MOORLAND, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor says an Iowa state trooper was justified in fatally shooting a man during a gunbattle. The Webster County attorney’s office said in a news release Friday that Trooper Justin Parman “reasonably believed that the use of deadly force was necessary to defend himself or another.” Parman shot 26-year-old Joshua Ewing on April 29 in rural Moorland, southwest of Fort Dodge. Authorities say Parman found Ewing and a woman on a rural road, arguing near a vehicle. The department says Ewing pointed a handgun at Parman, and the two exchanged gunshots. Authorities say Ewing had fired several shots into his own vehicle before the trooper arrived.

BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a father from Iowa and his 4-year-old son drowned in a kayaking accident on a northern Minnesota lake. Hubbard County sheriff’s officials say deputies were dispatched to Hart Lake near Bemidji about 1:30 p.m. Saturday on a report of an overturned kayak and two people that failed to surface. First responders found the boy in the water and administered CPR. He was flown to the University of Minnesota hospital. Sheriff Cory Aukes says the child was removed from life support Sunday night.

Searchers found the body of the boy’s father, 42-year-old Jesse Anderson, of Northwood, Iowa, in the water on Sunday morning. Aukes says neither Anderson nor his son were wearing life jackets.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials have approved using a conservative law firm to defend the state in a lawsuit challenging a law that bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The Executive Council of Iowa voted unanimously Monday to allow the Thomas More Society to represent the state in the lawsuit filed last week in state district court. The Chicago firm agreed to do the work at no cost to the state after Attorney General Tom Miller disqualified his office from defending the law.

The lawsuit, filed by Iowa affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood, says the law violates the Iowa Constitution. It bans most abortions at around six weeks of pregnancy, making it the nation’s strictest abortion law. It’s set to take effect July 1. The five-member council includes Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, who is named in the lawsuit. She was traveling and didn’t vote on the issue.

Iowa State Fair officials have revealed the Grandstand acts for both Saturdays of this year’s fair in Des Moines. The Grandstand headliner on August 11 features a former American Idol contestant – Chris Daughtry. His band is called Daughtry. The other Saturday Grandstand act was an original member of the band Chicago. Peter Cetera will perform on August 18th with special guest Blood, Sweat & Tears featuring Bo Bice.

The previously announced Grandstand Acts include: Casting Crowns (August 9), Reba (August 10), Old Dominion (August 12), Jim Gaffigan (August 14), Thomas Rhett (August 15), Earth, Wind & Fire (August 16), Sugarland (August 17) and Florida Georgia Line (August 19). One more act has yet to be announced.

WASHINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A woman has been convicted of child endangerment resulting in the death of her 17-month-old daughter in southeast Iowa. Court records say a jury found 29-year-old Ambrashia Chrzan guilty Friday. Her sentencing is scheduled for July 27. Chrzan and the father of little Avery McCoy, 37-year-old Anthony McCoy, were charged after the girl’s Nov. 9, 2016, death in rural Riverside. She weighed just 11 pounds. An autopsy found that malnutrition and neglect significantly contributed to her death.

McCoy’s pleaded not guilty and is set to begin trial June 5 in Washington County District Court.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Plans going before the Des Moines City Council include turning an empty downtown lot into expanded corporate offices and demolishing a nearby building to make room for a residential tower. The Des Moines Register reports that City Council will consider a preliminary development agreement Monday with EMC Insurance Companies. The agreement would give tax increment financing to EMC in exchange for a $24 million minimum investment. EMC and Blackbird Investments announced in January that they planned to swap land.

EMC would expand its headquarters at the former Younkers site, which Blackbird purchased in 2016. Blackbird in turn would demolish an aging mall and indoor food court owned by EMC to build the proposed $88 million skyscraper. Neither company has filed property deed transfers yet with the Polk County Recorder’s Office.

Sheriff’s officials in Union County report 27-year old Peter Kund Larsen, of Decatur City, was arrested late Saturday evening at the Union County Law Enforcement Center. Larsen was arrested on a warrant for Probation Violation, and turned over to Jail staff. His bond was set at $2,000. And, a man from Mt. Ayr reported to the Sheriff’s Office Thursday, that sometime in the last few months, someone broke into his property in Shannon City, and took a Stihl weed eaters, some saddles, three Stihl chain saws, and various tools. The loss was estimated at $2,700.

