The Carroll Police Department reports four people were arrested early Wednesday (today), following a shooting incident late Tuesday night that resulted in an unidentified 31-year-old man from Ames suffering from two gunshot wounds to his lower torso. The victim was transported to St. Anthony Regional Hospital before being taken to a trauma center in Des Moines, for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

According to police, two search warrants were conducted, one at 512 E 18^th St. and the other at 506 E 18^th St. During the search, a firearm, suspected narcotics and ammunition was collected. Police said 31-year-old Triesha Jones, of Carroll, was charged with assault. Kamille Garnett, age 30, of Carroll, was charged with child endangerment and disorderly conduct. Glennisha Myers, age 27, of Carroll, was charged with assault. And, Cliff Urban, age 31 of Hammond, Indiana, was arrested on a federal warrant for making a false statement in the acquisition of a firearm. Police said additional charges are pending, based on the items found in the execution of the search warrants.

Authorities say the investigation began when Carroll Police Department received multiple calls at around 11:57-p.m. Tuesday, about of a person who was shot in front of 512 E 18th Street. The callers reported they heard three guns shots, and one person was wounded. The suspects were taken into custody not long after officers arrived on the scene and began their investigation.

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Department assisted at the scene.

(Update 7:48 p.m.) Service has been restored to normal.

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(Update 4:21-p.m.) Calls to 9-1-1 in Cass County have been disrupted due to a fiber optic line cut between Council Bluffs and Atlantic. Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon reports all wireless 911 calls will be routed through Des Moines, and all other calls will be routed through Shelby County, until further notice. You may still call 9-1-1, but you will not be reaching the Cass County Communications Center.

Emergency responders in Cass County will still respond via dispatch from the assisting counties.

A Burn Ban is now in effect for Guthrie and Adair Counties, until further notice. Emergency Management Coodinator Bob Kempf reports the State Fire Marshal approved requests from Kempf to prohibit open burning in both counties, until such time as the activity does not constitute a danger to life or property.

Kempf made the request after consulting with the fire chiefs in each respective county. Any violation of the proclamation order is a simple misdemeanor.

(Radio Iowa)  – The Webster County Sheriff is investigating the discovery of a male body in a cornfield south of Fort Dodge. Sheriff James Stubbs says the body was found on Tuesday. Due to the condition of the body, a positive identification was not immediately determined. The body has been sent to the Iowa State Coroner’s office for an autopsy and positive identification.

Sheriff Stubbs said the person located does not appear to be a victim of criminal activity with no danger to the citizens of Webster County.

Officials with the Harlan Police Wednesday (Today), reported just two arrests. Authorities say 42-year-old Brian Alan Mark, of Harlan, was arrested this (Wednesday) morning following a call for service. Mark was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with assault.

And, on Oct. 6th, 25-year-old Emily Rhea Claussen, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop. Claussen was transported to the Shelby County Jail where she was charged with theft in the 2nd Degree, and  cited for having an improper rear lamp.

DES MOINES, Iowa – State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald’s Great Iowa Treasure Hunt includes many properties for deceased Iowans. “When an individual doesn’t do the proper planning, it can make a difficult time even more complicated,” Fitzgerald said. “I know estate planning can be a sensitive topic to discuss with family, but it is the only way to ensure your funds go to the people or organizations you choose. Our goal is to ensure that your accounts or property do not end up in the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt.”

Financial institutions or businesses may not be aware of certain life events – such as change of address, marriage, divorce or death – which can result in the money being deemed ‘lost’. Estate planning conversations can aid in preventing these ‘lost’ funds from being reported to the Treasurer’s Office as unclaimed property by informing loved ones of your assets and financial plans. “There have been many instances in which a grandparent had a safe deposit box that nobody knew about or a life insurance policy that could have made a difference to the family,” Fitzgerald added. “Take the time to plan now.”

Tips to keep track of money and prevent it from being unclaimed property:

Download and complete the Vital Statistics document from the Treasurer’s website to provide direction and guidance for your loved ones.
Make sure you have a will on record and designate the beneficiaries of your estate. Otherwise, a court could be left to decide the fate of your funds.
Designate individuals for different roles as needed: power of attorney, executor, trustees, etc. These roles come with a lot responsibility, so consider your designations carefully.
Unclaimed property refers to property or accounts within financial institutions or companies in which there typically has been no activity for several years and the business cannot locate the owner. In Iowa, the assets are safeguarded in the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt until the owner or heir of the property is found. Common forms of unclaimed property include forgotten savings or checking accounts, stocks, uncashed checks, unpaid life insurance benefits, utility security deposits and safe deposit box contents. The program has returned over $287 million in unclaimed property since Fitzgerald created it in 1983.

Visit GreatIowaTreasureHunt.gov to begin your search and make your claim today. Keep up with all of Treasurer Fitzgerald’s programs on Facebook and Twitter.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa prosecutor has been charged with harassment for allegedly threatening to pursue meritless criminal charges against his ex-fiancee, a doctor from Iran, that he warned could cause her deportation. A criminal complaint alleges that Ryan McCord was an assistant Des Moines County attorney in Burlington when he allegedly harassed the woman for months after they ended their relationship. The woman works as a physician at the Great River Medical Center in Burlington on a visa for foreign-born doctors. McCord allegedly falsely told the woman that he had a pending domestic violence charge against her at the sheriff’s office that could be filed if they didn’t get back together.

ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — A central Iowa man has been arrested after police say he threatened to bring a loaded shotgun to an Iowa Workforce Development office. The Des Moines Register reports that 29-year-old Matthew Goodrich, of Altoona, was arrested Monday, and charged with making a threat of terrorism and two counts of harassment. Police say Goodrich was upset about not getting his unemployment check when he called the office.

An employee there said Goodrich threatened to bring a loaded shotgun to the office and that he said the office should be blown up with a pipe bomb. Goodrich’s preliminary hearing is set for Oct. 23.

Page County Sheriff’s Deputies who responded to a report about a suspicious vehicle in the northwest part of the county, Tuesday, came upon a vehicle towing another vehicle, without the proper equipment. Those two vehicles were being followed by another vehicle. During an investigation, Deputies made contact with 49-year old Mark Anthony Ross, of Shenandoah. He was subsequently arrested for Driving while license suspended, denied, or revoked.

Ross was transported to the Page County Jail where he later posted bond in the amount of $491.25, pending further court proceedings.

A woman from Creston suffered suspected minor/non-incapacitating injuries, during an accident Tuesday afternoon on Cromwell Road. The Union County Sheriff’s Office says 44-year old Colleen Ann Reed was traveling westbound at around 2:50-p.m., when a vehicle crossed the center line and she swerved to avoid hitting it. Her 2002 Buick LeSabre entered the south ditch and apparently rolled over before coming to rest. Reed – who was wearing a seat belt – became trapped in the car and was extricated by mechanical means before being transported by Medic 1 EMS to the hospital in Creston.

Her car sustained about $6,000 damage and was declared a total loss. Reed had a suspended driver’s license, but was not issued a citation at the scene.