ACKLEY, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of torturing his 8-year-old son by locking him in a basement, withholding food and making him endure dog bites has pleaded not guilty. Hardin County District Court records say 30-year-old Alex Shadlow on Monday entered a written plea to the kidnapping charge. A trial date hasn’t been set.

Shadlow’s girlfriend, Traci Tyler, also has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping. Her trial is to begin Sept. 11. An arrest affidavit says the boy was locked for at least 9 hours a day last summer in an enclosed space under the basement stairs at the couple’s Ackley home, where he slept on concrete and had no access to a bathroom.

Police say Tyler also urged her dog to attack the boy, which left scars on his back and limbs.

Police in Creston said today (Tuesday), that two people were arrested Monday. 38-year old Nicholas Arthur Hardisty, of Orient, was arrested Monday morning for Driving While Suspended. He was later released on $300 bond. And, 36-year old Nicki Renee Jones, of Creston, was arrested Monday night, also for Driving While Suspended. She was also later released on $300 bond.

Creston Police report also, a Creston resident informed the P-D on Monday, that two window air conditioning units were removed from property located at 103 N. Stone Street. A time frame for the theft was not known. The loss was estimated at $200. A man from Casey reported to police that sometime between July 3rd and Aug. 10th, someone took a bag containing a Springfield XD MOD 2 handgun from a residence in the 600 block of Birch Street, in Creston. The loss was estimated at $565.

And, a Creston man reported Monday morning, that sometime late Sunday night and early Monday morning, someone sprayed his GMC truck with vulgar remarks and statements. The damage was estimated at $1,500.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The office of Gov. Kim Reynolds says her husband is recovering from an appendectomy. The office said in a news release Tuesday that Kevin Reynolds was suffering from abdominal pain when admitted to a hospital overnight. Doctors determined he was having an appendicitis attack and then removed his appendix.

The Reynoldses married on April 3, 1982, and have three daughters.

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The driver of a motorcycle suffered possible minor injuries on Monday after a collision in the Red Oak Fareway store parking lot. At 5:20pm a 2016 Buick Encore driven by 79-year-old Deloris Ilene Samples of Red Oak was eastbound in the Fareway parking lot while a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by 28-year-old Leland Robert Parker of Red Oak was southbound in the same lot. Both drivers failed to see each other and the Buick struck the motorcycle in the side causing it to spin around and throw Parker off the bike. Parker complained of left ankle pain after the accident and was taken to Montgomery County Memorial Hospital with possible minor injuries. No citations were issued.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest Monday night of a Red Oak man. At 10:30pm Deputies arrested 29-year-old Phillip Michael McDonald of Red Oak for Public Intoxication following an incident in the 100 block of West Valley Street in Red Oak. McDonald was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond.

Officials with the Atlantic Police Department, Monday evening posted a message to their social media followers, with regard to a falsely reported abduction and arrest. On their Facebook page, the following statement was issued:

“The Atlantic Police Department is aware of information being shared on a social media site about law enforcement being notified of a female and two males at a local restaurant that seemed out of place. It further states that after notification of the situation to law enforcement, the stolen vehicle the individuals were in was stopped in Adair County and the female had been drugged and abducted. The Atlantic Police Department has spoken to staff at the local restaurant, as well as the agencies that were reportedly involved, and found that all of this information is false. We request that anyone who has shared this information take it down as it is spreading worry and concern with false information.”

Officials with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Monday afternoon, issued a report on numerous recent arrests. Last Saturday (Aug. 11), two people were arrested on drug charges, following a traffic stop. 29-year old Benjamin Tomoya Sorensen of Harlan was charged with Possession of Controlled Substance (Marijuana), Possession of Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The second party in another vehicle arrested, 26-year old Brooke Rena Petersen of Audubon, was charged with Possession of Controlled Substance (Marijuana). Both were transferred to the Shelby County Jail for processing, and upon further investigation Petersen was assessed an additional charge of Possession of Contraband in a Controlled Facility, a Class D Felony. The charge was added after officials discovered additional marijuana hidden on her person. Both subjects had an initial appearance in front of the magistrate Sunday morning and were given a date to appear in court and then released on their own recognizance.

