Casey’s General Stores, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Darren Rebelez, IHOP® President, as Casey’s President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 24, 2019.

Rebelez will also join Casey’s Board of Directors. He will succeed Casey’s President and CEO Terry Handley, who will retire from the Company and Board, after a 38-year career with Casey’s.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s state auditor says the pending sale of the University of Iowa’s AIB Campus for less than half its $20 million assessed value is fair.

State Auditor Rob Sand issued a report Wednesday. It says Iowa’s acceptance in May of a $7.5 million bid on the property was fair, because the $20 million assessed value was too high. The report says the proper bidding process was followed, the highest bidder was selected, and the bidders don’t appear to have any relationship with UI board members or staff that would pose a conflict of interest.

The university revealed last year that it had lost nearly $1.2 million from its operation of the business campus in Des Moines. Officials opted to close the campus due to cuts in state funding.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The amount of water being released into the lower Missouri River will remain at a high level because of all the rain that fell in the area over the last month.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the amount of water being released from Gavins Point Dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border will remain at 75,000 cubic feet per second because of all the recent rain.

The Corps’ John Remus says the amount of water being released into the river is more than twice the average for this time of year. That may worsen flooding downstream because many levees were damaged by flooding in March.

A woman from Nebraska was sentenced to prison Tuesday in Council Bluffs,  for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. 26-year old Jessica L. Snavely, of LaVista, NE., received a sentence in U-S District Court, of  ten years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release.

In late 2017, the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force investigated a large drug trafficking organization responsible for transporting large quantities of methamphetamine to and around western Iowa and eastern Nebraska. During the investigation, law enforcement received information that a large amount of methamphetamine was distributed out of a motel in Council Bluffs.

On April 26, 2019, law enforcement searched a room at the Red Roof Inn in Council Bluffs and recovered over a pound and a half of methamphetamine, along with a stolen handgun and other drug trafficking paraphernalia. It was determined Jessica Snavely received and distributed methamphetamine from the Red Roof Inn motel room.

The case was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force, Omaha Police Department, Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force, Council Bluffs Police Department, and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office recovered a semi trailer that was reported stolen out of Sarpy County, NE on Tuesday. Nebraska Officials contacted Montgomery County Officials on Tuesday in regards to a stolen semi trailer that was owned by Smart Freight Funding LLC of Omaha that may be in the area.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Officials located the trailer in the 1900 block of G Avenue, West of Red Oak at approximately 8:45pm. After recovering the trailer Deputies arrested 50-year-old Douglas E. Klimek of Red Oak for Possession of Stolen Property/Theft 1st Degree. Klimek was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $10,000 cash bond.

A Nebraska man was sentenced Tuesday in Council Bluffs District Court, for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. 38-year old William Labenz, of Omaha, was sentenced to five years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. In late 2017, the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force investigated a large drug trafficking organization responsible for transporting large quantities of methamphetamine to and around the western Iowa and eastern Nebraska areas.

On March 4, 2018, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop and the driver, William Labenz, was arrested for driving under suspension. Inside the vehicle’s trunk one quarter pound of methamphetamine was located. On April 26, 2018, in a search of Labenz’s home, additional methamphetamine, scales and baggies were found. The investigation revealed Labentz was transporting methamphetamine for the drug trafficking organization.

The case was investigated by Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force, Omaha Police Department, Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force, Council Bluffs Police Department, and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Officials with the U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa said today (Wednesday), that a Pottawattamie County man was sentenced Tuesday to prison, for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. 31-year old Luke Harrison Bird, II, was sentenced to a prison term of 90 months to be followed by a term of supervised release of three years. The sentence will run consecutively to Bird’s state prison sentence for a parole violation.

Bird was released from the Iowa State Penitentiary in January 2018 after serving state prison time for intimidation with a dangerous weapon, going armed with intent, felon in possession of a firearm, assault while participating in a felony, and eluding. On July 15, 2018, Iowa 4th Judicial District Probation Officers were conducting routine random home visits. The Probation Officer searched Bird’s room and located a loaded sawed off shotgun and ammunition.

The case was investigated by the Iowa 4th Judicial District Probation Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Council Bluffs Police Department and the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa. The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. #

(Radio Iowa) — Officials says the company hired to shoot off fireworks in Oelwein this weekend will not be used again after an accident that injured several people during a town event. One of the events of the Oelwein Celebration weekend was a fireworks show at City Park on Sunday night. One of the missiles misfired and went into the audience. Several spectators received burns, but no serious injuries were reported. There was also some damage to participants’ clothing. It was noted that the accident happened because one of the tubes for the fireworks was not mounted correctly, shooting the missile into the crowd.According to city officials, the incident was caused by negligence on the part of the company that conducted the fireworks show. That company will not be used for future events in Oelwein.

Police in Glenwood report two arrests. On Tuesday, 50-year old John Hauger, of Glenwood, was arrested on a Pottawattamie County warrant.  He later posted a $1,000 cash-only bond. And, on Monday, 38-year old Donovan Hankins, of Tabor, was arrested in Glenwood for Driving Under Suspension. He posted a $300 bond and was released.