(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports there were two arrest in his county last week. Friday night, Deputies arrested 18-year-old Brandon Steve Molina-De-Leon, of Des Moines. He was taken into custody at around 11:35-p.m., following a traffic stop in Orient. Molina-De-Leon was stopped after being clocked traveling 80-miles per hour in a 55-mph zone, at the intersection of 300th Street and Henry A. Wallace Road.

An investigation determined Molina-De-Leon was driving with a revoked license for an OWI offense. Authorities say his record also showed four indefinite withdrawals in effect for suspension related to non-payment of Iowa fines. He was arrested for: Driving while license denied/revoked for OWI; Possession of Alcohol under the age of 21/1st offense, and speeding. He was additionally cited for possession of vape products. Molina-De-Leon was released early Saturday morning on a $1,000 bond.

And, on Sept. 4th, Adair County Deputies arrested 48-year-old Brandon James Corkrean, of Orient, on an Adair County warrant for Violation of Probation/Failure To Appear. Corkrean was released the following day on a $2,000 bond.

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Police in Council Bluffs have issued a report on a citywide traffic initiative that was conducted during the evening hours on August 30th. Officers with the Council Bluffs Police Department along with the Iowa State Patrol and Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office conducted the Labor Day weekend initiative that focused on speeders and drunk driver.

During the project there were 269 citations and warnings issued. There were also four drunk drivers taken off the streets.

Last year, in the final four weeks of summer, 45 people died on roadways in Iowa; nearly 30% of those fatalities were caused by impaired driving. Authorities say there will be more of these safety projects in the coming weeks.

(Radio Iowa) – The centennial celebration of the Harlem Globetrotters includes four stops in Iowa next year. The Harlem Globetrotters, founded in 1926, played their first games in the Savoy Ballroom in Chicago. The team now plays over 400 games a year in countries around the globe and is embarking on a “100 Year Tour.”

They’ll be at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines on February 12th, at Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids on February 13th and at Dubuque’s Five Flags Center on Valentine’s Day. The Globetrotters’ tour will swing back to Iowa on March 4th for a game at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City.

Over 750 players have been on the Globetrotters roster over the past century. That includes Robert Karstens, a Davenport native who was the third white man to play on the team. The founder of the Globetrotters saw Karstens play at a gym in Davenport and Karstens replaced a black player who served in the Army Air Force during World War II.

Karstens was the team’s “designated showman” in 1942 and part of ’43 — and he stayed on as team manager for the next 11 years. He’s credited with creating some of the Globetrotters’ iconic routines, including the yo-yo basketball and a behind-the-back trick shot.

(Clarinda, Iowa) – Page County Sheriff Charles McCalla has released a report on arrests that took place from Sept. 3rd through the 7th.

On Sunday (Sept. 7), Page County Deputies arrested 34-year-old Christine Whitney McGlade, of Villisca, for OWI, and Interference with Official Acts.

Last Friday (Sept. 5th), 52-year-old Gary Lynn Runyon, Jr. of Coin, was booked into the Page County Jail to serve time.

Five people were arrested in Page County on Sept. 4th:

• 21-year-old Lance Jo Harmsen, and 27-year-old Jason Lee Sarabia, Jr., both of Clarinda, were booked into the Page County Jail on Assault charges.
• 24-year-old Dunick Edward Garcia, of Clarinda, was booked into the Page County Jail on a warrant for Failure to Appear.
• 33-year-old Jessie Marie Patterson, of College Springs, was booked into the Page County Jail on Sept. 4th, on a warrant for Violation of Probation.
• and, 18-year-old Carly Jean Carnine, of Clarinda, was arrested for Assault and False Imprisonment.

On Sept. 3rd, Page County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 45-year-old Timothy Scott Fletcher, of Coin, on a warrant for Violation of Probation.

(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Fire Department said a malfunctioning washer in a laundry room Sunday night at a dorm on the Southwestern Community College Campus, caused light smoke, setting-off a commercial fire alarm. The incident occurred a little after 10-p.m. at the Spartan Suites dormitory. Authorities say all students successfully evacuated the building.

Firefighters arrived and detected light smoke on the second floor, which appeared to be coming from the laundry room. By 10:15 p.m., additional resources were requested to assist with the investigation, and to clear the smoke. The investigation revealed that the source of the smoke was a malfunctioning washer.

Firefighters used fans to evacuate the smoke and the alarm system was reset, allowing students to return safely to their dorm rooms. No injuries were reported. (Photos: Creston FD Facebook page)

GREENE COUNTY, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Public Safety has issued a report on an officer-involved, fatal shooting that occurred over the past weekend. Authorities say on Saturday, September 6, 2025, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) requested assistance from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) with an officer-involved shooting in Greene County, Iowa.

