OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Another former Winnebago Tribal Council member has pleaded guilty to his role in stealing from the Nebraska-based tribe’s casino in Iowa. The Sioux City (Iowa) Journal reports that 41-year-old Travis Mallory entered the plea Thursday in U.S. District Court in Omaha. His sentencing is set for July 8. Mallory is one of nine former council members who were accused of a conspiracy to siphon more than $327,000 from the WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, Iowa. Charges against two of them have been dismissed.

An FBI investigation determined that while on the tribal council, the members had given themselves raises and bonuses totaling $327,500 directly from the casino without approving them at council meetings.

The Creston Police Department reports 24-year old Mariah Noelle Johannes, of Creston, was arrested Thursday on an outside agency warrant. Johannes was being held without bond, pending an appearance before the Magistrate. And, 33-year old Michael Edward Baker, of Creston, was arrested a little after 3-a.m. today (Friday), for OWI/1st offense, and Possession of a Concealed Weapon. Baker was later released on a $2,000 bond.

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have charged a burglary suspect shot by a police officer in a Des Moines suburb. County records say 27-year-old Myles Regenold is charged with burglary, possession of burglary tools, criminal mischief and probation violation. Regenold was shot around 4 a.m. Tuesday after Ankeny officers were dispatched to a car wash to check a burglary call. Police say officers found a door to the business that had been forced opened and a masked man inside.

Police say the man later identified as Regenold did not comply with police commands and was shot in an elbow by Officer Tony Higgins when he advanced on Higgins and other officers. Regenold wasn’t armed. Ankeny Police Chief Darius Potts says that when officers don’t know whether a suspect is armed, suspicious hand and body movements can prompt officers to act, which includes firing their weapons.

A man and woman in Fremont County were arrested Thursday night in rural Sidney, following a reported fight in progress. Deputies were advised the fight could be heard over one-half mile away from the residence. They responded to the residence at around 7:42-p.m., and determined that a physical disturbance occurred between 37-year old Joseph Dale Linkenhoker and 37-year old Lynette Kae Linkenhoker, both of Sidney.

Lynette Linkenhoker

Joseph Linkenhoker

During the fight both parties suffered minor injuries, and property was damaged. Deputies allege that during the fight two minor children were located inside the residence within a close proximity to the disturbance.

The couple were each arrested on two counts of Child Endangerment, an aggravated misdemeanor, and taken to the Fremont County Jail. They were released on bond after an initial appearance before a Magistrate. The Iowa Department of Human Services assisted the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office.

Red Oak Police report this arrest at around 1-a.m. today (Friday), of 39-year old Jason Michael Eppenbaugh. The Red Oak man was taken into custody for Domestic Abuse Assault by impeding air flow. Eppenbaugh was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail. And, at around 7:30-p.m. Thursday, Red Oak Police arrested 38-year old Luke Daniel Rinehart, of Red Oak. Rinehart was arrested for Disorderly Conduct. His bond was set at $300.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 61-year old David Joseph Cash, of Emerson, was arrested at around 7-p.m. Thursday. Cash was taken into custody on an active Montgomery County warrant for assault. His bond was set at $300.

(Radio Iowa) — Republican leaders in the Iowa legislature say they will meet with Governor Kim Reynolds to chart the state’s response to the catastrophic flooding that’s hit western Iowa, but House Speaker Linda Upmeyer of Clear Lake says she’s worried more flooding is on the way. “Certainly applications will go to FEMA, but there’s also a state role in that,” Upmeyer says. “We’ll take a look and see how we can insert best to fill the gaps where they exist.”

The Federal Emergency Management Agency requires states and local governments to come up with “matching funds” when federal aide is distributed in disaster areas. “We’ll address it. I don’t know if it affects the current budget, the future or a special kind of budget,” Upmeyer says. “We’ll see.” After the massive flooding that struck Iowa in 2008, state officials dipped into the state’s economic emergency fund to pay for some of the response.

Upmeyer says legislators will first look for ways to find extra money within existing budget plans to respond to this year’s flooding, but that emergency fund is an option. “This genuinely, in my opinion, does classify as an emergency,” Upmeyer says, “so if we need to access those resources, we could.” Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver of Ankeny says the governor has seen the flood damage firsthand and she’ll take the lead in determining the extent of the state’s response.

“It is a tough situation and a dire situation in southwest Iowa and we’re getting constant feedback from our senators that represent that area,” Whitver says. In 2009, Democrats who held majority control established new committees in both the House and Senate to address flood-related issues. Senator Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids was chairman of the Senate’s Rebuild Iowa Committee.

“I am all ears, waiting to hear what Governor Reynolds and Republican legislative leaders are going to do in response to this flood,” Hogg says. “This is absolutely devastating for thousands of people across the state.” Hogg says as chairman of the Rebuild Iowa Committee in 2010, he asked Kim Reynolds — who was a freshman state senator at the time — to manage a bill about disaster case management.

“We did a lot things to not just handle immediate recovery, but to create policy and set up things in place to try to prevent future flood damage,” Hogg says. “Well, we just still have never done enough on that.” Upmeyer — who was a member of the Iowa House after the floods of 2008 — cited creation of the Iowa Flood Center as one of the accomplishments of that time period.

“That still exists, so we have resources already in place that we can go to,” Upmeyer says. The center has developed flood-risk maps and has a website with a variety of flood-related data, including some flood depth analysis.