A man from Missouri was injured during a single-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon, in Shelby County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 21-year old Brendan Matthew Moore, of Excelsior Springs, MO., was traveling north on Highway 59 at around 3:45-p.m., when he fell asleep at the wheel of his 2006 Chevy Cobalt.

After the car drifted onto the shoulder of the road, Moore over-corrected, sending the vehicle out of control. It spun across the median and across the southbound lanes of Highway 59 before sliding down an embankment and rolling over. The car hit a chain-link fence before coming to rest on its top on the Regional Waters property.

Moore, who was wearing his seat belt, was transported by Avoca Rescue to Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.

DES MOINES — A 63-year-old Ames man died Sunday, Jan. 1 after a fall at Ledges State Park, south of Boone. According to DNR officials, the man fell approximately 60 feet from an overlook off the Lost Lake Trail at about 11:15 a.m. He was air-lifted out of the park to Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines and was pronounced dead on arrival.

The man was part of an annual group hike event at the park. Investigation of the incident is ongoing and the name of the individual is being withheld at this time, pending notification of family.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:38 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines Police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man who was fatally shot in a dispute at a downtown nightclub. Police were called to the Des Moines nightclub around 3:30 a.m. Police say Frederico Thompson Jr. died at the scene. Police initially released few other details about Des Moines’ first homicide of 2017.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s department’s newest police dog will soon have his own protective vest thanks to a roughly $2,000 donation. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports Dan and Teresa Kalianov decided to help after they heard about a case last summer when the K-9 and his handler were chasing someone with a gun.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A county attorney says she’s seeking first-degree murder warrants for two Missouri men in connection with the March slaying of a Burlington teenager. Des Moines County Attorney Amy Beavers tells The Hawk Eye she asked a district judge Friday to issue the warrants in the case of 16-year-old Kedarie Pierre Johnson. Beavers says she’s prohibited from releasing the names of the men until the warrants are executed. Police say Kedarie was found in an alley with several gunshot wounds.

ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines woman has been accused of driving at speeds of 110 mph in a 45 mph zone amid a car chase with police. The Des Moines Register reports 36-year-old Belladonna Melissa Guirgis was taken into custody following the Friday night incident. Altoona Police say an officer tried to stop Guirgis in the Des Moines suburb on suspicion of speeding. She is accused of speeding away, driving into oncoming traffic and running a red light. She was later taken into custody.

Officials with the Montgomery County Family YMCA of Red Oak, Sunday, said the Y has received word that it will be a recipient of a $40,000 grant award from the Rural Iowa YMCA Facility Improvement Grant Program, which is administered by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. Nick Zimmer, Executive Director of the Montgomery County Family YMCA, said in a Press Release, that the grant award is a major part of the estimated $65,000 needed for the YMCA’s planned Interior Resurfacing project of the Wilson Aquatics Center Pool.

According to Zimmer, “The grant will continue to allow the YMCA to be the number one educational water safety resource center for the southwest Iowa regional counties that we serve. As one of the few indoor aquatic centers in southwest Iowa, we can continue to build on our established water exercise and physical rehabilitation programs through strengthening our collaborative partnership with our county and area hospitals for more health programming for all ages. Socially, the center brings people of all ages together, which allow each generation to better understand and respect one another.”

The Rural Iowa YMCA Facility Improvement Grant Program has distributed $1,000,000 to 18 rural Iowa YMCAs over the past two years. The program seeks to strengthen rural Iowa communities by investing in facility infrastructure projects to sustain youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility initiatives at YMCAs located in communities with populations of 28,000 or less.

Funding for the program is made possible though an appropriation by the Iowa Legislature from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund. The fund was established in Iowa code in 1994 and is the primary funding source for the State of Iowa financed public infrastructure-related expenditures.

