickup truck, resulted in the arrest of 40-year old Ross Alan Messigner, of Glenwood, for Driving While Revoked.

Authorities said also, a man being held in the Pott. County Jail was served with a warrant last week out of Douglas County, NE. The warrant for 38-year old Derrick Vincent Preiksaitis, of Council Bluffs, was for being a Fugitive from Justice. The man was returned to the custody of jail staff, after being served with the warrant. Another inmate at the jail, was served with a felony warrant for Probation Violation. 36-year old Deward Lynn White, Jr., of Council Bluffs, was then returned to the custody of jail staff.

An assault between two inmates at the Pott. County Jail Thursday evening, resulted in a simple assault charge against 21-year old Isaiah Emmanuel Ross, of Council Bluffs. Ross is accused of assaulting 38-year old  inmate Brian Alan Reed, of Council Bluffs. Reed suffered apparent minor injuries during the incident. And, after a deputy was dispatched to a residence in the 400 block of Vine Street in Carson, Thursday night,  a juvenile male was cited into Juvenile Court, for Theft in the 3rd Degree. Deputies recovered a baggie containing flour hidden inside the juvenile’s pants. He was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs. No name was released because of his age.

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BRANDON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a woman and her children escaped a fire that killed her husband in eastern Iowa. Firefighters found the body of 37-year-old Chauncey Raue on Friday inside his heavily damaged two-story home in Brandon. Authorities say his wife, Brittany, and their three sons fled the home, but one of the boys was burned. He was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

The Creston Police Department says an accident in the parking lot of the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, resulted in one person being transported to the facility. A 2002 Chrysler PT Crusier driven by 40-year old Nicholas G. Johnson, of Creston, was traveling west in the parking lot, when the vehicle struck a northbound 2010 Chrysler Town & Country van driven by 27-year old Ashley D. Rothe, of Orient. The accident happened at around 2:30-p.m., Tuesday. Johnson was transported by EMS to the hospital, after complaining of pain. Rothe was not injured in the collision. Damage from the accident amounted to $2,500.

Officials with the Creston Police Department today (Monday), report four arrests took place recently. Three people were arrested on Sunday: At around 9:40-p.m., 39-year old Demion Garrison, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Domestic Abuse Assault. Garrison was being held in the Union County Jail while awaiting a bond hearing; 38-year old Durrell Haynes, of Creston, was arrested at around 1:40-p.m., Sunday, for Assault while displaying a dangerous weapon. He was later released from custody on a $2,000 bond; and, 21-year old Paul L. Albrechtsen, of Kent, was arrested early Sunday afternoon in Creston, for Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Criminal Mischief in the 4th degree. His bond was set at $2,000.

Last Thursday, 38-year old Durrell Haynes was arrested on an Adams County warrant for Contempt of Court – Failure to pay costs. He was later released on a $300 bond.

Creston Police said also, a man who resides in the 300 block of N. Division Street, reported that sometime between the hours of 12-a.m. and 11:25-a.m. last Thursday, someone broke out the rear window of his vehicle, while it was parked near the intersection of Montgomery and Elm Streets. The damage was estimated at $300.

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DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A 64-year-old Dubuque woman who admitted killing her former husband is scheduled to be sentenced Monday. Dubuque County District Court records say Dolores Flynn pleaded guilty last month to voluntary manslaughter, willful injury and assault. Prosecutors dropped the original charge of second-degree murder in exchange for her pleas.

Court documents say Dubuque police found 72-year-old Gary Breckenridge dead on Jan. 4, 2016, at the home he shared with Flynn. Police say Flynn beat Breckenridge with a baseball bat, which officers say they found in a Dubuque ditch.

She’s been examined and treated by psychiatric experts twice since her arrest and had been found competent for trial.

It was an emotional weekend for the members of the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Jeff Danker, some of the deputies and the family of slain deputy Mark Burbridge attended the National Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony in Washington, D-C. Danker attended the state ceremony prior to heading to the national capitol.  “It’s tough,…you know you’ve got to continue with life, but it’s tough to have all the feelings and all the emotions coming back again, “Danker says. “It’s really great that the state recognizes our fallen law enforcement officers.”

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Another Pottawattamie County Deputy who was killed in the line of duty in 1947 was also honored at the state ceremony. Robert McKinley’s name will be on the state memorial along with Burbridge. “It’s great that they are able to recognize these officers that may not have been recognized at the time. They are able to recognize them now and family members can come and the state can show the appreciation for the job that they do,” according to Danker. Its been just more than one year since Burbridge died, and Danker says the department is doing well. “There’s times when you seem like you are doing pretty good and certain things will trigger different memories of Mark and different things like that,'”Danker says.

The man who killed Burbridge was able to use a handcuff key he got from another inmate to free himself. The Pottawattamie County Jail now has a new system designed to find contraband. Sheriff Danker says they just started using it, and so far it has worked well as they try to keep contraband out of the jail. He says trying to keep contraband out is a problem for any facility, whether it be a county jail or state prison. Danker believes this system will help them with the tough job. “It should be able to scan the prisoner coming and hopefully we’ll be able to tell if there is anything hidden on the body that the officers weren’t able to find when they brought them into the facility,” he explained.

He says they are pioneers among the counties in using the system.”We’re the first sheriff’s office to get that. And we are very pleased that the board of supervisors was able to provide the funding for this to be able to do that. Because it really gives us another tool to fight this contraband being brought into our facility,” Danker says.  Danker was presented a flag at the state ceremony in honor of Burbridge.

(Radio Iowa)