Police in Shenandoah report a 35-year old woman faces charges in connection with a police investigation. Authorities say Melanie Joy Bowers was arrested Thursday evening for driving while barred, reckless driving and criminal mischief.

Bowers is charged in connection with an investigation into an incident occurring Tuesday. Bowers posted bond, and was giving a court date.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has reported another 786 confirmed coronavirus cases to push its total for the pandemic past 31,000. The state Department of Public Health said Saturday that one in every 102 Iowa residents has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while one in every 11 has tested negative. The total of confirmed positive cases was 31,141 as of Saturday afternoon, and the daily increase was 2.6%. The department reported one additional COVID-19 related death, bringing the total to 721. The agency’s data indicates positive case numbers had been in decline since early May but began a slow climb again around mid-June.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign and allies have blocked efforts to expand mail-in voting, forcing an awkward confrontation with top GOP election officials promoting the opposite in their states. The rare dissonance between Trump and other Republican elected officials also reflects another reality the president will not concede: Many in his party believe expanding mail-in voting could ultimately help him. Trump’s campaign has intervened directly in Ohio, while allies have fired warning shots in Iowa and Georgia. Their moves are aimed at blunting Republican secretaries of state in places that could be competitive in November. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden supports mail-in voting.

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Police say an Iowa man who successfully sued one of his sons for the shooting death of his wife has been assaulted by his other son. The Des Moines Register reports that 55-year-old Billy Dean Carter was arrested Wednesday and charged with assaulting his father, 74-year-old Bill Carter. Police say the younger Carter knocked his father to the ground and kicked him twice on a road near the elder father’s home following an argument. In 2017, a jury ordered another of Bill Carter’s sons, Jason Carter, to pay $10 million to the estate of of his mother, 68-year-old Shirley, who died in 2015 from two gunshot wounds fired by a rifle. Jason Carter was later acquitted of murder in the case.

CHICAGO (AP) — A Nigerian national has appeared in court in Chicago on charges that he orchestrated an international cyber fraud scheme that defrauded U.S. businesses in six states out of tens of millions of dollars. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago said Friday that 29-year-old Olalekan Jacob Ponle, originally of Lagos, Nigeria, was arrested last month in the United Arab Emirates, where he was living. He was expelled from the country and into FBI custody, and arrived in Chicago Thursday. He’s charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud against companies based in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New York and California.

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
204 AM CDT Sun Jul 5 2020
Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-
Page Counties…UNHEALTHY TO HAZARDOUS AIR QUALITY WILL LINGER UNTIL 9 AM ON SUNDAY…

Unhealthy to hazardous air quality has developed over much of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa early this morning, and these conditions will likely linger until around 9 AM. The poor air quality is the result of lingering smoke from Saturday evening fireworks activity which has become trapped near the ground by a
temperature inversion and stagnant air flow pattern. Conditions are expected to improve after 9 AM as increased atmospheric mixing allows for the dispersion of the smoke.

Those with respiratory concerns should avoid outdoor exposure until conditions improve later this morning.

(Update 3:45-p.m./A-P) :Iowa has reported another 786 confirmed coronavirus cases to push its total for the pandemic past 31,000. The state Department of Public Health said Saturday that one in every 102 Iowa residents has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while one in every 11 has tested negative. The total of confirmed positive cases was 31,141 as of Saturday afternoon, and the daily increase was 2.6%. The department reported one additional COVID-19 related death, bringing the total to 721. The agency’s data indicates positive case numbers had been in decline since early May but began a slow climb again around mid-June.

In Cass County, the State’s dashboard shows another positive case of COVID-19, for a total of 22. Of those, 18 have recovered. Elsewhere, here are the latest number of positive COVID-19 test results and the number of people who have recovered:

• Adair County: 15 cases, 12 recovered
• Adams County: 8 cases, 8 recovered
• Audubon County: 16 cases, 15 recovered
• Guthrie County: 65 cases, 58 recovered
• Montgomery County: 10 cases, 8 recovered
• Pottawattamie County: 720 cases, 625 recovered
• Shelby County: 114 cases, 95 recovered

Iowa’s hospitalization trends have been up slightly over the past week after steady declines since an early May peak. IDPH reported 134 Iowans hospitalized with the virus, with 40 patients listed in intensive care and 16 patients on ventilators. There were 18 patients admitted in the last 24 hours.

IDPH reported approximately 3,380 available inpatient beds statewide, with 506 ICU beds and 800 ventilators available. There are coronavirus outbreaks reported in 20 Iowa long-term care facilities. IDPH reported 543 current positive cases and 410 recoveries. There have been 381 deaths reported in long-term care facilities.

We’ve programmed some patriotic music to accompany your Independence Day celebrations tonight on KJAN. Tune in to AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com from 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. we have some great patriotic music to enjoy. We wish all of our friends a happy and safe Independence Day!

In a social media post late Friday evening, the Iowa State Patrol asked “Would you like to share the road with a motorist going this fast?  Would you want your loved ones on the road with a motorist traveling this speed? They added that in two separate traffic stops Friday, motorists were driving in excess of 100 miles per hour.

Photo from the ISP Facebook page

On I-80 in Cass County, a motorist was pulled-over after being clocked at 124-mph in a 70-mph zone, and in Scott County, another motorist was caught doing 121 mph in a 70 zone. The Patrol warns: “Slow down. Put the phone down. Buckle up.”

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The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports an arrest on Friday evening. At 4:50 p.m. Deputies arrested 36-year-old Robert James Welch of Paullina, IA for Driving While Barred. Welch was originally stopped for speeding and was found to have a barred Iowa driver’s license. Welch was taken to the Adams County Jail and held on $1,000 cash bond.

(Radio Iowa) – A new state law that took effect this week ensures Iowa kids have a right to sell lemonade, cookies and other types of food and non-alcoholic drinks. Senator Roby Smith of Davenport says a number of states have enacted similar laws. “In 2011, Coralville Police shut down a lemonade stand operated by a four-year-old because they did not have a permit,” Smith says. Child-run lemonade stands were technically illegal in Iowa before this Wednesday, when the governor signed the new law.

Senator Zach Wahls notes a few cities around the country have cracked down on Girl Scouts selling cookies and the new law makes it clear kids don’t have to get government permits if they want to sell baked goods or beverages. “As an Eagle Scout myself who spent many, many years selling popcorn definitely without a permit…I look forward to protecting future generations of scouts — boy scouts and girl scouts — from needless liability,” Wahls said.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Iowa is at least the 15th state to waive the government permitting process so kids under the age of 18 may sell food door to door or set up a lemonade stand.

CHICAGO (AP) — A Nigerian national has appeared in court in Chicago on charges that he orchestrated an international cyber fraud scheme that defrauded U.S. businesses in six states out of tens of millions of dollars. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago said Friday that 29-year-old Olalekan Jacob Ponle, originally of Lagos, Nigeria, was arrested last month in the United Arab Emirates, where he was living.

He was expelled from the country and into FBI custody, and arrived in Chicago Thursday. He’s charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud against companies based in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New York and California.