University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Iowa Student Veterans are conducting a “Ruck March” from Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City to Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, this week, to raise awareness of Veteran and Military member suicide. The 322-mile march began Nov. 20th, and a hand-off of the game ball to Team Nebraska took place in Menlo, enroute to the Nov. 29th Cornhusker vs. Hawkeye game.

Rucking is being divided into shifts of roughly 20-miles each. Each team member was asked to carry 20-pounds of personal belongings to signify the 20 veterans who is lost to suicide each day. The group was making their way into Atlantic this morning, on White Pole Road. More information is available at www.ruckfilm.com, or on the Facebook page The Things They Carry Ruck March.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office has issued a report on recent arrests and other activity. Officials say 44-year old Kelly Jeane Blue was arrested Sunday night in Council Bluffs, following a traffic stop. Blue was taken into custody for Driving While Barred/Habitual Offender, and OWI/2nd offense. Early Sunday morning, 22-year old Frank Anthony Carpio was arrested after his pickup was found in a ditch off Interstate 80 eastbound. Carpio was charged with OWI/1st offense. A few hours prior to his arrest, Pott. County deputies arrested 31-year old Anna Elizabeth Schutte, for OWI/1st offense, following a traffic stop on Highway 92 at Virginia Road. Schutte was also cited for speeding.

Saturday night, 23-year old Dakota Lee Michael Horn was arrested in Neola, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense – marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was taken into custody after a deputy saw a car running without its lights on in a park parking lot. Early Saturday morning, 23-year old Brennan Joseph Carter was arrested in Oakland, on a charge of OWI/2nd offense. That same morning, 32-year old Christopher L. Reiss was arrested in Carter Lake, for OWI/1st offense following a property damage accident involving a Carter Lake Police Department cruiser.

And, Friday morning, a man being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail, was served with a warrant out of Texas. A deputy read the warrant for Fugitive From Justice to 32-year old Frank Isaiah Stephensen, of Dallas, TX.  He was being held in the Jail on Forgery and Theft in the 1st Degree charges, with bond set at $15,000. He remains in the jail on those charges, and on a Hold out of Texas.

(Radio Iowa) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is campaigning in western Iowa today (Monday) as he releases a plan to address retirement security. “My parent’s generation is aging. My generation is dangerously behind the curve on retirement savings,” Buttigieg told Radio Iowa. “It does feel like there’s a lot at stake personally in making sure that we get this right both for those who are aging now and for those who are just entering the workforce.”

Buttigieg is proposing a new 90-dollar-a-day benefit to help cover long-term care. Buttigieg’s father died nearly a year ago and Buttigieg says as he and his mother discussed how to pay for long-term care, a social worker suggested his mother spend all of her assets, so the couple would qualify for Medicaid. “It’s one thing to hear about these issues in theory. It’s another to find yourself confronting them as a family,” Buttigieg says. “…I was just thinking: ‘Is that how this works in America?’ This is no way to organize the way our country deals with long-term care, but so many families are in that situation.”

Buttigieg also supports requiring the top two percent of income earners to pay Social Security taxes on ALL their income. Today, Social Security taxes are only assessed on an individual’s first 133-thousand dollars of income. “If we make that simple move and a couple of other tweaks without cutting benefits, we can have Social Security solvent well into the time I’m drawing Social Security,” Buttigieg says, “and I’m the youngest person running for president.”

Buttigieg is 37. He’ll reach retirement age in 30 years. In addition to preserving Social Security, Buttigieg is calling for creation of a public option four-oh-one-K (401K) for younger workers to save for retirement. “We would create a strong incentive to be part of it by requiring that large employers match employee contributions two-to-one,” Buttigieg says. “It’s one more way to make sure that we have not only the baseline floor that Social Security provides, but enough to make sure that everyone can do well and a typical worker, using this public option 401k, would be set to retire with about $500,000.”

Many of the other Democratic presidential candidates have offered proposals on retirement-related issues, as well. Buttigieg’s first event is at 10 a.m. in Red Oak, followed by stops in Creston, Atlantic (at 3:30), and finally, in Council Bluffs. He’ll campaign in Denison, Storm Lake and Sioux City on Tuesday.

HUMBOLDT, Iowa (AP) — A city councilman in northern Iowa has been charged with drunken driving. Humboldt County court records say 40-year-old Matthew Dominick, of Humboldt, was charged after being arrested Thursday. Court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for him.

Police say Dominick’s vehicle struck a parked car in Humboldt and overturned before coming to rest on its top. The sheriff’s office says Dominick’s blood alcohol content register nearly twice the legal limit. Dominick was Humboldt’s chief of police from April 2008 to December 2009.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A new study says that, even after investing $37 million in a new commercial airline terminal, Dubuque Regional Airport likely will need more room and facilities to handle increased general aviation traffic and larger regional jets. The Telegraph Herald reports that the study comes as airport officials plan expansion and construction needs for the next 20 years. It says the airport has run out of hangar space, and the Federal Aviation Administration is projecting growth in private business flights.

Todd Dalsing will become the airport director this week, and he says the old airport terminal is being razed to make space for new hangars. The Coffman Associates study says continued growth in the University of Dubuque’s aviation program also will put pressure on the airport. The university plans to add six aircraft by the end of next year.

Creston Police says two men were arrested on separate charges over the weekend. Saturday night, 48-year old Michael Williams, of Creston, was arrested at his residence for Domestic Abuse Assault by impeding the flow of air and/or blood. Williams was being held in the Union County Jail on a $2,000 bond. And, late Sunday morning, 29-year old Carlos Gutierrez, of Creston, was arrested for Driving While Suspended. He was later released on a $300 bond.

Firefighters from Adair and Casey responded to a house fire at around 1:17-a.m. Saturday, in Adair. Crews were able to knock down the flames and save the house in a matter of minutes due to a quick response. There were no injuries and a post from the Adair Fire Dept. says the property was saved. No other details are currently available.