OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — A man has been charged with murder in Oskaloosa, accused of killing his girlfriend’s baby son. Station WOI reports that 21-year-old Johnny Dale Jr. is being held on $1.25 million bail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 28. The records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for him.

A criminal complaint says Dale was watching the 4-month-old boy when his girlfriend went to work on June 15. She told an investigator the boy had a bruise on his forehead and wouldn’t wake up when she got home. Doctors later told investigators the boy had suffered brain and spinal cord injuries consistent with child abuse.

The complaint also says Dale said he’d grown frustrated with the baby and said he bounced him on an air mattress in an attempt to get him to sleep. Dale acknowledged that his actions likely injured the boy. The complaint says the boy died Friday morning.

Police say a man who had a gun at the scene of a shooting in Creston earlier this week is being held in the Union County Jail. Officers responded to a report of a shooting

Charles Edward Keeton (Union County S/O photo)

early Wednesday morning in Creston and found a woman with a gunshot wound in an apartment. She was taken to the Creston hospital, then transferred to a Des Moines hospital for treatment. Creston Police announced today (Friday) that they arrested 37-year-old Charles Edward Keeton Wednesday morning and he’s been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Authorities say Keeton was at the scene of the shooting when officers arrived and further charges are pending in the case. Keeton is beind held in the Union County Jail on a 20-thousand dollar bond.

WAVERLY, Iowa (AP) — A Minneapolis man has been imprisoned for roaming a dorm at a northeast Iowa college and touching sleeping students. Bremer County District Court records say 23-year-old Bryan Malone was sentenced Monday to more than 14 years. He’d pleaded guilty to sexual abuse and other crimes. He’s also been ordered to register as a sex offender.

Investigators say Malone used his Wartburg College identification card to enter the Wartburg dorm early on Feb. 4 last year. He went into the rooms of three female students and groped them as they slept. Authorities say Malone also entered the room of a student who was gone and stole $300.

After learning about the incidents, the college installed security cameras in several new spots in addition to 30 already situated around campus. Other security measures were taken as well.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s unemployment rate remained stuck at 2.4% in May, just where it’s been for nearly a year. Iowa Workforce Development reported Friday that the rate hasn’t budged since July 2018. Iowa’s rate is tied with New Hampshire for the third lowest in the U.S., behind Vermont and North Dakota.

The total number of Iowa residents with jobs in May rose by 3,200 from April. The number of unemployed residents also edged up by 400 people. Iowa’s rate compares to a national unemployment rate of 3.6% in May.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports a local woman and two juveniles are facing drug charges following a traffic stop Thursday afternoon southwest of Atlantic, on Highway 6 at Memphis Avenue. Authorities say 18-year old Erin Mack, of Atlantic, and the two 16-year old males face felony charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – with Intent to Deliver and Failure to affix a Drug Tax Stamp.

Erin Mack, of Atlantic

Deputies stopped Mack for speeding and illegal passing of a tractor in a No Passing Zone, at around 5:34-p.m. During the stop Officer’s noticed the smell of Marijuana coming from the vehicle. A witness  told Deputies they saw a bag being thrown from the vehicle prior to the stop. Deputies recovered the bag, which contained 112 grams of Marijuana. Mack was transported to the Cass County Jail and held on $50,000 bond. The two male juvenile passengers were transported to the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs.