The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday), issued a report on MAY arrests. Authorities say 22-year old Jennifer Woolsey, of Coon Rapids, was arrested May 2nd, for Operating (a vehicle) While Intoxicated. She was released later that afternoon after an appearance before the Magistrate.

On May 3rd, 27-year old Mackenzie Belnap, of Audubon, was arrested on Domestic abuse assault charges, along with two counts of Child Endangerment. He was released later that afternoon, following an appearance before the magistrate.

25-year old Brittany Rudolph, of Audubon was arrested May 5th for OWI/1st offense. She was later released on her own recognizance.

On May 9th, 29-year old Joseph White, of Exira was arrested for False Imprisonment. He was released the following day after appearing before the Magistrate. White was arrested again May 13th,for Disorderly Conduct and Public Intoxication. He was released later that day following an appearance before the magistrate.

On May 16th, 29-year old Blake Johannes, of Audubon was arrested for 1st degree Harassment. He was released the same evening after posting bond. On May 21st, 51-year old Michael Hass, of Kimballton, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. He was released the following morning after appearing before the magistrate.

On May 29th, 30-year old Mark Holland, of Audubon, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance- marijuana. He was released after posting bond. 49-year old Vicente Gomez, of San Antonio, Texas was charged with Electronic Contraband in a Correctional Facility. Gomez was already in the Audubon County Jail on unrelated charges. He is still currently being held in the Audubon County Jail.

And, 20-year old Jacob Soll, of Kimballton, was arrested May 30th, for Violation of Probation. He was later released after posting bond.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Creston Police Department are continueing to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding a June 19th shooting and subsequent death.

On June 19th, 2019, at 2:05 a.m., Creston Police officers responded to a report of shots fired at 2304 N. Pine Street. Inside the home, officers found 44-year old Christy Hribal suffering from a gunshot wound. Hribal, who was visiting the home, was airlifted to a Des Moines hospital, where she later died.

36-year old Creston resident Charles Keeton was arrested at the scene and charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm. No criminal charges have been filed for the death of Christy Hribal.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A court challenge to a 2017 law that changes voting in Iowa has begun before a judge. The nonjury trial that began Monday in Polk County District Court is focused on portions of the law that require a voter to show an ID at the polls before voting, require an ID number on absentee ballots and allow election officials to throw out absentee ballots if election workers were to decide the voter’s signature doesn’t match those on file.

The lawsuit filed by the League of United Latin American Citizens, a civil rights group, says the law — passed with only Republican votes in May 2017 — makes it too hard for some people to vote. The group wants the judge to permanently bar the state from enforcing the law. The Iowa Supreme Court temporarily forbade the state from implementing the absentee ballot provisions, pending a trial on the lawsuit.

ROCK VALLEY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a Minnesota man drowned while swimming at a northwest Iowa campground. Rock Valley police say 31-year-old Anthony Boyenga went under the water Saturday afternoon while swimming with his children at the Rivers Bend Campground beach. A driver called to the scene found his body less than an hour later. Authorities say Boyenga lived in Ellsworth, Minnesota.

The City of Council Bluffs and the Iowa West Foundation have decided to cancel Loessfest 2019 due to the recent flooding. KETV in Omaha reports, the festival is held during Memorial Day weekend to help kick off summer. In April, it was moved to Labor Day weekend in hopes the park would be dry by then, but with this summer’s projected Missouri River levels, officials have decided to call off the festivities altogether.

In place of Loessfest, the City is working on planning a different community-wide celebration to be held at Bayliss Park over Labor Day weekend. Details have not yet been released.

MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — Two former hospital officials in northeast Iowa are accused of taking personal trips on hospital time and seeking expense reimbursement from the hospital. Delaware County court records say 61-year-old Lon Butikofer and 53-year-old Mike Briggs are charged with theft. Butikofer was chief executive officer of Regional Medical Center in Manchester. The Telegraph Herald reports that Briggs was the hospital’s system fund and development director.

Butikofer’s attorney, Mark Liabo, said Monday that his client would plead not guilty. Butikofer’s accused of stealing nearly $257,000 from January 2009 through March 15, 2017, by failing to properly record the personal trips as vacation or paid time off and by seeking reimbursement for the expenses.

Briggs is also accused of stealing more than $23,000 for failing to properly record personal trips as vacation or paid time off and by seeking reimbursement for expenses.

(Corrects gender on Leslie Skalberg) A man and woman from Red Oak were injured during a single-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon, west of Oakland. According to Pottawattamie County Chief Deputy Rob Ambrose, 72-year old Leslie Skalberg and his passenger, 63-year old Connie Skalberg were injured in the crash that happened on Highway 6 near 360th Street, at around 3:05-p.m., Sunday. Ambrose said Leslie Skalberg was driving a 2005 Chevy pickup driven when he suffered from an unknown medical condition.

Photo from the Minden Fire & Rescue Facebook page

The pickup went out of control and into the north ditch before becoming airborne and landing over a creek, about 60-to 70-feet away from the road. Rescue crews from Oakland and Minden worked to free the couple from the pickup. Ambrose said Connie Skalberg was flown to an area hospital by Midwest Medical Helicopter. Minden Rescue transported Leslie Skalberg to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries. Both were said to be in stable condition this (Monday) morning.

(Radio Iowa) — About five dozen farmers and union members gathered at the Labor Temple in Keokuk Sunday to call for more revisions in the U.S. Mexico Canada Trade Agreement. Carrie Duncan, a local officer in the Machinist Union, says the event highlighted important connections among America’s working class. “They try to divide us and our farmers and our labor, we all toil in many different ways,” she says.

The rally was organized by the Iowa Farmers Union and the Iowa A-F-L C-I-O. Duncan says the new deal to replace NAFTA will benefit corporations, not workers. “We’re still outsourcing jobs,” she says, “not keeping manufacturing jobs here in the United States.”

The Trump Administration is lobbying U.S. lawmakers to ratify the new deal before congress takes a month-long recess in August.