Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:47 a.m. CDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A University of Iowa football player faces a public intoxication charge after police say he drunkenly mistook a police car for an Uber. University police say 22-year-old Brady Reiff was arrested in Iowa City around 2 a.m. Saturday. According to police records, Reiff tried to open the front and rear doors of the parked cruiser. An officer says when he asked Reiff what he was doing, Reiff told him he was looking for a ride.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The corn and soybean crops in Iowa and Nebraska are significantly ahead of schedule and looking very good for a plentiful harvest this fall. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its weekly crop progress report says Nebraska corn is rated 87 percent good to excellent and in Iowa its 79 percent good to excellent. Soybeans are 85 percent good to excellent in Nebraska and 76 percent in Iowa. The crops are significantly ahead in development in both states.

BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — Relatives, friends and law enforcement are looking for a University of Iowa student who went missing from her hometown in central Iowa. Authorities say 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts was reported missing Thursday. The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that Tibbetts had not been found. Posters placed around town have one word across the center: Missing. Searchers have focused on fields between her home and where she was dog sitting.

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — The National Weather Service has raised its count of tornadoes in the flurry that struck central Iowa. The service says a dozen or more occurred Thursday, with three accounting for 17 injuries and significant damage in Bondurant, Marshalltown and Pella. The Bondurant tornado was rated an EF2 with estimated peak winds of 115 mph. The twisters that struck Marshalltown and Pella were rated EF3 with peak winds estimated at 144 mph.

DECORAH, Iowa – Emergency personnel responded to a report of a drowning on July 22 around 2:45 p.m. on the Upper Iowa River, northwest of Decorah. Kayakers found the body of 65-year old Susan Ann Fechhelm, of St. Petersburg, Florida near the shoreline and attempted to provide immediate medical attention. She was eventually transported to Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, where she was pronounced dead.

Fechhelm was by herself in a kayak and believed to have been in distress, although no witnesses observed her kayak capsizing. Fechhelm was wearing a life jacket when she left the canoe access, however it is unknown at this time why and when the life jacket partially came off.

An autopsy will be performed on Fechhelm at the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny to determine if any other factors contributed to the drowning.

Th case remains under investigation by the Iowa DNR and assisting agencies included Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office, Decorah Fire Department, Winneshiek County Medical Center Ambulance, Iowa State Patrol and Iowa Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Enforcement.

The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department Board of Directors met Monday evening at City Hall. During their meeting, they were introduced to Ron Flory, part-time Park Foreman, who previously worked for the City of Atlantic’s Wastewater Treatment Plant for more than 33-years, starting when he was just a teenager.

Atlantic Parks & Rec Foreman Ron Flory.

Parks and Rec Director Seth Staashelm explained what Flory’s job entails. He’ll be overseeing the department crews out in the field, helping with equipment maintenance, serving as the department safety officer and other duties. Staashelm will serve in a more administrative role. Flory said he was stepping “Out of [his] comfort zone a little bit and trying something new,” in taking the position. It’s so far it’s been a lot of work, but a fun job for the next seven-years or so, until I retire.”

He said there’s been a lot work cleaning up the storm damaged trees, taking care of mowers that have broken down, maintenance and cleaning, as well as working on the new Schildberg Recreation Area playground. As far as the east playground is concerned, Staashelm said it’s nearly finished. The structure is completed, and there have already been some play dates have been taken advantage of by YMCA kids and others.

All that remains is setting placques for the park benches in place, and adding some signage with regard to parent supervision required of children ages 5-to 12. The Schildberg west Shelter is also nearly complete, with the exception of the electrical hookups being connected for outlets. Seth Staashelm said also, the old Sunnyside Park entrance sign has been completely demolished, and it’s hoped the new sign will be in-place by Labor Day, just in-time for the Disc Golf Tournament, which draws more than 200 competitors from 13 different States.

Staashelm said also they had good participation in their Summer program (tennis and swimming), and the Sunnyside Pool sold 166 units this year altogether, as compared to the 127 sold last year. The last day for the pool to be in operation is August 18th, which is also the day for the “Doggie Dip,” that takes place from 1-until 4-p.m. , as a fundraiser for the Atlantic Animal Shelter. Last year the event had a large showing and raised $365 at One-dollar per dog, plus extra donations that came in.

He said there will be dogs in the pool, it will get dirty, and if people want to swim, they will do so “At their own risk.” Kids are not encouraged to be swimming at that time.

