(Radio Iowa) — A Nebraska man is jailed in central Iowa on charges he tried to kill a police officer during a chase on Tuesday afternoon. Dayton Police Officer Nick Dunbar was notified by the Webster County Sheriff’s Department of a vehicle driving erratically and traveling at a high rate of speed on Highway 175 near Dayton. Dunbar attempted to stop the vehicle at which time the driver refused to stop and a vehicle pursuit began. The vehicle was described as a 2003 Ford F-250 with Nebraska plates.

The pickup continued to exit the city limits of Dayton traveling northeast where it entered a bean field near the intersection of 350th Street and Skillet Creek Avenue. Chief Dunbar followed the suspect vehicle into the bean field at which time the driver turned around and attempted to strike the chief’s patrol vehicle head on. The driver then circled around and attempted to strike the chief’s drivers door. In response, Chief Dunbar fired his duty weapon striking the suspect’s vehicle. The suspect continue to flee on foot from the car into a nearby field where he was caught and taken into custody.

The suspect is identified as 37-year-old Anthony Spinharney, of Omaha. Spinharney faces charges of attempted murder of a peace officer, felony eluding and interference with official acts. Additional charges are pending.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office two inmates at the Pott. County Jail were served with warrants, Tuesday. 24-year old Dylan Michael Moody, of Council Bluffs, was presented with a warrant for Sex Offender Registry Violation. He remains in the jail. And, 26-year old Christine Marie Bly, of Council Bluffs, was served with a warrant for Violation of Probation. She was being held at the jail for a Residential Corrections Facility (RCF).

There were also numerous inmate transfers from other jail facilities in Nebraska and Iowa to the Pott. County Jail, where detainees were wanted to answer to various warrants. The transfers included:

• 49-year old Donnie A. Sprau, Sr., from Shelton, NE. was wanted on two counts of Violation of Probation.
• 37-year old Stephanie Spears was wanted in Pott. County on two counts of Theft in the 3rd/larceny and two counts of Forgery.
• 46-year old Louie Jo Joles was wanted for Assault Causing Bodily Injury and Operating a Motor Vehicle without consent.
• 24-year old Debra Linn Cruz was wanted for Contempt of Court.
• 28-year old Ashley Renee Welch, of Omaha, was wanted in Pott. County for Conspiring/Intent to deliver false meth over 5 grams but under 5 kilograms.
• 48-year old Timothy Roy Neville was transferred to the Pott. County Jail to answer to a warrant for Violation of Probation.
• and 33-year old Richard Dean Bequette was brought to the jail to for Theft in the 3rd degree/larceny, Theft in the 5th, and as a hold for another agency.

Officials with the Creston Police Department report 34-year old Boone Hayes, of Creston, was arrested Tuesday morning, for Violation of a Protection Order. Hayes was arrested at his home and later released from the Union County Jail on a Promise to Appear in court. And, 32-year old Leah Hayes, of Creston, was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, also for Violation of a Protection Order. She was also released on a Promise to Appear.

Two incidents of vandalism were reported to Creston Police this week. A man from Mt. Ayr said someone egged his vehicle while it was parked in the 400 block of N. Cherry Street, in Creston. The incident, which happened sometime between 4-and 6-a.m. Tuesday, resulted in about $100 damage. And, the Gibson Memorial Library reported that sometime prior to opening Tuesday morning, someone shot a building window with a BB gun. The damage was estimated at $200.

(Radio Iowa) — Iowa has become the 6th state in the country to offer state government information through “smart speakers.” People may now reference the “State of Iowa” as they ask their Amazon “Alexa” or Google “Echo” some common questions, like how to get a birth certificate or replacement driver’s license. Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg says nearly half of all the adults in the U.S. use voice assistants to interact with their mobile devices. “We talk a lot in our administration about connectivity, whether that’s broadband connectivity or otherwise,” Gregg says, “and starting today, our state government is that much more connected to its people.”

Jeff Franklin, the chief information officer for the State of Iowa, says the state hired a private company called “Webspec Design” to develop the template for this project. “Because people look for information in different ways,” he says, “some chat, some search and some ask their smart speaker, this capability allows us to meet the needs of our citizens and the way they use technology every day.”

State agencies identified more than 200 questions often asked by citizens. Those questions are now part of the “Ask the State of Iowa” database accessible by smart speaker.