(CLARINDA) –The Iowa Department of Corrections and the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Iowa State Patrol will hold Joint Emergency Response Training in Clarinda, next week. The tactical training/exercises will take place May 14th and 15th. An estimated 300 people, including Corrections/Trooper’s will participate during the course of the week-long training event at the Clarinda Correctional Facility. The event includes scenarios such as hostage negotiations, a bus rescue and riot control.

The event is open to the media only.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports 24-year old Anthony Michael McCoy, of Avoca, was transported from the Shelby County Jail, Monday afternoon to the Pott. County Jail. McCoy was wanted on a Pott. County warrant for Driving While Barred/Habitual Offender. His bond was set at $2,000. 50-year old Jodie Ann Tuttle, of Harlan, was also transported from the Shelby County Jail to the Pott. County Jail, Monday afternoon. Tuttle was wanted on a warrants out of Pottawattamie County for Failure to Appear, and Violation of Probation. She was sentenced to serve two-days in jail.

Later in the day, Monday, 27-year old Alexander Axl Cornelius, of Council Bluffs, who was already an inmate at the Pott. County Jail, was served with a warrant for Violation of a No Contact Order/Contempt of Court. The man was serving time for Harassment in the 1st Degree by texting. His bond was set at $2,000.

(Iowa News Service/DES MOINES, Iowa) – An Iowa nurse says the recent deaths of two Hollywood celebrities in their 50s from stroke should be a wake-up call for those who think they’re too young to worry.

Victoria Borges with Methodist Medical Center said she became a champion for stroke prevention after her mother died of heart disease when she was 17 years old. In her practice, Borges said she’s seen people as young as 18 and as old as 98 treated for stroke. “It can happen to anybody that is not of ideal weight, that smokes, that has those risk factors – sedentary lifestyle, high cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure – any of those things makes people at risk,” Borges said. “It doesn’t matter what age you are.”

Fifty-one year-old movie director John Singleton and actor Luke Perry, age 52, both died from strokes in the past two months. May is American Stroke Month, and the American Heart Association of Iowa reminds residents that 80% of strokes are preventable. To learn what your numbers should be, go to heart.org/bloodpressure. Borges said “FAST” is an easy way to remember and identify the most common symptoms of stroke: face drooping, arm weakness and speech difficulty. She added the “T” in FAST, which stands for “time”, is critical for a positive outcome. “If any of your loved ones, or anybody you know, is experiencing these symptoms, get to the hospital immediately so we can treat their stroke as fast as possible,” she said.

In May alone, some 65,000 Americans will experience a stroke, with many unaware that they were even at risk. High blood pressure is the biggest factor, but of the 116 million people in the U.S. who have high blood pressure, fewer than 50% have it under control. At the same time, lowering blood pressure by 20 points can cut your risk for stroke by half.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A judge has ordered a trial moved for a homeless man accused of killing a former Iowa State University golfer. Story County court records say the judge decided Monday to move the trial of 22-year-old Collin Richards to northeast Iowa’s Winneshiek County. He’s pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder in the Sept. 17 slaying of 22-year-old Celia Barquín Arozamena.

Authorities say Richards stabbed her to death while she was playing a round at a public course in Ames, near the Iowa State campus in Story County. Barquín was a top golfer in Spain as a teenager and came to Iowa State to pursue her career. Richards’ attorney said in a motion that pretrial publicity would keep Richards from getting a fair trial in Story County.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A June sentencing has been scheduled for a man accused of using a stick or a broom handle to kill a Des Moines resident. Polk County District Court records say 41-year-old Michael Bell Jr. was convicted last week of voluntary manslaughter. He’d originally been charged with first-degree murder in the Oct. 25, 2017, slaying of 42-year-old Jerry Martin.
Police say Bell told investigators he had several weapons with him when he confronted Martin over a $50 debt.

Two witnesses told police they saw Bell use a weapon to hit and stab Martin several times, cutting Martin’s neck and puncturing his chest. Bell’s sentencing is set for June 18.