DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ Meredith Corp. (MDP) on Thursday reported a loss of $13 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Des Moines, Iowa-based company said it had a loss of 72 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to account for discontinued operations, came to 85 cents per share. The media and marketing company posted revenue of $785.6 million in the period.

Meredith Corp. expects full-year earnings to be $2.58 to $2.88 per share, with revenue in the range of $3 billion to $3.2 billion. Meredith Corp. shares have fallen 16% since the beginning of the year. The stock has declined 15% in the last 12 months.

The Creston Police Department reports 46-year old Alex Cellan, of Red Oak, was arrested Wednesday night. Cellan was taken into custody at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a Union County warrant for Violation of Probation on the original charge of Theft 2nd. Cellan was being held in the Union County Jail awaiting bond hearing.

Authorities said also, a Des Moines woman reported to the Creston Police Dept., Tuesday, that at a mailbox had been destroyed on property she manages at 107 N Maple Street. The incident happened sometime between 8-a.m. Sept. 1st and 8-a.m. Sept. 3rd. The loss was estimated at $250.

LE MARS, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa woman accused of lying about killing her husband has entered a plea. Plymouth County District Court records say 35-year-old Becky Hebert, of rural Akron, entered a written Alford plea Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of interference with official acts. In an Alford plea, a person doesn’t admit guilt but acknowledges there is enough evidence for a likely conviction. Her sentencing has not been scheduled.

She’d originally been charged with second-degree murder for the Oct. 6, 2017, shooting death of 40-year-old Jeremy Hebert. The charge was dismissed just weeks later. Deputies reported that she said numerous times that she’d shot her husband — statements that they later concluded were lies.

No other arrests for the slaying have been reported.

U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne will kick-off her 16-county tour for September today (Thursday), with stops in Warren, Madison, Dallas, Guthrie, Cass and Adams Counties. Rep. Axne will start the day by hosting a “Connect with Your Congresswoman” (CWYC) in Warren County. She will then head to Madison County to tour a local farm with the Conservation Districts of Iowa (11:30 AM – 12:15 PM). Next, she will tour the Adel Historical Museum in Dallas County (1:30 PM – 2:15 PM) and the Saints Center in Guthrie County (2:45 PM – 3:30 PM ).

Rep. Axne will spend the afternoon at the Produce In the Park/Atlantic Famers Market in Atlantic (4:30 PM – 5:15 PM) , and will end the day with a second CWYC town hall in Adams County (6:15 PM – 7:00 PM).

Axne’s CWYC town hall events provide an opportunity for constituents to meet the Congresswoman, ask questions regarding her work in Washington, and discuss concerns facing local communities.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s auditor is calling on other state officials to join him in refusing to pay appeal costs in a lawsuit filed against former Gov. Terry Branstad, who was found by a jury to have discriminated against a former state official. Auditor Rob Sand says in a letter to the Iowa Executive Council he plans to vote against any appeal costs in the lawsuit filed by former Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Chris Godfrey against Branstad.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines group is announcing preliminary plans for a public market at the downtown site of a high-profile but struggling arts organization. The group, which includes business organizations, the city of Des Moines, Polk County and Drake University, announced Wednesday it would study how to turn the Des Moines Social Club’s building into a public market featuring food, art, entertainment and educational programs. For decades, the building was headquarters for the Des Moines Fire Department.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The FBI has named a 20-year veteran of the bureau as the new special agent in charge of the Omaha Field Office, overseeing Nebraska and Iowa. A news release Wednesday from the FBI named Kristi Koons Johnson as the new special agent in charge of the two-state office. She had been serving as chief of a section that investigates transnational criminal organizations at FBI Headquarters in Washington.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police in eastern Iowa say they’ve arrested a woman suspected of being an accessory after the fact in the May shooting deaths of two teens in Cedar Rapids. The Des Moines Register reports that 24-year-old Alexandra Lanee Nicole Smith was arrested Monday on the charge. Police say Smith helped a man charged in the May 18 shooting deaths of Matrell Johnson and Royal Abram, both 18, outside the Iowa Smoke Shop in Cedar Rapids.