A woman from northwest Iowa who had been missing since Sunday evening, was found dead Tuesday morning in a local creek. On Sunday evening at about 10:30 the Kingsley Police Department was notified about the missing woman. Josh Derby advised that his mother, 57-year old Lisa Derby, of Kingsley, had been missing since about 5:00 p-m. Sunday. Family and friends had been searching for Lisa, but were unable to locate her.

Just after 8-a.m. Tuesday, the Plymouth County Communications Center received a call from a man who said he was checking an unnamed creek close to his residence and found an unresponsive female in the creek. The woman was identified as Lisa Derby.

(Radio Iowa)

A man from Afghanistan who’s applied for political asylum in the U.S. went to Senator Grassley’s town hall meeting in Iowa Falls Tuesday to ask for help. Zalmay Niazy has been living in Iowa Falls and he got universal applause from the partisan crowd when he announced he had “proudly” served as an interpreter for the U.S. military.

Niazy told Grassley he’d been shot twice and survived a roadside bombing, too. A man in the crowd interjected: “Not here” and Niazy concluded: “Nobody care about me.” Many in the crowd then yelled, “We do!” Niazy told Grassley he applied for political asylum two years and four months ago, but is still waiting for the paperwork to be processed.

Niazy choked back tears as Grassley promised to review his case.

Grassley’s hour-long town hall meeting had been rowdy, with partisan sniping in the crowd, but this was the rare moment of unity. The entire crowd applauded.

(Radio Iowa)

Iowa’s two U.S. senators, both Republicans, held town hall meetings Tuesday and were met by large crowds ready to voice their opposition to President Trump and G-O-P priorities. Senator Joni Ernst convened a veterans forum in Maquoketa. The crowd chanted “your last term” as Ernst entered the room. The event ended about 45 minutes later. The Iowa Starting Line blog captured video of the crowd erupting in chants of “do your job” and “shame on you.”

Yesterday (Tuesday), Senator Chuck Grassley held forums in Iowa Falls and Garner. About 200 people crowded into the Iowa Falls fire station Tuesday morning for what turned out to be a rowdy town hall meeting with Senator Grassley. Chris Petersen, a farmer from Clear Lake, drew cheers when he urged Grassley not to repeal ObamaCare.

Marion Cooper of Ackley brought up Grassley’s refusal to consider President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court.

Grassley fielded commentary and questions on a wide variety of topics, from President Trump’s trade policies to the fitness of Trump’s education secretary. Don Jones of Iowa Falls asked a question about the national debt. Grassley said reducing the debt will be difficult because of President Trump’s pledge not to make changes in Social Security and Medicare, then a woman in the crowd said she gladly pays taxes for those things — and this eruption followed.

Grassley has town hall events scheduled for Thursday morning in Charles City and Friday in Parkersburg.

(Radio Iowa)

The Iowa State Patrol reports a man from Council Bluffs was injured Tuesday evening, during a motorcycle crash near the Interstates 29/680 interchange. 43-year old Doyle Lacefield was transported by Crescent Rescue to the UNMC in Omaha, after the 2013 Kawasaki he was riding failed to negotiate the curve as it was traveling from northbound I-29 to westbound I-680, at around 6:30-p.m. The cycle left the road and came to rest in a ditch.

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s top attorney wants another lawyer to defend a new law that eliminates most collective bargaining rights for public sector workers. Attorney General Tom Miller says in a letter released Tuesday that he’s received support from public-sector unions. Miller says that to avoid a potential conflict of interest, he’ll seek outside legal counsel to represent the state in a lawsuit from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Iowa Council 61.

GARNER, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s U.S. senators were met with overflow crowds who questioned them about President Donald Trump’s action during his first month in office and other issues. Although Republican Sens. Charles Grassley and Joni Ernst held meetings Tuesday in small towns, they drew big crowds. Grassley was in northern Iowa and Ernst was in eastern Iowa. Many of the questions focused on the president, including whether Republicans would investigate whether the Trump campaign made contact with Russian officials.

BLACKSTONE, Va. (AP) — GOP U.S. Rep. David Brat, who rode the tea party wave to a historic political upset nearly three years ago, was confronted by protesters upset about the Trump administration as he held a town hall in his district. Protesters and supporters crowded a restaurant conference room Tuesday in Blackstone where Brat took questions for about hour. Some demonstrated outside the restaurant.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A union official has filed a formal complaint challenging whether a lobbyist for a national conservative organization was registered properly for the first half of the legislative session. Ken Sagar, president of the Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, filed the complaint Tuesday against Drew Klein of Americans for Prosperity. The complaint alleges Klein violated legislative rules by lobbying for bills without registering formally as a lobbyist. Klein says the issue is a misunderstanding.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Red Oak woman Tuesday on a warrant. At 2:20pm Deputies arrested 55-year-old Teresa Eileen Chase of Red Oak on a Warrant for Harassment 1st Degree.  She was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $2,000 bond.

The Red Oak Police Department was called to the Red Oak High School at 11:00am on Tuesday for threats to a staff member. A male juvenile was arrested for Harassment 1st Degree for threatening to use a gun on a staff member. He was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and then transferred to the Juvenile Detention Facility in Council Bluffs. No further details are known at this time.

Atlantic School District Business Manager and School Board Secretary Mary Beth Fast has accepted a position as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Urbandale Community School District. The Urbandale School Board approved her hiring during their meeting Monday night.

Mary Beth has served the Atlantic School District since 2010. Prior to that, she was employed with the Griswold Community School District. Fast has submitted her resignation letter, with her job concluding at the end of the current school year. She will begin her new position with the Urbandale School District on July 1st.

Atlantic Community School District Business Mgr. Mary Beth Fast

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, Tuesday (today) issued a report on recent arrests. Last Friday evening, 28-year old Justin David Wendelboe, of Des Moines, was arrested after an Iowa State Patrol Trooper responded to a single vehicle accident at mile marker 85 of Interstate 80, in Adair County. An investigation determined Wendelboe was allegedly intoxicated. He was brought to the Adair County Jail where his Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) was measured at .231%, or nearly three-times the legal limit for intoxication. Wendelboe was arrested for OWI/2nd offense, Failure to provide proof of insurance, Operating a vehicle without proper registration, and open container. His was released from the Adair County Jail the next day on bond.

18-year old Morgan Lawrence Powell, of Des Moines, was arrested Feb. 15th in Adair, for allegedly violating a restraining order. She was released from custody the following day on bond.

And, on Feb. 15th, 47-year old Kaydean May Darling, of Greenfield, was arrested on an Adair County Felony warrant for Forgery. She was later released on her Own Recognizance.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s top attorney wants to excuse himself from defending the state in a lawsuit that challenges a new collective bargaining law. Attorney General Tom Miller announced Tuesday he wants to seek outside legal counsel to represent the state in a lawsuit filed Monday by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Iowa Council 61.

Miller says he wants to avoid questions about a potential conflict of interest because public sector unions have supported him in the past. His office has defended Gov. Terry Branstad in previous AFSCME lawsuits, but he felt the action was needed in “this highly charged legal dispute.”

AFSCME claims the law, which removes most collective bargaining rights for public workers, is unconstitutional. Branstad’s office says it won’t comment on the merits of the case.