MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he spoke with Republicans in neighboring Iowa as they prepared to vote on a bill that would eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers there. Walker’s signature achievement as governor was signing a similar bill into law in Wisconsin six years ago. Walker tweeted on Monday night that he had spoken via Skype with Iowa Republicans and offered encouraging words to them in advance of a vote Tuesday on the proposal.

Walker’s spokesman Tom Evenson says that Walker discussed how Republicans overcame protests to pass Wisconsin’s law, known as Act 10. Evenson says Walker also showed photos from the protests on the call with the Iowa Senate and House Republican caucuses. Evenson says Iowa Senate Republicans initiated the contact with Walker.

The Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature is moving to approve a bill that would cut most collective bargaining rights for public sector employees. The bill is scheduled for floor debate today (Tuesday) in the House and Senate, one week after it was made public. Republican lawmakers fast-tracked the legislation amid growing protests at the state Capitol. Hundreds turned out Monday night for a public hearing.

Procedural moves in both legislative chambers could take hours. Iowa’s collective bargaining law currently ensures roughly 180,000 public workers such as teachers, nurses and correctional officers can negotiate over issues including health insurance, extra pay and grievances. The bill would specifically prohibit those discussions, though a key GOP lawmaker says there may be changes to the bill.

Republicans say the legislation will give local officials more flexibility with budgets.

The driver of a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee escaped injury Monday morning, when he stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake, causing the SUV to strike a pickup and a Subway sandwich shop, in Glenwood. According to Glenwood Police, the accident happened at around 10:40-a.m., Monday. 65-year old Paul Alan Krietemyer, of Glenwood, was driving the SUV when the incident occurred.

The Jeep struck a legally parked 2012 Dodge Ram pickup, which in-turn hit a legally parked unoccupied 2013 Dodge Dart. After striking the unoccupied pickup, the Jeep continued moving forward before striking the building, causing a brick external wall to crack. Damage to the building was estimated at $5,000. The vehicles sustained a combined $11,500 damage. No citations were issued.

And, the Mills County Sheriff’s Office today (Tuesday) reports two recent arrests. 55-year old Terry Wayne Lewis, of Malvern, was arrested at around 2:10-a.m. today (Tuesday), for OWI/1st offense, and Carrying a Weapon. His bond was set at $3,000. Monday evening, 23-year old Rocky Alan James Runyon, of Glenwood, was arrested following a traffic stop, for Possession of a Controlled Substance, and on a warrant for Probation Violation. His bond was also set at $3,000.

A former jailer and dispatcher for the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office has been charged with three counts of sexual misconduct with an inmate. The charges come after an investigation headed up by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. Iowa D-C-I Special Agent in-charge Michael Motsinger says the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office called in the state almost immediately. He says the sheriff’s department felt there was a conflict of interest if they investigated, so they called the D-C-I.

Motsinger says the allegations against the jailer began last summer. Motsinger says they looked into the July allegation and then more information was found in September and they looked at the case again and that led to charges being filed.

Court documents show that Scott Derscheid of Mount Ayr is alleged to have engaged in three sexual acts with two women while they were in custody at the Ringgold County Jail. One incident reportedly occurred in July, the other two in September.

Derscheid resigned from his jailer/dispatcher position at the Ringgold County Jail in October. Derscheid was arrested last month and charged with three counts of sexual misconduct with an offender. Derscheid went before a judge and pleaded not guilty and bond was set at two-thousand dollars cash.

(Radio Iowa)

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports today (Tuesday), 44-year old Daniel Lucien Page, Jr., of Council Bluffs, turned himself-in to Pott. County Corrections Monday afternoon on a warrant for Assault Causing Bodily Injury or Mental Illness. Page, Jr. was booked into the jail.

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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.