The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports five arrests since Jan. 5th. On Tuesday (Jan 12), 47-year-old Michael Lee Gollobit, of Manning, was taken into custody following a traffic stop along Highway 59 in Shelby County.  A check of his driver’s status through the State showed him to be suspended for non-payment of Iowa Fine. Gollobit was taken into custody and charged with Driving under suspension. He was also cited for no proof of insurance, improper use of registration, operating non-registered vehicle, and improper rear lamp. Gollobit was transferred without incident, and released a short time later after posting the required cash bond and given a future court date.

Last Saturday, 27-year-old Patrick Allen Eggerling, of Council Bluffs, and was arrested following a traffic stop in the early morning hours along Highway M47, west of Elk Horn.  Upon further investigation, it was determined that Eggerling’s driving privileges were barred. He was taken into custody for Driving while barred, and possession of drug paraphernalia, and an active warrant out of Pottawattamie County.  A passenger in the vehicle, 20-year-old Madison Marie Hansen, of Lewis, was also taken into custody and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and an active outstanding warrant from Pottawattamie County. Both subjects were taken into custody without incident and processed into the Shelby County Jail until Initial appearance, then both subjects were released and transferred custody to Pottawattamie County.

Last Friday, authorities arrested 35-year-old Zachary Thomas Scheffler, of Harlan, following a traffic stop along Chatburn Ave in Harlan.   Scheffler was charged with possession of controlled substance (marijuana), possession of drug paraphernalia, prohibited acts, and operating a non-registered vehicle.  He was transferred to the Shelby County jail without incident and held under a $4,300 bond and held until the following morning, when he was released under his own recognizance.

And, on Jan. 5th, 52-year-old John Anthony Wyatt was arrested on an active warrant out of Shelby County, for Violation of Probation.  Wyatt as transferred to the jail without incident and held until he posted the required $1000 surety bond the following morning and given a future court date.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery players will have a shot Friday night at the fifth-largest jackpot in U.S. history after no tickets matched all the numbers in the latest Mega Millions drawing. The jackpot for Tuesday night’s Mega Millions was $625 million and lottery officials say it’s rising to an estimated $750 million.

Blank forms for the Mega Millions lottery sit in a bin at a local grocery store, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. Lottery players have a chance to win the largest jackpots in nearly two years as Tuesday’s Mega Millions has grown to an estimated $625 million and Wednesday’s Powerball to an estimated $550 million. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

The Mega Millions numbers drawn Tuesday were: 12-14-26-28-33, Mega Ball: 09. The big prize for Powerball, the other national lottery game, is $550 million for Wednesday night’s drawing. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball also is offered in Puerto Rico.

(Radio Iowa) Republican Kim Reynolds used last (Tuesday) night’s “Condition of the State” address to press for a law requiring schools to offer 100 percent in-person instruction.

Reynolds criticized schools — mainly in Iowa’s urban areas — that failed to reopen all day, Monday through Friday, this fall. She’s asking legislators to no longer allow urban schools to deny “open enrollment” transfers to neighboring districts and the governor is calling for “education savings accounts” that would give parents state money to cover private school tuition.

Republican lawmakers cheered the governor’s education agenda. House Democratic Leader Todd Prichard of Charles City says the governor is taking an adversarial approach toward public schools and teachers, who are on the front lines of the pandemic.

And Prichard says Democrats will oppose diverting public tax dollars to private schools.

Reynolds spoke for more than 41 minutes last (Tuesday) night and offered a long list of priorities, including making child care and housing more affordable — and more available. Reynolds also called for spending 150 million dollars in each of the next three years to boost broadband. “As we’ve seen during the pandemic, high speed internet is as vital to our communities as running water and electricity,” Reynolds says. “If they don’t have it, they can’t grow.” Iowa has the second-slowest broadband SPEED in the country, according to the governor, and she says it’s rarely available in a third of the state.

“Let’s plant a stake in the ground and declare that every part of Iowa will have affordable, high-speed broadband by 2025 and we’ll get there by committing $450 million over that time period, which will leverage millions more in private investment,” Reynolds said, “giving Iowa the biggest build out of high-speed internet in the country.” Reynolds used a portion of her speech to introduce Davenport police officers who were ambushed last summer and the officers were applauded by lawmakers. Reynolds then called for legislation to both increase penalties for rioting or attacking police and to ban racial profiling. “No actions should ever be taken based on the color of someone’s skin,” Reynolds said, to applause.

Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls of Coralville says lawmakers and the governor took a first step last June by passing a law banning the rehiring of officers fired for misconduct. “Figuring out ways to take that next step on justice reform, while continuing to support our men and women in uniform in our law enforcement agencies is something that we should obviously be taking a look at doing.” House Speaker Pat Grassley, a Republican from New Hartford, says legislators will start digging into the details, but he praised the governor’s overall agenda.

“The governor laid out a lot of what I would call aggressive, forward-thinking proposals,” Grassley says. Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver says the governor presented a positive, optimistic message. As is common in a “Condition of the State” speech, Reynolds reviewed the past year, which in the case of 2020 included a devastating derecho and a pandemic, and she praised citizens for going “beyond Iowa nice” to help neighbors navigate tough times. “That’s how I know that the condition of our state is strong because you are strong,” she said, ” stronger than you ever imagined.”

(Radio Iowa) – The three Iowa Republicans serving in the U.S. House say they will vote “no” today (Wednesday) on impeaching President Trump. Last night (Tuesday night), The New York Times reported Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will not stand in the way of an impeachment trial in the Senate and that he is “done” with Trump. Also last night, Liz Cheney — the third-ranking Republican in the U.S. House — announced that she will vote to impeach the president.

Cheney said Trump “summoned” the mob and “lit the flame” that led to violence in the U.S. Capitol a week ago. Ashley Hinson of Marion, Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa and Randy Feenstra of Hull — the three Iowa Republicans serving in the U.S. House — all said last week it’s time to unify the country. And staffers for all three confirmed again last night to Radio Iowa that they will oppose Trump’s impeachment.

Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, announced last week she’d vote for impeachment. Last night, Axne tweeted that impeachment is the only Constitutional option left to deal with the threat Trump poses to the safety of the country and its citizens.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest at around 7:40-p.m., Tuesday, of 39-year old Jared Michael Nyquist. The Red Oak man was taken into custody in the 700 block of E. Oak Street, for Animal Neglect resulting in death. Nyquist was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond. And, a traffic stop resulting in a brief pursuit Tuesday, in the 1900 block of Broadway ended with the arrest of 46-year-old Jason Lasiter, from Red Oak.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says Lasiter was arrested for Eluding, Reckless Driving, and Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs. His bond was set at $1,000. Red Oak Police assisted Montgomery County Deputies in making the arrest.

Council Bluffs Police were dispatched a little after 6-p.m. Tuesday, to the area of 1222 North 31st Street on a shots fired call. Prior to officers’ arrival, witnesses informed the 911 Center that two unknown men were seen running from one of the apartments in the Northgate Apartment complex towards the parking lot. Officers were informed that one adult male had been shot.

Officers arrived along with Medics, the victim was located and transported to Mercy Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The identity of the two men have yet to be determined, there were no other injuries reported. Detectives are currently investigating the incident, and no further information is available at this time.

The investigation is ongoing by the Criminal Investigation Division. Anyone with any information that was in the area at the time of this incident is encouraged to contact this Division at 712-328-4728 or they may call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.