The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest today (Monday), of an Anita man on Burglary and other charges. 37-year old Matthew Robert Prall faces charges that include Attempted Burglary in the 3rd degree, Escape from Custody, Public Intoxication, Disorderly Conduct, and Interference with Official Acts. Prall was brought to the Cass County Jail and held on $3,600 bond. In addition, a juvenile male was charged in the incident, with Criminal Mischief in the 4th degree, and Minor In Possession of Alcohol.

Last Friday, Cass County Deputies arrested 24-year old Drew Ashton Gagnon, of Missouri Valley, on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Gagnon was taken to the Cass County Jail and remains held on $5,000 bond.

And, on Saturday, Cass County Deputies were called to the scene of an accident near 71555 Oxford Road, where a 1997 Pontiac Bonneville driven by 17-year old Alexandria Michelle Becker, of Wiota, was pulling out of a driveway. The car struck an eastbound cattle trailer attached to a 2000 Ford F350 pickup. The pickup was driven by 55-year old Jon Charles Groves,  of Massena. No injuries were reported. Damage to Becker’s car is estimated at $1,000; damage to Groves’ trailer is estimated at $1,200.

The Atlantic Police Department released details Monday on several recent arrests.

On Thursday, November 10th Officers arrested 18-year-old Dustin Jones of Atlantic on three Cass County Warrants for Controlled Substance Violations.  He was taken into custody and transported to the Cass County Jail and booked in.

Also on Thursday Officers arrested 26-year-old Francis Kirchner of Villisca for Possession of Controlled Substance (Marijuana) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was taken to the Cass County Jail and booked in.

Finally Thursday APD arrested 18-year-old Austin Boggs of Atlantic for Theft 5th Degree. He was cited into court and released.

On Saturday, November 12th Atlantic Police arrested 56-year-old James Cisar of Atlantic on Cass County Warrants for OWI 1st Offense and Possession of Controlled Substance (Marijuana). He was taken into custody and booked in to the Cass County Jail.

Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are monitoring the site of a manure spill, in Carroll County. At around 5:30-p.m. Friday, a landowner reported a manure spill about three miles northwest of the city of Breda.

The DNR investigated the spill Friday and Saturday, finding that an unknown amount of manure flowed into an underground tile intake after a tanker became stuck in a marshy area. With Carroll County’s help, DNR traced the manure underground through tile lines to an unnamed tributary which eventually flows into the Boyer River. There were no dead fish seen below the spill area.

The manure came from an Iowa Select facility during land application by a commercial manure applicator company owned by Mark Schroeder. Schroeder and Iowa Select plugged the tile intake and dammed the area around the spill, pumping the diluted manure to a nearby crop field.

Pumping will continue for a few days because of the marshy conditions. The DNR is monitoring the cleanup and will consider appropriate enforcement action.

The Glenwood Police Department reports two arrests. Today (Monday), 24-year old Blake Conn, of Glenwood, was arrested for Possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond was set at $1300 cash or surety. Conn was also was arrested for being a fugitive from justice, for which there was no bond set.

And, last Friday, Glenwood Police arrested Kevin Shea, of Iowa City, for OWI 1^st offense. His bond was set at $1000 cash or surety.

LEON, Iowa (AP) — Police in the southern Iowa city of Leon are investigating what authorities are calling a suspicious death. Leon police, with help from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, responded to a home Sunday morning after two people found a man’s body. The body was identified Monday as 53-year-old Steven Dabb, of Leon. The body was in a home where Dabb lived that had recently been destroyed by fire.

Police say the Office of the State Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy, which didn’t find “major trauma” to the body. Toxicology tests that could indicate the cause of death could take six to eight weeks. Decatur County Attorney Lisa Jeanes says there is no indication the public is at danger.

Leon is a city of 2,000 people, about 60 miles south of Des Moines.

