Republican Congressman David Young says America is “leading the way” again, internationally, now that President Trump is in office. “Getting out of the Iran agreement, sitting down at the table with the leader of North Korea, moving our embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in Israel — some incredible things are happening right now,” Young says. “We need to keep the momentum going. The last eight years, it takes a while to dig out of that. That status quo was not working.”

Young made his comments Saturday to delegates at the Iowa G-O-P’s state convention. Cindy Axne, Young’s Democratic challenger in the third congressional district, addressed delegates at her party’s state convention on Saturday as well.  “When I’m out talking with people across this district, Iowans are working incredibly hard and they’re playing by the rules, but one thing is for sure: Washington doesn’t have our back and we deserve better,” Axne said.

The Cook Political Report — an agency that analyzes federal political candidates and races — classifies Iowa’s third congressional district as “leaning Republican” heading into November. The district covers 16 southwest Iowa counties and includes the cities of Des Moines and Council Bluffs.

(Radio Iowa)

Police in Council Bluffs say a Nebraska man was arrested early this (Monday) morning on six-counts of Kidnapping, Going Armed with Intent, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, three-counts of Domestic Abuse, and Possession of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine. 36-year old Derrick Jones, of Omaha, was arrested after authorities received word at around 3:30-a.m., that he was holding people against their will in an apartment building in the 800 block of 2nd Avenue.

Derrick Jones

The report also said Jones was armed. Responding officers and detectives were able to establish that Derrick Jones had earlier been inside an apartment, which was occupied by several tenants of the building, when a disturbance started. It is alleged that Jones, while armed with a handgun, refused to allow anyone to leave the apartment over a period of about two hours.

During these two hours, it was reported that Jones assaulted multiple people by striking them at different times with the handgun and also with a metal wrench. Two people were treated and released at a Council Bluffs hospital for injuries they received during the incident, all others either refused or did not need medical attention.

Jones was placed under arrest and was booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail on the charges mentioned.

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The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports five people were arrested over the past week. 18-year old Drew Darin Steckelberg, of Adair, was arrested June 12th for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense. Authorities say Steckelberg allegedly punched his father in the back during a verbal argument, and after his father asked him to leave. He was released from the Adair County Jail the following day on a $300 cash or surety bond. At around 1-p.m. June 12th, 26-year old Haley Nicole Hamler, of Knoxville, was arrested at the Marion County Jail, on an Adair County felony warrant for Violation of Probation. Hamler was released June 15th on a $2,000 cash bond.

On June 13th at around 1:15-a.m., 36-year old Andrea Lea Kimble, of West Des Moines, was arrested on I-80 in Adair County, for OWI/2nd offense. The woman was taken into custody after she displayed signs of intoxication to a deputy, who had stopped to help her when her vehicle ran out of gas.  Kimble was released from custody later that same day, on a $200 cash bond.

Just before midnight June 14th, 33-year old Derik Wayne Bud Pickrell, of Fontanelle, was arrested on Adair County warrants for Failure to Appear on original charges of Driving While Barred, Violation of Probation, and Driving While Barred.  His cash bond was set at $6,000. And, 28-year old Matthew David Alluisi, of Orient, was arrested June 15th for Public Intoxication, after he was found laying on the floor of the Old Hotel lobby in Greenfield at around 11:35-p.m. After Greenfield Police woke the man up, they detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from him. Alluisi was released from custody the following afternoon on an $800 cash or surety bond.

OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Officials have recovered the body of a fisherman who went missing in southeast Iowa. A local boater found the body of 79-year-old Richard Lewis Mart, of Ottumwa, in the Des Moines River around 8:30 a.m. Monday. His body was found just north of the Blackhawk Road Access, northwest of Omaha. Authorities had been searching for Mart since his boat was discovered wedged a riverbank on Saturday morning on what is known as Turkey Island.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports four recent arrests. Last Friday, 24-year old Alex Lee Pleis, of Audubon, was arrested on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Pleis was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on $5,000 bond. Also arrested Friday, was 49-year old Robin Renee Vinzant, of Atlantic, on a Polk County warrant. Vinzant was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day to Polk County authorities.

