The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is increasing releases from a dam along the Missouri River in southeastern South Dakota as flooding escalates across the region due to a massive late-winter storm. The Corps says there is little storage capacity behind the Gavins Point Dam for runoff. That prompted the releases, which could worsen flooding downstream. But the agency says it’s helping with levee monitoring and other flood response measures.

Releases from the Fort Randall Dam upstream have been stopped to create more capacity behind Gavins Point. No releases from Fort Randall are expected for several days. The Corps also is working with the National Weather Service to monitor conditions. The weather service has issued flood warnings along the Missouri River and its tributaries from southeastern South Dakota to St. Louis in Missouri.

Harlan Police Report two individuals – a man and a woman – have allegedly been in the area committing credit card fraud. The individuals go by the names of Joshua Householder and Victoria Zunita. Authorities say they have been known to make multiple trips into establishments, with the woman changing clothes and wearing a wig. They allegedly present credit cards that are known to be stolen. The couple was last seen driving a PT Cruiser. If you have any contact with those individuals, contact the Harlan Police Department at 712-755-5151.

Deputies with the Page County Sheriff’s Office today (Friday), arrested 48-year old John David Stone, of Shambaugh, on a warrant for Parole Violation.

John David Stone

Stone was arrested at a residence in Shambaugh, where he was staying. He was transported to the Page County Jail where he was being held without no bond due to the Parole Violation charge.

According to 511ia.org, the following roads remain closed or are partially open, in the listening area, due to flooding:

• Highway 34, between County Road L63 and County Road M16 (near Hastings), both lanes closed (detour established)
• Highway 34 westbound, between I-29 and the Nebraska State Line. (Detoured)
• IA Highway 48 between U-S 59 and County Road J-32 (At Shenandoah) is closed in both directions (detour)
• U-S Hwy 59 between IA 48 and J-14 (near Shenandoah) is closed in both directions. (Detour)
• Highway 59 N. of I-80 is down to one-lane
• Highway 2 between Shenandoah and Farragut is closed in both directions. (Detour)
• Highway 333 at Hamburg, is closed between I-29 and Hwy 275 (detour)
• Highway 30 from Missouri Valley to I-29 is closed in both directions, a detour was established
• Highway 30 between Dunlap and Logan is closed in both directions.
• Interstate 29 from Council Bluffs to Missouri Valley is closed in both directions.
• I-680 from I-29 west into Omaha (The Mormon Bridge) is closed in both directions.
• Highway 44 westbound between Panora and Dallas Center: lookout for potential flooding
• U-S Highway 169 between Highway 6 and Hwy 44 near Adel is closed in both directions.

(Radio Iowa) — Two central Iowa police officers were hurt while trying to arrest a suspect early this (Friday) morning. Witnesses called Des Moines police about a naked man, likely on drugs, on the roof of an apartment complex, barking like a dog. Before police arrived around 8 AM, he came off the roof and allegedly stole an SUV. Minutes later, a man with the same description was reported at an apartment building nearby, barking and confronting residents. Police say the suspect, 35-year-old Diamond Dolo of Des Moines, assaulted two officers, tried to steal their cruiser, then led them on a foot chase, over fences and onto roofs. Dolo was eventually Tasered and arrested for theft and assault on two police officers.

The suspect and both officers were treated for minor injuries.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Waterloo businessman is mounting another volunteer effort to fill the city’s unhappy bounty of potholes. Scott Jordan is owner of Scott’s Electric, and he told the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier that he’s secured support from other businesses and the city for the drive beginning Saturday. It’s the sixth time Jordan has organized the effort, which started in 1993 and was last conducted in 2016.

He says Aspro Inc. is donating the cold patch material to fill the potholes, and Action Signs is helping with traffic control to keep the volunteers safe.

Shelby County Emergency Management Coordinator Alex Londo reports local officials are currently working to evaluate the damage caused by the recent floods. Shelby County Emergency Management is asking Shelby County residents who have damaged homes because of the floods to contact the EMA office at (712) 755-2124. You’ll be asked for your name, address, phone number, and extent of the damage. Someone from the office will then contact you to come out and assess the extent of the damage for the report which will be submitted to the State.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has testified in the murder trial of his son, who police say fatally shot his mother and staged the crime scene to look like a burglary. The Des Moines Register reports that 73-year-old Bill Carter’s testimony Thursday at the Pottawattamie County Courthouse in Council Bluffs helped establish a timeline for the killing of his wife, Shirley Carter. The couple’s 46-year-old son, Jason Carter, is accused of fatally shooting Shirley Carter at her Marion County home in 2015.

Bill Carter testified that investigators found many of his wife’s valuable belongings untouched, which prosecutors say proves that it wasn’t a burglary. Marion County Attorney Ed Bull alleges that Jason Carter killed his mother for financial gain. Defense attorney Christine Branstad says investigators failed to follow up on significant pieces of evidence.