WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man accused of fleeing after his vehicle injured his girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter near their Waterloo home.
Black Hawk County Court records say 52-year-old James Smith is charged with leaving the scene of an injury accident, child endangerment causing serious injury, and other crimes. The records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for him.

Police say the girl was injured April 18 when Smith drove out of the home’s driveway. The girl’s mother, 32-year-old Anita Nelson, told officers she didn’t know who struck the girl and denied Smith was involved. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that prosecutors have charged her with making a false report.

Authorities in Pottawattamie County are investigating an accident that claimed the life of a Nebraska man. Officials say at around 7:50-p.m. Thursday, Pottawattamie County deputies were dispatched to County Road L-34 and Whippoorwill Road for a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle and a truck pulling a livestock trailer. Deputies arrived at approximately 8:03 PM. Upon arrival of Neola Fire and Rescue, the driver of the motorcycle was determined to be deceased. A preliminary investigation indicates that 19-yearold Joseph Jensen, of Neola, was southbound on County Road L-34 in a 2012 Dodge Ram truck and making a left turn on to Whippoorwill Road. The truck was pulling an empty livestock trailer.

26-year old Adam Blake, of Omaha, NE was southbound on County Road L-34 behind Jensen’s truck and trailer. Blake’s 2006 Suzuki motorcycle struck the rear of the livestock trailer, resulting in fatal injuries.

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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A third person has been charged in the slaying of a man at his Davenport home. Court records say 21-year-old Dmarithe Culbreath is charged with conspiracy, robbery and first-degree murder. He’s already serving prison time on an unrelated charge. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney for the new case. He’s accused in the shooting death of 20-year-old Brady Tumlinson during a robbery in September. A woman there also was injured.

Police say Culbreath and four others were involved. One of them, Nakita Wiseman Jr., has pleaded guilty to burglary and robbery and has agreed to testify against the others. Another of them, Tristin Antonio Joseph Alderman, is awaiting trial. The two others have not been named.

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The Creston Police Department reports two separate arrests took place, Thursday. At around 1:45-p.m., Luke Allen Mullen, of Orient, was arrested in Adair County, on a Union County warrant for Violation of a Protection Order, and Domestic Abuse Assault. Mullen was being held in the Union County Jail on a $1,000 bond. And, at around 10-a.m. Thursday, 35-year old Kristina Marie Clarke, of Fontanelle, was arrested in Creston on a Union County warrant for Violation of Probation. Clarke was being held in the Adams County Jail, on $1,000 bond.

Creston Police said also, a resident of the 1500 block of N. Lincoln Street, reported someone damaged the satellite dish outside her residence. The loss was estimated at $1.00.

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ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say 22 inmates were involved in a prison fight at an eastern Iowa prison. The Iowa Corrections Department says the fighting began around 7:45 a.m. Thursday in the main yard at the Anamosa State Penitentiary in Anamosa. Several prison staffers soon responded and took control of the situation, which lasted little more than a minute.

The department says none of the staffers was injured, and no inmates reported serious injuries. The prison has further restricted inmate movement.

Two people have been arrested on drug-related charges, in Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police, 25-year old Caleb Robert Renn, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 1-a.m. today (Friday), for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Renn was cited and summoned to court before being released.  And, 38-year old Becky Jo Brace, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 6:25-p.m. Thursday, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.

(PANORA) – Searchers in Guthrie County will resume their search early this morning for a boater who reportedly fell into the water at Lake Panorama Thursday evening. The call came in at around 6:15-p.m. As of the very latest report, the missing boat occupant has not been located. Dive team members from the SW Iowa Dive Team were on scene until 1-a.m. today, when the search was suspended until daybreak.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A man who was granted a new trial in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Television station KGAN reports that Luerkens was in court Thursday for a hearing on a motion, but unexpectedly changed his plea. Luerkens admitted stabbing 29-year-old Lynnsey Donald to death on April 21, 2015, in front of Donald’s son in the Marion grocery store parking lot. He then injured himself.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two Iowa women who lost limbs when they were struck while trying to climb through trains that were blocking the road are suing the railroad for allegedly ignoring a safety hazard that’s left a trail of horrific injuries. The lawsuits filed Thursday allege that trains operated by the Canadian National Railway and its subsidiaries routinely block street crossings in Waterloo, sometimes for hours. They say at least five people have lost hands, arms or legs in this way since 1991.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman has pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft for stealing more than $191,000 from her now-dead fiancee and his elderly mother. Robin Ann Bertelli, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested last month on a 35-count indictment and pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday. Prosecutors say the 60-year-old Bertelli stole checks that belonged to her fiancee _ former Navy SEAL Ken Martin Jr. _ and Martin’s mother and wrote them payable to herself.

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Police in eastern Iowa say a 71-year-old Muscatine man has died after being hit by a semitrailer as he crossed a highway pushing a shopping cart. The Muscatine Journal reports that Patrick Hazelwood died following the crash just before 3 a.m. Thursday on Highway 61. An Iowa State Patrol trooper says Hazelwood was wearing dark clothes at an unlit intersection when he stepped in front of the southbound semi. He died at the scene.

Searchers in Guthrie County continue to look for a missing boater on Lake Panorama. The Sheriff’s Office said that at around 6:16-p.m. Thursday, Guthrie County Dispatch received a 911 call from boaters at Lake Panorama regarding a missing boat occupant that fell in the water. Numerous agencies responded and were on the scene within minutes of the call having been placed.  Dive team members from the SW Iowa Dive Team are on scene doing conducting the search for the individual. Emergency Services are also being assisted by the Adair-Guthrie County Emergency Management Staff.

The incident remains under investigation. Additional information is currently not available.