Red Oak Police, late Sunday night, arrested a man on an assault charge. 28-year-old Nathan Allen Aldrich, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 11:40-p.m., for Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd offense. Aldrich was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State officials said 3,401 new cases of COVID-19 were reported Sunday to give Iowa 210,061 cases since the pandemic began. The number of deaths linked to the virus grew by 33 to 2,192. The number of people hospitalized with the virus in Iowa remained at a high level Saturday even though it declined slightly to 1,340 from the previous day’s 1,416. The state said 92 of Iowa’s 99 counties had 14-day positivity rates over 15% on Sunday, and six more counties reported rates between 10% and 15%. Iowa had the fourth-highest rate of new cases in the nation Saturday.

MONROE, Iowa (AP) — House Democrats lost enough seats in this month’s elections that they’ll have the smallest majority in over a century. To find out what happened, the party has already begun a “deep dive” examination, and so far it’s blaming a parade of missteps. They include moving too far to the left on national issues, not explaining well of how they’d fix an outbreak-ravaged economy, and failing to grow their appeal with enough Latinos. House Democrats also were hurt by curtailing in-person campaigning amid the pandemic. But a major factor was President Donald Trump’s ability to drive strong turnout.

UNDATED (AP) — Republican governors in some hard-hit states are refusing to ask families to limit Thanksgiving celebrations despite warnings from federal health officials that gatherings could worsen a coronavirus surge that’s already spinning out of control. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says her administration “won’t stop or discourage you from thanking God and spending time together this Thanksgiving.” Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says people “should be with their loved ones over Thanksgiving” and that he will also attend a football game this weekend. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pleading with Americans to gather only with people in their immediate households as infections overwhelm hospitals in many states.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The head of one of the largest health systems in the Midwest has told employees he’s recovered from COVID-19 and is back in the office, without a mask. Sanford Health’s CEO, Kelby Krabbenhoft, said in an email Wednesday that he believes he’s now immune for “at least seven months.” And he says he isn’t a threat to transmit it, so wearing a mask would be merely for show. Krabbenhoft’s email comes as hospitals throughout the region are struggling. Other Sanford Health executives tried to walk his statement back, saying in an email Friday that his words don’t reflect the views of the system as a whole.

A collision in southern Iowa’s Lucas County Sunday evening, claimed the lives of two teenagers, and resulted three adults ranging in age from 18 to 55, being injured. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash happened at around 5:10-p.m. in Chariton. A 2008 Ford F-250 pickup driven by 55-year-old Shawn Blanchard, of Des Moines, was traveling west on Highway 34 and approaching S. 1st Street, at the same time a 1995 Jeep Wrangler driven by 18-year-old Blake Skinner, of Corydon, was traveling east, and attempting to turn north onto S. 1st Street.

When the Jeep turned in front of the pickup and was struck broadside, it rolled over, ejecting Blake Skinner and his two passengers, 16-year-old Chase Lavely, Chariton, and 15-year-old Kaitlynn Spicer, of Des Moines. The passengers died at the scene. None of the Jeep occupants were wearing seat belts.

Blake Skinner suffered life threatening injuries and transported by helicopter to Mercy Hospital in downtown Des Moines. Blanchard’s passenger, 55-year-old Angel Blanchard, of Des Moines, was also flown to Mercy hospital. Shawn Blanchard suffered minor injuries, and was transported by Chariton Ambulance to the hospital in Chariton. The Blanchard’s were wearing their seat belts.

Chariton Police assisted the Patrol at the accident scene.

Officials with West Des Moines-based Hy-Vee have announced the chain will bring back special hours for customers who are high-risk as COVID-19 cases rise in Iowa. The company took to social media to announce that customers over 60 years old, pregnant mothers and those with underlying health conditions are welcome to shop from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Friday. “We kindly ask that all other customers please respect this hour and limit shopping to 8 a.m. or after on these days,” Hy-Vee wrote on Facebook.

DAVENPORT – Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections, Sunday, said 36-year-old David Lee Reinier Sr., who was convicted of Arson 1st Degree and other crimes in Muscatine County, failed to report back to the Davenport Residential Facility as required Saturday night.

David Lee Reinier, Sr.

Reinier is a white male, height 5’9″, and weighs 319 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on November 10, 2020. Persons with information on Reinier’s whereabouts should contact local police.

(Updated 10:20-a.m.) BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a 23-year-old man in the fatal shooting of two people and wounding of two others at a Nebraska fast food restaurant.

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Roberto Carlos Silva, of Omaha, was booked into jail early Sunday on suspicion of first-degree homicide and arson charges in the attack Saturday night at a Sonic Drive-in in the Omaha suburb of Bellevue. Police say they first received a call about a possible bomb in a moving truck parked outside of the restaurant, and officers who arrived found a burning U-Haul and four people who had been shot. Two were declared dead at the scene. Silva was arrested Wednesday for allegedly buying $57 worth of food at the restaurant using someone else’s Sonic app account.

A person who saw some individuals leaving from a building and into an alley in Villisca, early Saturday morning, thwarted a burglary in progress. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at around 6-a.m., a person passing by saw four individuals exiting a building into the alley at 327 E 4th Street, the site of the Jones Store and former Museum in Villisca. The citizen called authorities and detained a juvenile male until Law Enforcement arrived.

An investigation resulted in the arrest of 18-year-old Drake L. O’Briant, of Villisca, and three male juveniles (ages 12, 13, and 16). Each was charged with Burglary in the 3rd Degree, a Class D Felony. The three juveniles were subsequently released to the custody of parents, while O’Briant was being was held in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 bond.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says their personnel are thankful for the actions of the passerby that allowed the crime to be cleared by arrest, but at the same time, the advise others against directly confronting individuals suspected of a crime, “as it may be detrimental to one’s personal safety.”

A semi hauling a piece of farm equipment struck an SUV Saturday night in O’Brien County, injuring two people in the SUV. The Iowa State Patrol reports the accident happened at around 7:11-p.m. on Highway 10, east of Granville. The Patrol says the 2015 Peterbilt semi was eastbound and the 2014 GMC Acadia was westbound, when the collision occurred. The 41-year old driver of the SUV, Michelle Swarz, of Paullina, was transported to the Orange City Hospital and later flown to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, for treatment of life threatening injuries.

A 13-year old male passenger in the SUV was transported to the Orange City Hospital for treatment of possible/minor injuries. The 48-year old driver of the semi and two passengers were not injured. The semi is registered to Eisma Express, Inc., of Ireton, IA.

The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office and an Iowa Motor Vehicle Enforcement Officer assisted the patrol at the scene.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Demonstrators are demanding that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds do more to stem the spread of the coronavirus as cases surge. More than a dozen of them gathered Friday in front of the Governor’s Terrace Hill mansion to deliver 800 report cards that gave her an “F” grade in COVID-19 mitigation and protecting Iowans.

Reynolds didn’t accept the cards directly, but an Iowa State Patrol officer said he would pass them along to her. The Des Moines Register reports that the demonstration was organized by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, also known as Iowa CCI,