Two men were arrested on separate charges in Red Oak. At around 3:55-a.m. today (Tuesday), 47-year old Michael Vaughn Cox, of Red Oak, was arrested in the 600 block of N. 6th Street, after Red Oak Police were called to look for a man knocking on houses. Officers located a man later identified as Cox, and arrested him for Public Intoxication. Cox was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond. And, at around 7:15-p.m. Monday, Red Oak Police conducted  at traffic stop, and upon further investigation, arrested 25-year old Shilo J. Major, of Red Oak, for Driving Under Suspension with three withdrawals in effect. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $566 bond.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Defense lawyers for a man jailed in the 1990 death of a 9-year-old girl are accusing Iowa prosecutors of letting a key witness give false testimony at three trials in the case. An attorney for Stanley Liggins says he has discovered records showing that prosecution witness Antonio Holmes was given a favorable plea agreement in exchange for his testimony against Liggins. Liggins is preparing to stand trial a fourth time in the death of 9-year-old Jennifer Lewis.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a mission to discuss trade but it’s not to foreign customers it’s with Iowa farmers who are struggling to survive low commodity prices and tariffs that have hurt sales. Pompeo, flanked by U.S. Ambassador to China and former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad spoke to a group of young suburban Des Moines Future Farmers of America members Monday at a school. Pompeo also is touring a DowDuPont agricultural research facility and addressing Iowa Farm Bureau members.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police say a suspect in a carjacking shot at officers who fired back and killed him. Police say the carjacking victim called 911 early Monday to report he’d been shot when two people stole his vehicle. Police say they spotted the vehicle occupied by two men and a woman. A man and woman were detained, and another man was found later. Three officers ordered him to show his hands, and he fired several shots at them. They returned fire, killing a man identified as Luke Anthony Swann.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A utility is demanding that a Des Moines zoo start paying its water and sewer bill but the foundation that runs the zoo says that could jeopardize a free ticket program. The Des Moines Register reports that Des Moines Water Works is willing to forgive most of the $5 million that Blank Park Zoo hasn’t paid since 2003, but that it wants $74,000 for water used last year. Zoo president Mark Vukovich says the Blank Park Zoo Foundation was told it wouldn’t have to pay utilities.

(Radio Iowa) — July will mark the 50th anniversary of what’s considered humankind’s greatest scientific achievement, landing a man on the Moon. To honor the landmark, Des Moines Area Community College is bringing in three Apollo astronauts to speak in a single panel this week. DMACC Provost Anthony Paustian says it’s an exceptionally rare treat to see these pioneers share one stage.

“We have three Apollo astronauts, Walt Cunningham from Apollo 7, we have Al Worden from Apollo 15, and Fred Haise from Apollo 13,” Paustian says, “and we have Gerry Griffin, who was one of the three flight directors for Mission Control coming in.” The astronauts are among 15 speakers who will be on DMACC’s West Des Moines campus as part of the 10th annual Celebrate Innovation Week. Among the entrepreneurs on the list is Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream.

Paustian says, “Jerry and his friend and partner, Ben Cohen, took a $5 correspondence course through Penn State University many years ago on how to make ice cream and turned that small step into a giant leap when they sold Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream to Unilever for $350-million.” Other speakers include Roy Choi, a celebrity chef and the founder of the gourmet food truck movement; Danielle Feinberg, the director of photography and lighting at Pixar Animation Studios; and Randi Zuckerberg, a former Facebook executive and CEO of Zuckerberg Media.

There will also be an appearance by Lynne Cox, a world record-setting endurance swimmer and best-selling author. “She has swam more difficult swims in the world than anybody else has, over 60 of them,” Paustian says. “She swam the Bering Strait from Alaska to Russia, she swam the English Channel twice, broke world records twice, faster than men swim it. She has swam around part of Antarctica just in a swimsuit and goggles. This is an amazing feat.”

The events run through Friday. All are free and open to the public. See the full list of speakers and the schedule at: https://www.dmacc.edu/ciweek/Pages/schedule.aspx

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Defense lawyers for a man jailed in the 1990 death of a 9-year-old girl are accusing Iowa prosecutors of letting a key witness give false testimony at three trials in the case.

An attorney for Stanley Liggins says he has discovered new records showing that prosecution witness Antonio Holmes was given a favorable plea agreement in exchange for his testimony against Liggins.

Liggins has twice been convicted of killing Lewis, who was kidnapped, raped, strangled and left dead behind an elementary school in Davenport, Iowa. Those convictions have been overturned. A jury deadlocked on whether he was guilty last year at a third trial. A fourth trial is scheduled next week.

Holmes had said he didn’t receive any benefit from prosecutors for his testimony.