A man from Greenfield was being held in the Adair County Jail Monday (today) on a $500,000 cash only bond, in connection with his arrest last Thursday. 30-year old Andy Joseph Engles was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault/Bodily Injury, for choking a woman to the point where she couldn’t breathe. He was also charged with Sexual Abuse in the 1st Degree after allegedly forcing his victim to have sex with him and fracturing her left maxillary sinus area. And, Engles was charged with Willful Injury resulting in serious injury, after he slapped the same woman several times in the face. The incidents occurred at his residence on northeast 3rd Street in Greenfield, at around 10:30-a.m. July 18th.

And, 45-year old Jodi Lea Griffith, of Fontanelle, was being held in the Adair County Jail to serve her sentence on a conviction of Possession of a prescription drug without a prescription. She was booked in on July 19th per a court order, and released on July 21st.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports numerous arrests occurred over the past couple of weeks. This (Monday) morning, 38-year old Jared Eldon Finnell, of Cumberland, was arrested on charges of OWI 1st Offense and Interference with Official Acts. Finnell was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later in the day on his own recognizance.

Early Sunday morning, Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 56-year old Katherine Anne Lange, of Anita, on a charge of Assault with Intent to Cause Serious Injury. Lange was released later that day on her own recognizance, but she was arrested later that same afternoon, on a charge of Violation of No Contact Order. Lange was released Monday (Today), on $500 cash bond.

Last Thursday, 34-year old Brenda Nichole Leah Kinzie, of Griswold, was arrested on a felony charge of Burglary in the 3rd Degree, and for Theft 3rd Degree. Kinzie was taken to the Cass County Jail where she remains held on $4,000 bond.

Last Wednesday, 27-year old Scott Hallie Joseph Downer, of Atlantic, was arrested by Cass County deputies, on a charge of Driving While Barred. Downer was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on $2,000 bond.

On July 17th, 23-year old Maisie Sheryl Williams, of Atlantic, was arrested on two District Court warrants for Violation of Probation. Williams was taken to the Cass County Jail where she remains held on $27,500 bond. That same day, 27-year old Mikel Ann Erickson, of Omaha, was arrested on a Cass County District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Erickson was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on $10,000 bond.

On July 15th, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office arrested 38-year old Joshua James Reynolds, of Carson, on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Reynolds was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released later that day on his own recognizance.

And, on July 13th, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office arrested 28-year old Michelle Lee Dougherty, of Atlantic, on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for Simple Assault. Dougherty was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on her own recognizance.

A call about a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon in Dallas County resulted in the discovery of a deceased male from Nebraska. Sheriff’s officials say the body 29-year old Austin Welke, which had apparently been deceased for several days, was found after a caller reported seeing the wreckage at around 3:23-p.m. Sunday, in a cornfield near the intersection of Old Highway Six and Bear Creek Road, between Redfield and Dexter.

Authorities say Welke was staying in Redfield while on a work assignment. His friends reported he hadn’t been seen since July 20th. Officials say while no foul play is expected, the circumstances of the accident remain under investigation, and an autopsy has been scheduled with the State Medical Examiner’s Office.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday), issued a reports on their latest arrests. On Saturday (7/21) 37-year-old Jose Garcia, of Denison, was arrested following a traffic stop. Garcia was taken into custody on an active Crawford County warrant and charged locally for Driving under Suspension. The following evening Garcia plead guilty in front of the magistrate, and was fined, and given credit for time served. Garcia was then transferred to Crawford County Jail.

On July 15th, Shelby County Deputies arrested 62-year-old Gary Lyn McCoy. McCoy was in an automobile accident earlier that morning and transferred to Myrtue Memorial Hospital by Medivac ambulance. After being medically released from the hospital, McCoy was transferred to the Shelby County Jail without incident and charged with Possession of Controlled Substance, Prohibited Acts, and charged with Theft 5th. During the pat down process, additional contraband was found, which resulted in an additional charge of Possessing Contraband in a Controlled Facility. McCoy was held until posting bond and then released on his own recognizance the following morning.

On June 24th, 49-year-old Sherryle Jean Gorka, of rural Manilla, was arrested on an active warrant from Shelby County Court for Theft 5th Bad Check. Gorka was transferred to the Shelby County Jail and held under $300 bond until she was released on her own recognizance later that evening.

And, on June 22nd, Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 47-year-old Troy Louis Veltrop, of rural Earling. Veltrop was charged with Felon in possession of a firearm, Domestic Abuse Assault, False Imprisonment, Possession of Controlled Substance. Veltrop was transferred to the Shelby County Jail without incident and held without bond until appearance before a magistrate. The following morning, Veltrop was seen by a magistrate and held on a $12,000 cash/surety bond. Later that week, Veltrop was charged with a Violation of Probation adding an additional $10,000 cash/surety bond. On July 7th, Veltrop was charged with Violation of a No Contact Order and received an additional $1,000 bond after magistrate appearance. His total bond then amounted to $23,000.