The Glenwood Police Department reports three arrests over the past few days. On Sunday, 28-year old Paige Black, of Glenwood, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault. She was being held in the Mills County Jail without bond, until seen by a magistrate. That same day, 21-year old Jacob Wilson, of Glenwood, was arrested for Driving While Revoked and failure to provide proof of SR-22 Insurance. His bond was set at $2,000. And, on Friday, 19-year old Dylan Barrett, of Glenwood, was arrested for Shoplifting and Possession of Alcohol under legal age. His bond was set at $300.

Red Oak Police say 24-year old Dakota Sexton, of Red Oak, was arrested just before six-a.m. today (Monday), in connection with an incident that occurred Sunday night. Sexton was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $300.  And, a 13-year old was cited Saturday evening for having no valid driver’s license, while an adult male was cited for permitting an unauthorized minor to drive, following an accident that caused a total of $2,000 damage.

Red Oak Police say a 1992 Chevy C1500 pickup driven by the 13-year old male was in the process of going around the block from East Washington Avenue to North 7th Street, and when he turned south, over-corrected. The pickup struck a legally parked 1984 GMC pickup in the passenger side door. The parked pickup is owned by James Joe Collins, of Red Oak. Police say Justin Tod Nuckolls, of Red Oak, was cited for letting the juvenile – his neighbor’s son – drive Nuckolls’ pickup. No injuries were reported.

And, four people were injured during a rollover accident Sunday afternoon, in Red Oak. Authorities say a 2000 Ford F-150 pickup owned by Wendi Ann Wilkins, of Red Oak, driven by an unidentified 16-year old male, and occupied by six people, was in the turn around in Indian Gulley near Oakwood Avenue, and had been spinning around. The pickup left the turnaround and headed west on Oakwood Avenue. The vehicle accelerated  and began to slide sidways before the front end entered the south ditch and the back end spun around 180 degrees before also entering the ditch. Due to the angle of the ditch and speed of the vehicle, the pickup rolled over onto its passenger side and was stopped from rolling any further by a line of trees in the ditch.

Those injured included 18-year old Dillon Kopiasz, of Red Oak, and three teens – two from Red Oak, one from Villisca. They were transported by Red Oak Rescue to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The juvenile male was cited for Reckless Driving. The pickup was considered a total loss.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Department reports 19-year old Dayne Alexander Stone, of  Carter Lake, was arrested at around 1:15-a.m. May 10th, after a deputy was dispatched to Interstate 29 and Bungee Avenue, to assist a Fremont County Deputy who had taken stone into custody on a Pott. County warrant for Failure to Appear on a citation.  Stone was transported to the Pott. County Jail and turned over to Corrections Staff. At around Noon on May 18th, a Council Bluffs man, 62-year old Michael J. Parrow, turned himself in to the Sheriff’s Office, on a valid warrant for Failure to Appear on a citation. Parrow was transported to the Pott. County Jail and booked in.

At around 1:30-p.m. May 18th, a woman was arrested at the Pott. County Jail on a valid warrant for Failure to Appear on a citation. 37-year old Rose Amber Lopez, of Red Oak, was served with the warrant and turned over to Jail staff. Saturday afternoon, a deputy dispatched to a physical disturbance at a residence in Walnut, arrested 31-year old Robert Dale Hackwell, of Walnut, for Simple Domestic Assault, 2nd offense. Hackwell was taken into custody for allegedly assaulting his 41-year old girlfriend, who suffered an apparent, minor injury. Saturday evening, a Pott. County Deputy was called to a residence on Wilshire Avenue in Council Bluffs, where teens in the neighborhood were allegedly driving at high speeds. The Deputy cited 18-year old Hayden Zackary Hatcher, of Council Bluffs, for Disorderly Conduct.

At around 1-a.m. Sunday, a Deputy observed that a 2017 Hyundai SUV had driven through traffic barriers on eastbound Highway 6 near Railroad Highway. The vehicle had also collided with a guardrail and concrete barriers. The driver, 48-year old Nikki Ellen Woods, of Treynor, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. At around 8:35-a.m. Sunday, a Pott. County Deputy was advised by dispatch, that a brown jeep with a blue door was driving erratically on westbound Highway 92 in the area of 360th Street. The Deputy was able to locate the vehicle and conduct a traffic stop on Highway 92 and 310th Street. The driver, 42-year old Richard Henry Rapp, of Oakland, was arrested for Driving While Revoked. A passenger, 37-year old April Watson, of Carson, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance. A field test of a substance in a container came back positive for methamphetamine amounting to 2-grams.