The Shelby County field/grassland Fire Danger index will remain in the “Moderate” category this week. Emergency Management officials say if you are planning any large burns, contact your local fire chief or the Emergency Management Office. Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Seivert says high winds are predicted this week, so the Fire Danger index could change. Stay tuned for further updates.

The Iowa Department of Transportation reports road construction crews will open the new Interstate 29/80 ramp east of the Missouri River in Council Bluffs overnight tonight (Monday).

Traffic impact:

Beginning at 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, construction crews will shift traffic on westbound I-80/eastbound I-29 northbound between 24th Street and the Missouri River bridge, weather permitting. The two left lanes of westbound I-80 and the 24th Street on-ramp to westbound I-80 will be closed. Westbound I-80 traffic will be detoured from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. while crews complete final signing and painting.
Northbound I-29 northbound will remain open during the traffic shift, however, traffic will be restricted to one lane. All impacted lanes and ramps will be opened by 5 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Following the traffic shift, westbound I-80/northbound I-29 traffic will use the new ramp to northbound I-29 just west of the exiting ramp.

The new ramp will result in improved safety for all motorists because eastbound I-80 to northbound I-29 traffic merging with northbound I-29 northbound traffic will now enter from the right side. Motorists are urged to use caution while becoming accustomed to shifting onto these new lanes.

Iowa DOT is working hard to keep the public informed of construction impacts and will actively seek opportunities to update the public regarding the project. Sign up to receive traffic alerts for the interstate routes that you use via Iowa DOT’s 511 Traveler Information site.

Iowa DOT is in the process of reconstructing I-29, I-80, and I-480 in the Council Bluffs metropolitan area as part of the Council Bluffs Interstate Improvement Program. This comprehensive interstate redesign, which will be delivered over the next eight to 10 years, will modernize the highway system and improve mobility and safety of approximately 18 miles of interstate.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A Sioux City manufacturing company is planning a $1.2 million expansion project. The Sioux City Journal reports Rocklin Manufacturing plans to apply for state tax incentives to help pay for the project. The city council plans to vote Monday (today) on whether to support Rocklin’s application for state aid.

Rocklin says it wants $176,648 in withholding tax credits and $41,070 in investment tax credits and $48,996 in sales tax refunds. The company that makes tools for manufacturing has three buildings on its campus, but two of which need renovations before they can be used.

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State University President Steven Leath damaged a private plane in a hard landing in 2014, 11 months before he banged up a university aircraft in remarkably similar fashion. Documents obtained by The Associated Press under the open records law show that Leath was flying in gusty conditions on Aug. 11, 2014, and “landed hard” in a crosswind, causing propeller damage. A university spokeswoman declined to say where the incident occurred or whose plane Leath was flying.

Two months later, Leath was cleared to fly the university’s $498,000 Cirrus SR22 single-engine plane. Leath damaged that plane in a hard landing in July 2015 in Bloomington, Illinois, while he and his wife were flying home from a North Carolina vacation. He has also blamed that incident on windy conditions.

The commander on some of the crew of the U-S-S Sioux City visited the ship’s namesake city this past weekend as part of Veterans Day activities. The U-S-S Sioux City is one of the new Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) designed to be used closer to the shoreline for things like mine detection, anti-submarine warfare and surface warfare. Commander Shockey Snyder talked at the Siouxland Chamber luncheon about other uses for the ship.

U.S.S. Sioux City side launch after christening Jan. 30th, 2016.

He says it might also be used for humanitarian missions, search and rescue, counter narcotics in the Caribbean and support to special operations. Snyder says the ship will be commissioned at a yet to be determined location in the fall of 2017. He says this time the Navy will have to break from the tradition of where it hosts the commissioning.

“Starting with the U-S-S Yorktown…if it’s possible to go to the namesake city, that’s where we like to commission the ships. I am sorry we can’t bring the ship here,” Snyder said, “we can’t get up the river.”

The ship is currently undergoing systems testing. A spokesman for the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce says a local committee is being formed to help plan the event.

(Radio Iowa)