At approximately 10:49 p.m., the GCSO assisted the Boone Police Department and the Boone County Sheriff’s Office with a pursuit that started in Boone County and continued into Greene County. The pursued vehicle came to a stop, and officers encountered 18-year-old Camryn Stonehocker, of Boone. Stonehocker exited his vehicle armed with a weapon. When Stonehocker advanced on officers, an officer fired his weapon, striking Stonehocker. Stonehocker died at the scene.

The involved officers were uninjured. They have been placed on critical incident leave in accordance with their department policy.

Once the investigation is completed, the findings will be forwarded to the Greene County Attorney’s Office and the Office of the Iowa Attorney General for review. No further details will be released at this time.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Red Oak Police Department reports a woman from Ringgold County was cited following a non-injury accident Friday afternoon. Authorities say a 2020 Jeep Cherokee driven by 74-year-old Sharon Kay Carr, of Mount Ayr, was traveling west on Highway 34 at around 4:35-p.m., Friday, when she ran a solid red light and proceeded into the intersection. Her SUV hit a 2002 Chevy pickup driven by 18-year-old John Hayes, of Red Oak, as he was traveling north on Highway 48, in Red Oak.

Hayes told police his light had turned yellow after he had already entered the intersection. Witnesses confirmed Carr had a red light and Hayes had a yellow light. Red Oak Police cited Sharon Carr for Failure to Yield to a traffic control device (Stoplight). Damage from the collision amounted to a police-estimated $12,000 altogether.

(Radio Iowa) – A Republican who was the youngest state legislator in Iowa history when he was sworn into office is running for the U-S House. Twenty-eight-year-old Joe Mitchell of Clear Lake served for the past eight months in the Trump Administration, most recently as regional director of the federal agency focus on housing. “Donald Trump needs the strongest ally possible in congress and I believe I’m that person,” Mitchell says. “Secondly, we have to make sure that we maintain and keep the Second Congressional District red, so the president has allies in congress that can support his agenda.” Iowa’s second district is currently represented by Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion, who is running for the U-S Senate in 2026.

After Trump won the 2024 election, Mitchell worked on the president’s transition team and he worked in the Federal Housing Finance Agency before his appointment in the Department of Housing and Urban Development this year. “I have the experience both on the inside and the outside because I’ve been a property developer for the last five years in this state. I’ve done workforce housing developments all across Iowa,” Mitchell said. “Every day I had to deal with regulation on the federal, state and local level and so I’m going to take that real life experience and take it to Washington.” Mitchell has worked on housing projects in places like Dyersville, Grinnell and Clear Lake.

Joe Mitchell of Clear Lake is running for Iowa’s 2nd district congressional seat. (campaign photo)

Mitchell, who was born in 1997, is part of Generation Z and nearly four years ago he founded a national non-profit called Run GenZ to encourage young conservatives to run for state and local office. Mitchell says his generation deserves a seat at the negotiating table in congress. “The issues we’re going to vote on in congress are going to impact me and my generation and my children more than anybody else,” Mitchell says. “…Right now you have $34 trillion in debt that my generation and our children will have to pay for. That’s something that’s ultimately something that’s driving me to run.” Mitchell holds a degree in business administration from Drake University and this past spring he was a visiting fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Mitchell worked alongside Democrats and other Republicans, including the general counsel for the National Republican Congressional Committee.

“I was the Kennedy School and the Institute of Politics. It’s a bit removed from the day-to-day at Harvard,” Mitchell said. “…But I did deal with a lot of the students from undergrad that would tell the bias they would deal with every day in class and I think the president’s right in the fight he’s taken to the Ivy League schools.” Mitchell is a native of Wayland, in southeast Iowa, and represented the area in the Iowa House for four years. “I learned what it meant to have a balanced budget as a state, to cut regulations, to cut taxes for working class families,” Mitchell said, “and so we’re going to take the same mentality to the United States Congress.”

Mitchell is likely to face a G-O-P primary in the second congressional district and three Democrats have announced they are running in the district, which includes 22 counties in the northeast portion of the state and includes the cities of Mason City, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Waterloo.

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department today (Monday), says a man was arrested last Thursday (Sept. 4th) on an OWI charge. 22-year-old Angel Eduardo Medina, of Creston, was arrested at around 12:15-a.m., Thursday, for OWI/1st offense. Medina was transported to the Union County Jail and booked-in.