Zimmer added that “The YMCA Board of Director’s in August 2016 approved a strategic plan that addresses the priorities of Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibilities for our 2500 members. The focus of the plan is to address the high rate of chronic disease and obesity in our community, plus, how we can better serve the needs of an aging population.” The Aquatic Center, he said, “Is vital to the plan by providing the necessary facility and wide range of programming for our constituency’s needs to be met…..Our swimming pool is ADA accessible, so no one is denied access to the pool.”

The YMCA Facility Committee and Board of Directors will be studying information related to the project timeline in January 2017 so as to limit the amount of pool down-time for the project’s completion. For more information on the Wilson Aquatics Center Pool Interior Resurfacing project or how one can become a member, volunteer, donor, or simply involved with the Montgomery County Family YMCA, please stop in for a visit or tour of the YMCA, call the YMCA at 712-623-2161, or visit the YMCA on Facebook, or the Y’s website at www.mcymca.com.

A search warrant executed Saturday in Shelby County during an ongoing investigation, resulted in the discovery of a marijuana growing operation, and four arrests. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies executed the warrant at 2036 Timber Road in rural Manilla. Four people living in the home were taken into custody. They were identified as 48-year old Sherryle Gorka, 51-year old Randall Ballard, 21-year old Alexander Gorka, and 20-year old Sophia Kurtz.

The suspects were charged with Manufacture of marijuana, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, gathering where controlled substances are used, and Child Endangerment.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines Police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man who was fatally shot in a dispute at a downtown nightclub. Police were called to the Des Moines nightclub around 3:30 a.m. Sunday to investigate the altercation.

Police Sgt. Paul Parizek says 18-year-old Frederico Thompson, Jr., of Des Moines, died at the nightclub after he was shot. The shooting is Des Moines’ first homicide of 2017.

Police in Council Bluffs are investigation a shooting incident that took place early this (Sunday) morning. Just after 1-a.m., officers were dispatched to the Underground Bar (28 So 29th St, Council Bluffs, IA) for a disturbance involving approximately 20 people in the parking lot.

As officers were responding to the call they were advised shots had been fired and a person had possibly been hit. Upon officers arrival they made contact with one of the security guards who had sustained a gunshot wound to his back. The 20-year old from Omaha was transported by rescue squad to Creighton University Medical Center. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening at this time.

The case remains an open investigation. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers (712) 328- 7867 or the Council Bluffs Police Department Criminal Investigation Division (712) 328-4728.

Police in Red Oak arrested one person Saturday night and investigated a hit-and-run accident. Officials say 26-year old Devon Leigh Miller, of Clarinda, was arrested at around 10:30-p.m. for Driving While Suspended (A simple misdemeanor). Miller was transported to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where she was being held on a $300 bond.

And, Red Oak Police say a 2010 Ford Mustang belonging to Janet Norris, of Red Oak, was legally parked in the 1000 block of Miler Avenue, when it was struck on the rear driver’s side by an unknown vehicle. The damage amounted to approximately $2500. The accident, which happened sometime before 8-p.m., remains under investigation.

Des Moines’ based UnityPoint Health has released a list of the top baby names for 2016. Nearly 5,000 babies were born in 2016 at three hospitals in the Des Moines area under the UnityPoint Health banner. UnityPoint has released a list of the most popular names given to those newborns. The top girl names in 2016 were Olivia, Lilly, Norah, Sophie, and Charlotte. The most popular names for boys were Jack or Jackson, Henry, Oliver, William, and Owen.

(Radio Iowa)

Officials with the Iowa State Patrol says a Madison County teen’s life was saved by the use of her seat belt, Saturday night. 16-year old Arianna Snell, of St. Charles, was driving a 2012 Toyota Prius westbound on the Truro blacktop road, about two-miles east of Interstate 35, when the car went out of control on a curve where the blacktop meets the gravel on the road.

The car rolled several times before coming to rest in a ditch. The accident happened at around 7:50-p.m., Saturday. Snell was transported by New Virginia Rescue to Mercy West Hospital in Des Moines. There was no report on her condition.