Two Creston residents have reported recent incidents of theft. Creston Police say a resident in the 600 block of W. Mills Street reported Thursday that sometime between 7-a.m. and 7-p.m. that day, someone took a tote from the back of a vehicle parked outside the residence. The tote contained camouflage bibs, a camo jacket, other miscellaneous hunting apparel, calls and hunting knives. The loss was estimated at $420.

And, Friday morning, a resident of the 1300 block of W. Mills Street told police sometime on Oct. 11th, someone took a prepaid Motorola cell phone, a Samsung cell phone, Toshiba laptop computer, and prescription medication from her home. The loss was estimated at $250.

Police in Creston say five people were arrested over the past four days. Early this (Monday) morning, 39-year old Jeremy King, of Creston, was arrested at around 12:12-a.m. on Cromwell Road, for Interference with Official Acts, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Meth. King was being held in the Union County Jail on $1,000 bond. He was also served two Union County warrants for Failure to Appear, on Domestic Abuse Assault and Violation of a Protection Order. King was being held in the Jail while awaiting a bond hearing on those charges.

Also arrested at the same time and location, was 37-year old Michael Waddingham, of Orient. He was charged with Driving Under Suspension and later released on $300 bond.

At around 4:50-a.m. Sunday, Creston Police arrested 50-year old Robert Embree, of Urbandale, for OWI/2nd offense. He was later released on $2,000 bond. Saturday night, 28-year old Christopher DeBoard, of Mt. Ayr, was arrested in Creston for Driving While Revoked. He was later released on a $1,000 bond. Earlier in the day, Saturday, officers with the Creston P-D arrested 46-year old Parrish Ellis, of Shenandoah, on Taylor County warrants for Failure to Appear in court on an original charge of Driving while Denied, Suspended or Revoked. Ellis was later released on $300 bond.

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A developing La Nina pattern in the Pacific Ocean could impact Iowa’s winter weather, as well as the rest of the Midwest and Northern Plains. Climatologist Dennis Todey, director of the U-S-D-A’s Midwest Climate Hub in Ames, says the consensus points to “cold and snowy” for the upcoming winter, which isn’t exactly a stretch.

“That is every winter in the Northern Plains,” Todey says. “A lot of it then becomes, how much snow do you have on the ground? When you carry snow cover for a period of time, it allows that cold to set in and stay cold longer. If you don’t carry much snow cover, then you’ll bounce back and forth between the warm and the cold.”

A La Nina pattern occurs when Pacific Ocean surface temperatures drop below long-term normals and that has an effect on climate trends in North America. Todey says the predictions include the possibility of a more active storm track for our region.

“If you have a more active storm pattern, you’re going to have highs and lows coming through on a more frequent basis, so that would allow you to bounce back and forth fairly regularly,” Todey says. “So far, that’s kind of the way we’ve been this fall, although we’ve still been warmer than average.”

Todey says the forecast into mid-November indicates above-normal to much-above-normal temperatures for most of the Northern Plains.

(Radio Iowa)

ALGONA, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa National Guard says it will close its Algona Readiness Center next spring. Officials say the unit based there and the about 90 soldiers assigned there will be moving to Camp Dodge in Johnston. The unit is Battery B, 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery.

Officials say the Algona facility is the 13th to be closed as part of a statewide National Guard consolidation and facilities upgrade program.  The 20,400-square-foot Algona facility was built in 1994. It will be turned over to the city for its use.

A pair of automakers will pay the State of Iowa $1.4 million to settle claims that the companies misrepresented fuel economy ratings for some of their vehicles. The case involves Kia and Hyundai vehicles from 2011, 12 and 13 (2011-2013). Geoff Greenwood, spokesperson for the Iowa Attorney General’s office, says prosecutors believe the automakers deliberately overstated fuel efficiencies of several of their cars.

“We also allege that many consumers made their purchasing decisions based on the window stickers and based on what they saw in these advertisements – that the vehicles got better mileage than they actually did,” Greenwood said. The fuel economy claims came at a time when gasoline prices were at historically high levels. This agreement follows a similar deal that led to payments to owners of Kia and Hyundai vehicles.

“In 2012, the companies announced that consumers who bought the cars could get lifetime reimbursement for the vehicles. A year later, they also announced a one-time, lump sum payment option. The companies contacted consumers directly regarding those programs,” Greenwood said.

The company’s $1.4 million payment to Iowa will go to the state’s Consumer Education and Litigation Fund. Overall, the companies are paying $41.2 million to 33 states and the District of Columbia.

(Radio Iowa)

A Red Oak man was arrested Sunday evening, for Disorderly Conduct, a simple misdemeanor. Police say 32-year old Kyle William Chase, of Red Oak, was arrested in the 1300 block of N. 1st Street, at around 7:15-p.m., and brought to the Montgomery County Jail.

A woman from Madison County was injured during a rollover accident Sunday afternoon in northern Iowa’s Hardin County. The Iowa State Patrol says 19-year old Danielle Nemmers, of Earlham, who was not wearing a seat belt, was transported by ambulance to the local hospital, after she swerved to miss a deer and lost control of the 2000 Dodge Ram she was driving.

The pickup, which was traveling south on Hardin County Road S-27, went into the east ditch and rolled before coming to rest on its wheels. The accident happened at around 4:50-p.m., Sunday.  Nemmers, who suffered from some cuts, bruises and a slight concussion, was cited for not wearing a seat belt.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:36 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three Iowa Supreme Court justices who helped legalize gay marriage in the state seven years ago will face voters on Nov. 8 for the first time since the ruling, but they refuse to campaign for their jobs. The justices argue the courts should avoid politics, so they shouldn’t campaign. Three justices who took a similar stand in 2010 were removed by voters.

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities investigating after finding two people dead and a third person seriously injured in the town of Perry. The three victims were found inside a home in the central Iowa town of Perry Saturday evening. Police say a suspect was detained for questioning a short time after the bodies were found, but no arrests were reported immediately on Sunday.

ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa (AP) — Eight people are facing trespassing charges after protesting in the path of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in northwest Iowa this weekend. The Omaha World-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2ftzeAi) the Calhoun County Sheriff’s office says the arrests happened Saturday on a farm near Rockwell City, Iowa. The $3.8 billion pipeline is designed to carry oil 1,200 miles from western North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to Illinois.

CHEROKEE, Iowa (AP) — A museum in northwest Iowa is marking the retirement of its vintage planetarium projector. The Sioux City Journal reports the Sanford Museum and Planetarium held a retirement party for its 1951 Spitz A-1 planetarium projector on Sunday. The equipment was used for one final star show before it is replaced with a digital model.

ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa (AP) – Eight people are facing trespassing charges after protesting in the path of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in northwest Iowa this weekend. The Omaha World-Herald reports the Calhoun County Sheriff’s office says the arrests happened Saturday on a farm near Rockwell City, Iowa.

Ed Fallon, with the Bold Iowa group, says people who oppose the pipeline are frustrated it is moving forward. The $3.8 billion pipeline is designed to carry oil 1,200 miles from western North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to a shipping point at Patoka, Illinois.

Hundreds of protesters have gathered in southern North Dakota near the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s reservation to object to the project. That has led to clashes with law enforcement and more than 140 arrests in the past week.