OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The amount of water being released into the lower Missouri River will likely remain above normal throughout the summer and fall to reduce the amount of water held in reservoirs along the river.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers increased the amount of water being released from Gavins Point Dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border in late June because more spring rain and more snow fell in the mountains. Officials expect the amount of water in the Missouri River this year will be 157 percent of normal.

The releases are expected to remain near 60,000 cubic feet per second through the summer, but they may be adjusted in response to downstream flood concerns.
Roughly 25 percent of the flood storage space in the river’s reservoirs remains available.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A teenage father is facing charges after his 8-month-old girl died after being hospitalized with serious injuries. Des Moines Police say Raija Straight was taken to the hospital Friday afternoon with internal injuries and head trauma. She died Saturday evening, and her 17-year-old father was charged with first degree murder and child endangerment.

While the Associated Press generally doesn’t name juveniles accused of crimes, KCCI identified the suspect as Jayden Straight, who turned himself in to authorities early Sunday morning and was arrested.

Sheriff’s Deputies in Montgomery County arrested a man from Nebraska early this (Sunday) morning. Authorities say 22-year old Seth Brenden Peterson, of Omaha, was arrested at around 12:55-a.m. at the intersection of Highway 34 and T Avenue, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Peterson was being held at the Montgomery County Jail in Red Oak, on a $1,000 cash bond.

Red Oak Police report the arrest at around 7:25-p.m. Saturday, of 57-year old Tony Joe Christensen, of Red Oak. Christensen was taken into custody for Public Intoxication. His bond was set at $300.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:10 a.m. CDT

EVERLY, Iowa (AP) — Law enforcement officials in northwestern Iowa are investigating the death of a South Dakota woman whose body was found in a camper. The Sioux City Journal reports that Clay County sheriff’s deputies were called to a rural area near Everly late Thursday night for reports of an unresponsive woman. Arriving deputies found 30-year-old Casey Blaine Eleeson, of Huron, South Dakota, dead in the camper. Investigators say her dead is suspicious.

COLO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say two men are recovering after being struck by lightning near a central Iowa golf course. Story County Sheriff’s deputies tell Des Moines television station KCCI that the men were in the Twin Anchors Golf Course parking lot near Colo on Friday afternoon when they were struck by lightning.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A project being funded by Microsoft and federal grants will provide free internet to the Valley Junction area of West Des Moines. The Des Moines Register reports that the three-year pilot project will provide free Wi-Fi to area students, businesses and residents. The project is expected to launch in October. As part of the project, T-Mobile will also be providing portable wireless devices known as Mi-Fis to about 200 low-income students from Hillside Elementary over the next two years.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa charity is seeking donations to provide new, fully-stocked backpacks to children in the foster care system. Families Helping Families of Iowa says donations are being collected through July 23 at places around Cedar Rapids. The backpacks will be handed out to around 400 children on Aug. 4 at the Families Helping Families office in Cedar Rapids.