On June 13th, 27-year old Michelle Lee Dougherty, of Atlantic, was arrested in Cass County on charges of Possession of Meth 1st Offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Dougherty was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on her own recognizance. And, on June 12th, 45-year old William Michael Cook,  of Stockton, AL, was arrested on a charge of OWI 1st Offense.. Cook was also arrested at the same time by the Atlantic Police Department on a charge of Assault with Bodily Injury. He was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on $2,000 bond.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Dozens of scientists are coming to a Davenport nature preserve with the goal of identifying as many species of life as possible in a 24-hour period. The Quad-City Times reports that about 50 scientists will be at Nahant Marsh on Friday and Saturday for a “bio-blitz,” where they’ll collect basic taxonomic data and highlight the value of local habitats.

Nahant Executive Director Brian Ritter says there hasn’t been a comprehensive survey of the entire property. He says he’s interested to see if scientists will discover any threatened or endangered species in the area.
The event will also include educational activities for residents and children. The bio-blitz is sponsored by the Guardians of the Prairie and Forest group in partnership with the Nahant Marsh Education Center and Friends of Nahant Marsh.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — The city of Burlington will pay $2 million to the family of a woman who was mistakenly killed by a police officer. An attorney for the estate of Autumn Steele announced the dollar figure Monday. A settlement was reached earlier this month. The disclosure of police video of the incident wasn’t part of the settlement. The estate’s attorney, Dave O’Brien, says the family wants the video released but the city is refusing. Attorneys for the city were not immediately available to comment.

Steele was 34 years old when she was killed in January 2015 in front of one of her young children by officer Jesse Hill. Hill shot Steele while firing his weapon at a growling family dog. O’Brien argued last month that the police video contradicts the official narrative.

WELLSBURG, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say one person has died in a weekend crash in northern Iowa. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the one-vehicle crash was reported shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday on Highway 20 in Grundy County, about three miles west of Highway 14. The Grundy County sheriff’s office has not identified the person killed. Deputies say the vehicle was driving westbound when it drove off the right-hand shoulder and entered the ditch, then struck a fence and a tree. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports several people were arrested Friday through Sunday. At around 4:20-p.m. Sunday, 73-year old Larry Allen Engel, of Avoca, was arrested in Pott. County for OWI/1st offense, following an accident at the Avoca Fairgrounds. 20-year old Jose’ Ignacio Pocasangre-Menjivar, and 18-year old Dylan Armando Jaimes, both of Denison, were arrested at around 4:20-a.m., Sunday in Pott. County, for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. They were taken into custody after a Pott. County Deputy assisted Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh McLaren with a traffic stop on I-80, near mile marker 44.  Deputies found 2.3-grams of marijuana, a marijuana pipe and grinder in the vehicle.

A man from Waterloo was arrested following a traffic stop on a vehicle near Minden, on I-80, Saturday afternoon. 36-year old Justin Anious Jones, a passenger in the vehicle, was arrested for Violation of an Order/contempt of court, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Authorities seized 344.9-grams of a green leafy substance in a container, THC suckers, and THC oil. He was also charged with Child Endangerment. 25-year old Matthew Robert Scheidle, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Saturday night, for OWI/1st offense. He was taken into custody following an ATV accident in the 16,000 block of 275th Street.

A little after 7-a.m., Saturday, a Pott. County Deputy was dispatched to a reported residential alarm in the 24,000 block of Richland Loop. He arrested 51-year old Jeffrey Gene Pierson, of Council Bluffs, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana. He recovered drug paraphernalia and 70.3 grams of pot in a plastic container. Saturday afternoon, 29-year old Brett Frederick Mohr, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested after an incident in Treynor late Saturday morning. Authorities say Sgt. Marc Freeman made contact with Mohr at the Casey’s gas station, after Mohr was seen driving without a seat belt. Mohr took off at a high rate of speed but was later apprehended in Treynor and charged with Felony Eluding. He was also arrested on a Harrison County charge of being a Fugitive from Justice. The bond for which was $7,500.

38-year old Chad Steven Carl Rains, of Crescent was arrested late Friday evening, after a Deputy stopped his pickup. A records check indicated Rains was wanted on warrants out of Pott. County, for OWI/2nd offense, Driving while license denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked, and Failure to Maintain Control. 38-year old Brian Joe Howell, of Carter Lake, who was already being held in the Pott. County Jail, was served with a warrant Saturday morning, for Violation of Probation. He was returned to the custody of jail staff.