Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for robbing a Plattsmouth bank in 2012. Federal prosecutors for Nebraska say 28-year-old Joseph Lanckriet was sentenced Thursday to 56 months in prison. Prosecutors say that on Dec. 7, 2012, Lanckriet and another man robbed the SAC Federal Credit Union in Plattsmouth. Lanckriet and co-defendant Thomas Woodard were arrested four years later in Sioux City, Iowa.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The Davenport Community School District has announced teacher and staff cuts for the upcoming school year, following budget cuts approved by the school board last year. The Quad-City Times reports that the cuts include 75 teachers. District spokeswoman Dawn Saul said Friday that she did not know how many other employees are affected. The job cuts go into effect June 30.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a 20-year-old western Iowa man has been arrested in Des Moines in the January death of a Council Bluffs man. Police say Nicholas Haner, of Harlan, was arrested Friday morning after officers spotted him in a stolen vehicle. Police say officers were able to stop the vehicle and immediately arrest Haner. Haner is charged in a warrant with first-degree murder in the death of 38-year-old Adam Angeroth was slain. Angeroth’s body was found in his apartment on Jan. 24.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography. Federal prosecutors for Iowa say 35-year-old Joseph Marchesini was sentenced Friday in Des Moines’ federal courthouse to 188 months in prison. Marchesini pleaded guilty in October 2018 to distribution of child pornography. In his plea, he admitted to distributing via the internet images of children _ some of them preschoolers _ being sexually assaulted.

Officials with the Atlantic Police Department said Friday, that some fake $100-dollar bill’s were found in town on the side of a road. The P-D says if you find one, you should be aware that the bills are fake.

Fake $100 bill (Notice the red foreign characters on the left)

If you happened to find one, do not try to use them. If you are a business, do not accept them. The red lettering (Japanese or Chinese) on the left side of the bill is a clear indication that they are not real. (see this same story on the kjan.com News page for a similar bogus bill)

(Radio Iowa) — Hundreds of bills have been permanently sidelined by today’s (Friday’s) deadline in the Iowa legislature. Bills to implement new state policies must have cleared a committee in either the House or the Senate by March 8th to remain eligible for consideration. Some of the 12-hundred bills that were filed by lawmakers this year were never scheduled for an initial hearing, but a handful were discussed in a subcommittee and defeated.

That includes a bill that would have required Iowa schools to “conspicuously display” the phrase “In God We Trust” in every public school building. Brenda Brown of Carlisle is a member of the Iowa Prayer Caucus which meets every Tuesday in the statehouse. “We have children that do not know their God, but they know Allah because that have got that information in our schools,” she said, “so we want to take that confusion out.”

Groups representing Iowa educators opposed the bill. Emily Piper is a lobbyist for the Iowa Association of School Boards. “We have some real concerns about the separation of church and state by displaying that in all our schools.” Brad Hudson is a lobbyist for the Iowa State Education Association, which represents teachers. “There are other priorities that would help student learning more than the expense of putting ‘In God We Trust’ on our walls,” Hudson said.

The Democrat and both Republicans who reviewed the bill permanently tabled it.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography. Federal prosecutors for Iowa say 35-year-old Joseph Marchesini was sentenced Friday in Des Moines’ federal courthouse to 188 months in prison. He was also ordered to undergo eight years of supervised release after his prison term.

Marchesini pleaded guilty in October 2018 to distribution of child pornography. In his plea, he admitted to distributing via the internet images of children — some of them preschoolers — being sexually assaulted.

Marchesini also was ordered to pay $3,000 to a victim authorities were able to identify depicted in the child pornography he possessed.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office, today (Friday), released a report on recent arrests. On Monday (March 4th), three people were arrested on drug charges:

David Moore, of Jamaica, was arrested on charges of Possession with Intent to Deliver Greater than 5 Grams of Methamphetamine – Class B Felony, Gathering Where Controlled Substances are Used, Keeping Premises for Controlled Substance Usage, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

David Moore

Moore was seen by the Guthrie County Magistrate and held on $107,000 cash or surety bond;

Isaac Moore

Issac Moore, of Jamaica, was arrested Monday on charges of Possession with Intent to Deliver Less than 5 Grams of Methamphetamine – Class C Felony, Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana – Class D Felony, two counts of Gathering Where Controlled Substances are used, Keeping Premises for Controlled Substance Usage, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  Moore was seen by the Guthrie County Magistrate and held on $63,000 cash or surety bond;

Andrea Willey

and Andrea Willey, of Jamaica, was arrested Monday, on charges of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Keeping Premises for Controlled Substance Usage, Possession of Methamphetamine 3^rd Offense and Possession of Marijuana 3^rd Offense. Willey was seen by the Guthrie County Magistrate and held on $12,000 cash or surety bond. Willey was later released on pre-trial release terms.

On March 5th: Zachary Johnson of Adel turned himself into the Guthrie County Jail to serve the remainder of his jail sentence on a Probation Revocation; Whitney Muhlenburg of Ankeny was arrested on Guthrie County warrants for Probation Violation. The original charges were Delivery of less than 5 Grams of Methamphetamine and Prohibited Acts – Methamphetamine. Muhlenburg was seen by the Guthrie County Magistrate and held on a $10,000 cash or surety bond.

On March 6th: Jami Schneller of St. Charles was arrested at the Johnson County Jail on two Guthrie County warrants for Failure to Appear. The original charges were Domestic Abuse Assault and Operation of  Motor Vehicle Without Owner’s Consent. Schneller is being held without bond pending an appearance before a Guthrie County District Court Judge.

On March 7th: Anthony Kennedy of Jefferson was arrested at the Dallas County Jail on a Guthrie County warrant for Probation Violation. Kennedy’s original charge was Operating While Under the Influence. Kennedy was ordered to serve seven days upon arrival at the Guthrie County Jail; Taylor Rochholz of Dexter, turned herself into the Guthrie County Jail to serve a three-day sentence on an Operating While Intoxicated 2^nd Offense conviction; and, Matthew Farber, of Panora, was charged with Operating While Under the Influence 1^st Offense following an investigation into an accident near Menlo on December 29^th. Farber has been summoned to appear in Guthrie County Magistrate Court for an initial appearance.

On March 3rd: Vicki Johnson, of Coon Rapids, was arrested on charges of Operation of a Motor Vehicle Without Owner’s Consent and Carrying Weapons. Johnson was released from custody for medical treatment; And, Jason Sheeder, of Orangeville, IL, was arrested on Guthrie County warrants for Failure to Appear on Driving Under Suspension and Registration Violation charges. Sheeder had an Adair County warrant and was transferred to their custody.

March 1st: Guthrie County Deputies arrested Kameo Smith, of Perry, at the Sac County Jail. Smith was taken into custody on a Guthrie County warrant for Theft 2nd. Smith was transported to the Guthrie County Jail and held without bond.; And, Robert Nelson, of Guthrie Center, was arrested by the Panora Police Department on a charge of Possession of Methamphetamine 1st Offense. Nelson was released on his own recognizance the following day by the Guthrie County Magistrate.