An inmate at the Pottawattamie County Jail faces additional charges following an incident 28-year old Cody Robert Cordell, of New Market, was charged with Assault, after he allegedly struck a 50-year old inmate from Blockton. The other inmate suffered apparent, minor injuries during the incident that happened at around 8:40-p.m., Friday. A man who was on a “Sheriff’s hold” at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs following a rollover accident last Thursday night, was presented with a warrant for OWI/1st offense and Carrying a Concealed Weapon. 24-year old Christopher C. Shook, of Council Bluffs, was released from the hospital and transported to the Pott. County Jail.

A woman from South Dakota was arrested Saturday night for Child Endangerment without injury, and Domestic Assault with Injury, for an incident that happened in the 15,000 block of Old Morman Bridge Road. 26-year old Mila Renae Dumarce-Stozenko, of Sioux Falls, was arrested at around 9:20-p.m. in connection to minor injuries suffered by her 25-year old spouse. A call early Sunday morning about a truck in the ditch off Interstate 80 in Pott. County, resulted in the arrest of 24-year old Ty Robert Johnk, of Walnut. Johnk was charged with OWI/1st offense, after a deputy arrived at the scene near mile marker 49, where he found Johnk’s 2004 Dodge pickup in the ditch. The man was taken into custody at around 5:30-a.m., after the Deputy observed Johnk showed signs of impairment.

A traffic stop on an SUV at around 10:20-a.m. Sunday on I-80, resulted in the arrest of a Virginia man on drug charges. 28-year old Chad Alan DePriest, of Richmond, VA, was arrested for Possession with the intent to deliver/Marijuana, and Possession of Marijuana. Deputies found 7.7-pounds of pot inside the vehicle, in several vacuum-sealed packages. And, a man laying on the ground next to a scooter was arrested for 4th Degree Theft and Possession of a Controlled Substance. A Pott. County Deputy observed 40-year old Michael Aaron Watts, of Council Bluffs, next to a Genuine Buddy Scooter. The scooter was confirmed as having been stolen from a man in Orlando, FL. The Deputy woke Watts up, and placed him into custody. 1 gram of meth was taken into custody as evidence.

An eastern Iowa man was seriously injured during a motorcycle accident Sunday night, in Sac County. According to Sheriff Ken McClure, 55-year old Ricky Zickefoose, of Brighton, was riding a 1985 Honda motorcycle westbound on 280th Street at around 8:30-p.m., when he failed to stop at the posted intersection with Sac County road M-54. Witnesses said he was operating the cycle at highway speeds when he drove off the road at the T-intersection and entered a corn field. Zickefoose was transported to Loring Hospital in Sac City by Sac County Ambulance, and then flown by helicopter to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Business remains strong in nine Midwest and Plains states, but a new monthly survey suggests that growth is slowing as concerns about trade and tariffs increase. The region’s overall economic index decreased to 61.8 in June from May’s 67.3, but any score above 50 indicates growth. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the trade concerns and more interest rate increases are likely to slow the region’s economy.

The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth in that factor. A score below that suggests decline.
The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Residents in the Des Moines area are cleaning up after deadly floods destroyed homes and submerged cars, and more damage could be revealed as the floodwaters recede.
Heavy rains over the weekend forced the evacuation of numerous homes and businesses in Des Moines and surrounding suburbs. Drake University broadcaster 66-year-old Larry Cotlar was killed when he was swept away by floods on Saturday.

Areas near Fourmile Creek in Des Moines and Walnut Creek in Clive were especially hard hit. Water rushed into ground-floor apartments in parts of Des Moines ruining belongings. Fifty-eight-year-old Ellen James says she lost everything and had to stay in a shelter Sunday night. In Clive, dozens of businesses and homes were also ravaged by floodwater.

Red Oak Police are investigating two hit-and-run property damage incidents that were reported Friday. The owner of a 2014 Ford XPL Sport Utility Vehicle reported to Police their legally parked vehicle was struck as it was parked in the 600 block of E. Elm Street, while the owner was away on vacation. The SUV was side-swiped by an unknown white vehicle, causing about $2,500 damage. And, the owner of a 2010 Ford Fusion told police he parked his vehicle on the east side of N. 3rd Street Friday evening, and went inside his residence. When he came out a few hours later, he noticed a dent in the passenger side door and what appeared to be white paint on the door. There was also a residue of rubber, possibly from the tire or bumper of the other, unknown vehicle. The damage was estimated at $1,500.

A woman from Creston reported to Police, Sunday, that someone had stolen several car wash tokens from her vehicle. The incident occurred while the vehicle was parked near her residence in the 300 block of S. Vine Street. The loss was estimated at five-dollars.

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Red Oak Police, Sunday night, arrested 50-year old Gregory Allen Riley, of Red Oak. He was taken into custody at around 9:40-p.m. for Violation of a No Contact Order. Riley was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Flooding in Des Moines was fueled by 3 to 8 inches of rain that fell across the area Saturday night. Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek says, “The speed and how long that rain fell caught us by surprise.” Longtime Iowa sportscaster Larry Cotlar died Saturday when he was swept away in floodwater as he got out of his van on a city street. The 66-year-old Cotlar had worked as the voice of Drake University’s teams since 2005.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds signed more than 170 bills during and after the legislative session. Most of those laws took effect Sunday, the start of Iowa’s new budget year. Among the changes is an extension to Iowa’s safe haven law, which allows newborn infants to be voluntarily surrendered for foster care placement. Additionally, drivers approaching a stopped vehicle on the side of the road with flashing lights are now expected to move over a lane.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will more than double the amount of water released into the Missouri River from the river’s lower-most dam over the coming weeks. Releases from Gavins Point Dam, between Nebraska and South Dakota, will be stepped up over the next several days, reaching approximately 50,000 cubic feet per second by early to mid-July. That’s up from the 24,000 cubic feet per second set in mid-June.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Council Bluffs man who shot his own mother while showing her his shotgun has been charged with a felony in the case. The Daily Nonpareil reports that 20-year-old Seth Rennie has been charged with reckless use of a firearm resulting in serious injury. Rennie told police he thought the gun was unloaded when it fired May 20, hitting his mother in the torso. She was taken to an Omaha, Nebraska, hospital with injuries, including a damaged liver.