Red Oak Fire firefighters were called to the scene of a structure fire a little after 10-a.m., Sunday. According to Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce, crews were dispatched to 111 East Joy Street, and once inside, found a fire in the first floor kitchen area. While they worked to quickly knock down the flames, other firefighters searched the house and were able to rescue a dog, who was unharmed. Two residents got out of the house and were evaluated at the scene, but refused transport to the hospital.

Chief Bruce said the fire originated in an over-the-range microwave. He said also the home was still able to be occupied, even though it sustained moderate fire and smoke damage in the kitchen, and minor smoke damage to the rest of the house. Firefighters from Stanton and Elliott, as well as the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Communications, Red Oak Police and MidAmerican Energy all assisted at the scene.

Police in Red Oak cited a Red Oak juvenile early this morning. The male juvenile – who was not identified because of his age – was cited at around 1:20-a.m., for Minor in use of tobacco/vapor product, Possession of Stolen property, and Interference with official acts. The male was cited into juvenile court and then released to a parent.

Two juveniles and an adult face Felony Burglary, Theft and misdemeanor Criminal Mischief charges associated with a burglary in Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police, Officers were notified at around 6:41-p.m. Sunday, of a possible burglary at the White Oak gas station at 710 N. Broadway, in Red Oak. A passerby said they had seen three people inside the building, and that the front door window was broken.

Officers located three individuals at 3rd and Corning Streets who matched the description given by the witness. After an investigation, Officers arrested 28-year old Nathan Allen Dishong, of Red Oak. A 14-year old male and a 10-year old male were taken into custody. Each was charged with Burglary (A Class-D Felony), Theft in the 4th Degree ( a serious misdemeanor), and Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree (an Aggravated misdemeanor).

Dishong was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $5,000 bond. The 14-year old male was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs, and the 10-year old male was released to a parent.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest at around 11:50-p.m. Saturday, of 35-year old Karmyn Kay Watson, of Creston. Watson was taken into custody on two Union County warrants, following a traffic stop at Union Avenue and Highway 34. She was being held without bond in the Adams County Jail.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CDT

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Two Iowa men are facing several charges after authorities say they tried to crash a vehicle into the Muscatine police headquarters. Muscatine Police said the two Muscatine men were arrested early Sunday after their vehicle became stuck on a brick planter outside the Muscatine Public Safety Building. The crash happened shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday. No one was injured. Police said 24-year-old Gilberto Daniel Castillo III and 21-year-old Marc Anthony Castillo were both arrested on suspicion of terrorism second-degree criminal mischief. The 24-year-old was also charged with drunken driving, and the 21-year-old was charged with public intoxication.

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities have identified the Fort Dodge woman who was shot and killed by police last week. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said 39-year-old Melissa Halda was fatally shot by a Webster County Sheriff’s deputy during the incident on Tuesday night. Halda was reported to be acting erratically while wielding knives before the shooting happened. Halda was shot and killed after deputies from the Webster County Sheriff’s Office and a Fort Dodge police officer responded. No other details were released about the shooting. The sheriff’s deputy who shot Halda has been placed on administrative leave while the shooting is investigated.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The mother of an 18-year-old University of Iowa student who froze to death on the university’s campus is suing the school for negligence. The lawsuit contends Gerald Michael Belz, of Cedar Rapids, was unable to get into his residence hall on the night of Jan. 29, 2019, when wind chills were 51 degrees below zero. The lawsuit says the university locked all exterior doors to Burge Hall to prevent pipes from freezing but did not alert residents to the change in normal procedures. Belz was found unresponsive the next day. His death was ruled an accident. The university declined to comment on the lawsuit.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole in the 1979 murder of an 18-year-old high school student. Jerry Burns was arrested in Dec. 19 2018, 39 years to the day after Michelle Martinko was found dead in her parents’ car outside a shopping mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She had been stabbed to death. Burns was convicted of first-degree murder in February and was sentenced on Friday. Cedar Rapids police have said they arrested Burns after DNA taken from a restaurant straw he had used matched DNA from the crime scene.

The Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit is investigating a two vehicle personal injury crash that occurred at approximately 1:47-p.m., Sunday, at the intersection of So 24th St and Marketplace Drive. The crash shut down the southbound lanes of So 24th St from I-80 to Marketplace Drive for approximately 2 1/2 hours. The roadway was reopened at approximately 4:25 PM.

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Authorities say a Ford Explorer was struck on the passenger side by a Dodge Pickup that was heading south on So 24th. All 5 of the occupants (1 adult and 4 juveniles) of the Ford Explorer suffered injuries requiring transport to the University of Nebraska Medical Center – Trauma Center. The Dodge pickup had two adult occupants at the time of the crash. Both sustained injuries with one requiring transport to a Council Bluffs hospital for treatment.

The crash investigation was still in the preliminary stages, Sunday evening. The Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit is leading the investigation.