Also arrested Saturday was 20-year-old Evelyn Marie Rzonca of Portsmouth. Her arrest followed a call for deputies to respond to a residence on Dogwood Avenue for a woman destroying property. The subject was later identified as Rzonca. She was charged with Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree (Class D Felony) and transported to the Shelby County Jail without incident. She had her initial appearance Sunday, and was being held in the Shelby County Jail on a $5,000 cash/surety bond. Harlan Police assisted in making the arrest.

On Sunday, Shelby County Deputies arrested 32-year-old Michael John Carroll of Shelby after they were called to a residence with regard to a disturbance. Carroll was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault by Strangulation. He was held until Monday and then released on a $2,000 cash/surety bond, with a future court date assessed.

Last Tuesday, Deputies in Shelby County arrested 44-year-old Gary Wayne Hastings of Shelby on an outstanding warrant. Hastings was charged earlier last month with Willful Injury (Class D Felony) through the District Court of Shelby County. He was located in Shelby and arrested on the outstanding active warrant. Hastings was later released on a $5,000 cash/surety bond.

And, on Aug. 4th, 34-year-old Jordan Michael Flaherty of Harlan, was arrested on drug charges, after authorities were called the 59’er Motel outside of Harlan for a male party who was refusing to leave. Harlan Police assisted in the arrest. Flaherty was charged with Possession of Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine) a Class D Felony, Prohibited Acts and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was transported to the Shelby County Jail, where he posted bond and was released later that evening.

That same day (Aug. 4th,) 22-year-old Andrew James Nippert of Council Bluffs, was arrested on drug and weapon charges, following a traffic stop.  Nippert was charged with Operating while Intoxicated (2nd Offense) Possession of Controlled Substance 2nd Offense (Marijuana), Prohibited Acts, Carrying Weapons, and Driving while Revoked. He was transported the Shelby County Jail and later released on $2,000 bond. The Shelby County K-9 Unit assisted in the investigation.

In an update to our broadcast reports and those online, Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman, Monday, sent out a new agenda for Wednesday morning’s meeting. In the update, discussion and action on a property tax abatement for the ADM elevator requested by Pipeline Foods, LLC., was removed from the schedule.

Officials with Pipeline had requested the five-year property tax abatement during the Supervisor’s meeting on Aug. 8th, but it was taken under advisement at that time. Pipeline Foods – a developer of supply chains in agriculture with a focus on organic foods and feeds, grains, oilseeds, and ingredients will be acquiring, converting and utilizing the ADM facility for organic grain handling.

Their plan is to acquire the facility in mid-September. The only “action item” on the agenda Wednesday, is to approve a beer permit for the 21st Century Co-Op C Store, in Massena.

(Radio Iowa)  — After years of waiting, the date has been set for the dedication of the completion of the final segment of the expansion of Highway 20 to four lanes in northwest Iowa. The D-O-T’s Dakin Schultz says the event is set for October. He says the Highway 20 association has set a ribbon cutting for October 19th at three p-m in Holstein at the new hotel on the south side of U-S 20 and U-S 59. Schultz says there are some final pieces being completed along the highway.

“We’ve got the work between Correctionville and Holstein that we’ll be looking at completion on that. All the paving, mainline paving is complete out there. The contractors are working on shoulders and will continue to do grading work,” According toe Schultz. “From Holstein over to Early, all the pavement is down.” Crews are doing other finishing work east of Moville.

He says they are doing clean up work, putting up signs and doing work on side roads that has to be completed to connect gravel roads. Schultz says they expect to have that section open before October. The completion of the final segment will end the work that has gone on for several years to expand Highway 20 to four lanes from Dubuque to Sioux City.

More information on the completion celebration will be released as the event gets closer.