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A judge in Mills County has sentenced an Ohio man to life in prison without the possibility of parole, for killing his ex-girlfriend from Glenwood. According to WOWT, 27-year-old Mark Troutman was sentenced Monday morning. Troutman was convicted in December, 2016 of murdering 18-year-old Kathryn Weber, of Glenwood. Weber was shot outside of her place of employment last September.

AMES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa State student senate will consider a resolution Wednesday that would ask university President Steve Leath to have the university declared a “sanctuary campus.” The Des Moines Register reports that the proposal calls on Leath to try to ensure “that all students, without documentation of citizenship or otherwise, be given equal opportunity admission.”

The Legislature is considering a bill that would limit cities, counties and public universities from enacting policies that create “safe havens” for people living in the country without legal permission.

University officials said after November’s presidential election that they will continue to offer support to all students regardless of immigration status. But they also said Leath has no authority to declare the campus a sanctuary and must abide by the Iowa Board of Regents policies.

Red Oak Police say a woman who was arrested on drug charges Sunday, in Elliott, was arrested Monday evening in Red Oak, after she began acting in what authorities say was a “Disorderly manner,” and was “Yelling profane language,” in the 100 block of W. Coolbaugh Street. 50-year old Kristine Myers-Ryan, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 5:10-p.m. and brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where her bond was set at $300. The report says no charges were filed in association with her arrest.

Police in Shenandoah, Monday night, arrested 34-year old Dustin Eugene Kalkas, of Shenandoah, on a valid Page County warrant for Child Endangerment. Kalkas was transported to the Shenandoah Police Department, where he was booked-in and subsequently released on $2,000 bond, pending an initial court appearance.

Police in Council Bluffs, Monday, said they were notified that another Facebook page has surfaced recently, in an attempt to mimic the official Council Bluffs Police Department’s Facebook page. The “fake” page posted a few screen shots of some of actual information along with a story involving a bus crash. The story offers a link to read the entire story. Officials say it appears that the link may unfortunately be associated with a virus, misleading or false information.

The Council Bluffs Police Department wants to inform the public that their Facebook page is the only “official” Facebook page for the Council Bluffs Police Department. They encourage everyone to be careful of any link that they may click on and ensure the information you receive from it is accurate. Authorities said also, that as it tradition, their official media releases will be in the form of a “Press Release” and will not contain a “link”.

In the event you have a question of the legitimacy of a post, you can contact the Police Department directly by phone at 712-328-4715. Also, report any suspicious or fake Facebook pages directly to Facebook.

A man from South Dakota was arrested Monday night in Fremont County, after he wielded a hammer, causing property damage and public safety concerns. Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports Deputies were called at around 6:30-p.m. to the Motel 6 near Percival, with regard to a man expressing violent tendencies inside the motel. The subject was holding a hammer and causing distress among the motel staff and patrons.

When Deputies arrived they ordered the man, identified as 22-year old Darrion Jones, of South Dakota, to surrender the hammer. When he refused to comply and became combative before trying to flee, Deputies deployed a Taser, the darts from which Jones pulled from his body. He then ran across the street to the Sapp Brothers Truck Stop and once inside, jumped behind the counter before he was taken into custody.

Jones was arrested on two counts each of Assault on a Peace Officer and Disorderly Conduct, along with a charge of Interference with Officials Acts causing bodily injury. He was transported to the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center and held on a $3,600 cash bond, only.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Monday, reported four recent arrests. Early Monday morning, 43-year old Travis Donald Batten, of Glenwood, was arrested at the Sheriff’s Office on a warrant out of Council Bluffs, for Violation of no Contact Order and Harassment in the 3rd degree. Batten’s bond was set at $1,400.

Sunday evening, 56-year old James Ray Clark, of Pacific Junction, was arrested in Mills County for Driving While Revoked. Bond was set at $1,000. And, 35-year old David Joseph Jay, of Glenwood, was arrested Sunday evening on a warrant for Ongoing Criminal Conduct and Theft in the 2nd degree. Bond was set at $30,000.

Friday afternoon, 28-year old James Robert Bahensky, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on Highway 34 at 180th Street in Mills County, for Driving Under Suspension. His bond was set at $300.

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 1,000 people gathered Monday night at the state Capitol for a legislative hearing about a bill that would dramatically change Iowa’s collective bargaining law. They will give their views on a 68-page bill that would remove most issues other than wages from Iowa’s collective bargain rules for public employee unions. The bill also would require unions to manually collect dues from members instead of automatic paycheck deductions.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley is turning to President Donald Trump’s favorite method of communication to try to get his attention. The 83-year-old Iowan is already adept at Twitter. Last weekend Grassley tried Twitter to reach Trump on the subjects of whistleblowers, declassifying information and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Grassley’s office says the senator hasn’t yet heard back from Trump.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Top administrators at Iowa State University have lost an appeal in a federal student free speech lawsuit. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that ISU administrators including President Steven Leath violated First Amendment rights of two students who were top officers of the ISU chapter of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Harold Frazier says Dakota Access pipeline opponents haven’t lost hope that they can block its final stretch of construction. The Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux had asked a federal judge to temporarily stop drilling under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota until the tribes’ legal claims are resolved. The judge on Monday refused to immediately grant the request but said he’ll more fully consider it later.