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OXFORD, Iowa (AP) — A Cedar Rapids man has been imprisoned for stabbing a man and trying to run him over with a pickup truck at a central Iowa wildlife management area. Court records say 67-year-old Ronald Gonterman was sentenced Monday in Johnson County District Court in Iowa City to 19 years in prison. He’d pleaded guilty to willful injury, assault and other crimes after prosecutors lowered the charges.
Authorities say the victim was stabbed four times in the back and had been shot at by Gonterman in the June 29, 2017, attack in the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area in rural Johnson County.
Two people were arrested Monday night on separate charges, in Creston. Officials say 39-year old Brady Richert, of Creston, was arrested at around 9:10-p.m. at his home, for Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree, and Discharge of a Weapon within City Limits. Richert was being held in the Union County Jail on a $1,300 bond. And, 20-year old Tyler Ray, of Creston, was arrested at his home at around 7:10-p.m., for Driving While Suspended and Interference with Official Acts. He was released on a $600 bond.
Creston Police report also, a man who resides in the 900 block of Glenview Drive, in Creston, notified authorities Monday afternoon, that his storage unit was broken into about three weeks ago. MAC Tools were stolen from inside the unit. The loss was estimated at $2,700.
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Fire Lt. Rick Thomas says they found the person was already dead. He’s been identified as the homeowner, Emmitt Johnson. An autopsy has been ordered. The fire cause is being investigated. Thomas says it started in the bedroom.
Police in Red Oak say a man was arrested Monday evening on an active warrant out of Polk County. 33-year old Kyle William Chase, of Red Oak, was arrested on the warrant for Harassment in the 1st Degree. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $4,000 bond.
A traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of Highway 34 and Orange Avenue, in Adams County, resulted in three arrests, Monday night. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports Evan Skelton and James Cox, both of Corning, along with Jeremy Daye, of Bedford, were placed under arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports a teenager is in custody on a felony charge after allegedly making a threat toward the Audubon High School, Monday. Starmer says the Audubon Police Department was notified a little after 4-p.m., about an incident in which a female juvenile made threats towards the safety of students and staff at the Audubon Community High School. The Audubon Police Department conducted an immediate investigation, verified the witness statements and deemed them as a serious threat.
Based on the investigation, Starmer says a 16-year old former student was arrested and charged with Threats of Terrorism, which is a Class D Felony. The teen was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs where she will be held until her court appearance.
The Audubon Police Department and the Audubon Community School wants to reassure the public, the students and the staff, that this is an isolated incident and there is no longer a threat to their safety. There will be a police presence at the Audubon High School this (Tuesday) morning if students, parents or staff have questions or concerns.
The Audubon Police Department and the Audubon Community School greatly appreciates the witnesses for speaking up when the threat was made. The Audubon Police Department takes any threat to the safety of our students, staff, and public very seriously.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Trump administration is withdrawing a federal rule that would have required organic meat and egg producers to abide by stricter animal welfare standards. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday it has withdrawn the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices final rule published in January 2017 by former President Barack Obama’s administration.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Republican majority leader of the Iowa Senate resigned Monday after a website published video showing the married lawmaker kissing a statehouse lobbyist. Sen. Bill Dix submitted a one-sentence resignation letter several hours after the liberal website Iowa Starting Line published its report about the Shell Rock Republican. Dix did not comment on the circumstances surrounding his resignation as majority leader and as state senator.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Officials say about 40 jobs will be lost with the closing of a Goldman Sachs call center in Cedar Rapids. Station KCRG reports that Goldman Sachs spokesman Andrew Williams confirmed the company is consolidating the work at its Salt Lake City operation. He also says the Cedar Rapids workers will be able to transfer to the Utah office.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state says Iowa’s unemployment rate remained steady at 2.9 percent in January. Iowa Workforce Development said in a news release Monday that the December rate of 2.9 percent was revised upward from the preliminary rate of 2.8 percent reported Jan. 23. Iowa’s unemployment rate compares to a 4.1 percent national rate. The department says Iowa gained 900 jobs in January.
A central Iowa woman is launching an internet-based program called “Look, Cook and Eat.” “It is an online digital resource designed to help people with intellectual disabilities learn to cook and be more independent in the kitchen,” according to Sue Hoss, of Des Moines.
For 30-dollars a year, subscribers can access dozens of recipes with very detailed, visual instructions geared especially for people with intellectual disabilities. “They’re very good at computers and I’ve found a lot of them to be visual learners,” Hoss says. “Because of its visual components, photographs, videos and voiceovers, there are a lot of things they can grab onto really fast.”
Hoss’ sister was born with an intellectual disability and Hoss helped to launch a church coffee shop in Des Moines that employs and empowers people with disabilities. Being able to prepare a meal is an important ingredient for living independently and Hoss says the step-by-step program makes healthy meal preparation fun and easy.
“They have access right away to over 150 recipes,” Hoss says. “Each recipe has images of all of the foods that you need to make the dish. No more than nine ingredients in any recipe to keep things really simple.”
Each recipe includes up to three short videos and a complete list of all tools and utensils required, also, no more than nine. The new program is already drawing interest from across the state and around the globe, with users as far away as Great Britain, Australia and Israel. Hoss has plans to continue expanding Look, Cook and Eat, adding new recipes monthly.
“We would like to build the company itself so we can hire people with disabilities to actually be the people that do that work behind the scenes or in front of the camera,” she says.
Eventual goals include broadening the service beyond cooking to include more lifestyle lessons in topics like exercise and wellness, etiquette, artwork and gardening. (On the web at www.lookcookandeat.com )
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