A Carroll County man was arrested late Saturday night in Audubon County on drug and eluding charges following a pursuit. Audubon County Sheriff Todd Johnson reports 53-year old Delaine Glenn Petersen, of Manning was taken into custody at around 11-p.m. He faces charges that include Eluding, Possession of Marijuana/3rd or subsequent offense, Interference with Official Acts, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was also cited for numerous traffic offenses.

Johnson says the charges stem from Petersen allegedly eluding law enforcement during an attempted traffic stop near Dove Avenue and 130th Street, southwest of Gray. The chase ended in the 200 block of 2nd Avenue in Gray, but Petersen abandoned his vehicle and took off on foot. The Sheriff’s K9 Axel tracked Petersen to where he was taken into custody. Axel also detected evidence Petersen had thrown while on the run. Audubon Police also assisted in handling the incident.

Petersen was transported to the Audubon County Jail and held until appearing before a Magistrate. He later posted a cash bond and was released.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa state law requires all evidence that’s been filed in court and used in cases be kept by court clerks well after convictions in case of appeals or if new technology emerges that could test evidence in a new way. The Sioux City Journal reports that there have been two recent instances in the state where old evidence was retested with new technology to further prove a conviction.

Two men were convicted in separate cases involving rape and kidnap about 30 years ago. They both appealed that there was no DNA evidence that proved they were guilty. Bloodstained clothing and other evidence was taken from storage and tested at the state crime lab. In both cases the defendants’ DNA was found, which supported the original convictions.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports 52-year old Gary Eugene Edwards, of Lorimor, was arrested 12:30-a.m. Sunday at the Union County Law Enforcement Center. Edwards was taken into custody on a Union County warrant for domestic abuse assault.  He was being held without bond in the Union County Jail until seen by a judge.

A single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a cornfield northeast of Bode. The pilot, 65-year-old Jerome Kolhaas of Hardy, escaped injury in the crash. Prior to the crash in Humboldt County, an emergency aircraft landing was reported to officials at around 2:15 p.m. in a bean field near St.Joseph in Kossuth County. Humboldt County Sheriff Dean Kruger said the landing was made because of engine trouble.

A 1937 Stinson Gullwing similar to that which crashed. (Wikipedia photo)

After the plane was inspected by a mechanic, Kohlhaas attempted to fly the plane. The plane then crashed in the cornfield near Bode. Damage to the single-engine 1937 Stinson Gullwing was estimated at $50,000. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa authorities say a Nebraska man has been stabbed to death in Sioux City. The attack occurred late Sunday afternoon. Police say 36-year-old Vincent Walker was confronted and then assaulted by several people. Police say he was taken to a Sioux City hospital for treatment of several wounds but died there.

Authorities say Walker lived in Winnebago, Nebraska. Police say they’re looking for at least one man suspected of killing Walker.

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Creston Police report four people were arrested on separate charges, recently. Late Sunday morning, 38-year old Richard Eagan, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Theft in the 3rd degree. Eagan was later released on a $2,000 bond. And, at around 3:30-a.m. Sunday, 40-year old Donald Gay, of Creston, was arrested for Public Intoxication. He was later released on a $1,000 bond.

Saturday night, 29-year old Julian Allison, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Violation of Probation, on an original charge of a Controlled Substance Violation. Allison was being held in the Union County Jail on a $10,000 bond. Friday night, 46-year old Karen Brodsack, of Creston, was arrested for Theft in the 3rd Degree. Brodsack was later released on a $2,000 bond.

Creston Police said also, two residents reported incidents of theft. On July 20th, a Creston man residing in the 400 block of New York Avenue, reported someone broke into his home and stole a Sentry safe that contained cash. The incident, which happened sometime between 10:30-p.m. July 19th and 7:30-a.m. July 20th, resulted in a loss of $250. And, a woman residing in the 300 block of S. Pine Street in Creston, reported on July 14th, that sometime between June 1st and July 14th, someone stole her white I-Phone 5C. The loss was estimated at $250.

The president of the University of Northern Iowa says his school will continue to have a high number of in-state students on the Cedar Falls campus. Mark Nook says about 85-to-90 percent of UNI’s students are from Iowa, though he’s open to admitting more out-of-state students. “But we’re not going to do that at the expense of the number of Iowa kids we continue to educate. You’ve got to balance those, especially at a place like UNI. We’re training teachers and we’re training business leaders, we’re training other professionals, really for the state of Iowa and the surrounding region,” Nook says.

Out-of-state students pay about ten-thousand dollars ($10,000) more in tuition than in-state students. A new state Tuition Task Force begins a series of public meetings this week to discuss a five-year plan for revenue needs at the three public university campuses. Nook says his goal for UNI’s tuition is to make sure future increases are justifiable and more predictable.  “I think our students are very concerned that we not let the tuition grow at a rate that they can’t keep up with, that puts them in greater financial harm,” Nook said.

Nook made his comments on the Iowa Public Radio program “River to River.”

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A traffic stop a little after 8-p.m. Sunday in Adams County resulted in a woman being arrested for Interference with Official Acts. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports 37-year old Deena Licon Morales was brought to the Adams County Jail and held on a $300 cash bond.