DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump is trying to shore up support from constituencies that not so long ago he thought he had in the bag: big business and voters in the red state of Iowa. Trump on Wednesday expressed puzzlement in an address to business leaders that they would even consider supporting his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden.

At a rally later Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa, Trump claimed to be leading in the most recent poll he saw. But he said, “For me to only be up six, I’m a little bit concerned.” Multiple shows have shown a much closer race. Biden had no public campaign events scheduled Wednesday.

President Donald Trump says he doesn’t mind running against former Vice President Joe Biden, but he wouldn’t want to run against his Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. Speaking to supporters in Iowa on Wednesday, Trump got some of his biggest cheers when he brought up her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He joked, “Please promise me, Amy, you’ll never run.”

Trump calls Barrett a “great intellect” who is deftly handling the questioning she is getting, particularly from Democrats, and “she handles it like nothing.” Trump says he hasn’t spoken with Barrett for a few days, “and I just want to say we made the right choice with Amy.” If Barrett is confirmed, which is expected, she would replace liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last month.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s highest court is upholding a state directive that was used to invalidate tens of thousands of absentee ballot requests mailed to voters pre-filled with their personal information. The Iowa Supreme Court issued its ruling in favor of President Donald Trump’s campaign and Republican groups as Trump held a rally in Des Moines.

The court rejected a Democratic challenge that argued the directive issued by Republican Secretary of State Paul Pate was unconstitutional. Pate instructed county elections commissioners in July that all absentee ballot request forms they mailed to voters must be blank in order to ensure uniformity statewide.

Auditors in three counties defied Pate’s guidance and courts invalidated their pre-filled forms at the urging of Trump’s campaign.

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.

(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.