(Radio Iowa) — A big chunk of change is discovered in a Salvation Army kettle in central Iowa. Salvation Army officials report they were sorting through bills from a red kettle that was hanging at a Hy-Vee in Urbandale this weekend when they were surprised to find a valuable piece of metal wrapped inside a five-dollar bill.

Canadian gold coin in red kettle

Someone donated a one ounce Canadian gold coin. The Salvation Army reports it’s worth over $1,200.

Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reported a little after 3-a.m. today (Tuesday), two male students had walked away from the Clarinda Academy. One is a white male, the second is a Native American. Authorities are searching for the students at this time. No additional information is available at present. If you see persons matching the description given, contact Clarinda Police at 712-542-2194, or call 9-1-1.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CST

ONAWA, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa man has pleaded not guilty in the death of his grandmother. The Sioux City Journal reports 21-year-old Eliot Stowe pleaded not guilty Monday in Monona County District Court. He is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 66-year-old Cheryl Stowe, whose body was found June 27 wrapped in a rug in an area near her home in the tiny community of Castana.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An independent review found that Rep. Rod Blum likely violated a host of ethics rules in his private business dealings. The Office of Congressional Ethics opened the review into Blum, a Republican from Iowa, following an investigation by The Associated Press earlier this year. Its report found “substantial reason to believe” that Blum failed to disclose his ownership of Tin Moon Corp., used House resources to promote the business, and allowed the company to use deceptive marketing practices.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Civil Rights Commission is seeking to enforce a $14,700 judgment against a businessman accused of making racial slurs to belittle black employees. Bruce Smith of West Des Moines and his company, AAA Allied Building Services, have been ordered to pay lost wages and damages to an employee who says he quit after enduring the harassment. The commission has filed a case against Smith in district court seeking to collect the damages, a rare enforcement action for the agency.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A jury in southeast Iowa has found a man not guilty of vehicular homicide in the death of his wife, whose body was found next to a burning car in a harvested cornfield. The Hawk Eye reports a Des Moines County jury Monday found 58-year-old Bradley Wischmeier not guilty of vehicular homicide while intoxicated, a charged that could have resulted in up to 25 years in prison. The jury found him guilty of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The charges followed the death of Lisa Wischmeier.

Sheriff’s Deputies in Mills County arrested a woman from Pottawattamie County on drug charges Saturday evening, after they responded at around 5:15-p.m. to the intersection of 221st Street and Highway 34 south of Glenwood, for a man who was having a seizure as his vehicle was in the ditch.

Deputies recognized the parties at the scene as Liam Whitehouse, the driver of the car, and his passenger, 27-year old Shialea Kay Cozad, of Council Bluffs. Whitehouse told Glenwood Rescue crews that he had taken a pill given to him by Cozad. Whitehouse was then transported to the hospital.

A K-9 search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of a methamphetamine and marijuana pipe. A search of Cozad’s purse revealed a bag of methamphetamine, two different pills without prescriptions and a hypodermic needle. Cozad was arrested on two counts of unlawful possession of prescription drugs and one count each of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was taken to the Mills County Jail on $3,300 bond.

The K9 Unit was informed by another Mills County Deputy, that Cozad allegedly tried to toss something when the deputy arrived. The K9 alerted to a small bag of meth smashed into the snow under a foot print. The location happened to be where Cozad was first contacted by the deputy, and the bag was identical to one she had in her purse.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports that a man who ran from a vehicle that went into a ditch Saturday afternoon, was located by a K9 Unit in the basement of a home and taken into custody on drug and other charges. 48-year old Mark Monroe Moore, of Council Bluffs, was charged with Driving While Barred, and Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 2nd offense.

The incident that resulted in his arrest began at around 1:10-p.m. Saturday, when a Mills County K9 Unit turned around on a vehicle that was tailgating another vehicle, in the area of 189th and Bunge. The vehicle being tailgated took off at a high rate of speed after the driver noticed the deputy had turned around.

The K9 unit attempted to catch up with the vehicle, but lost sight of it. The vehicle was later found in the ditch by 20005 Bunge Road. The driver (Moore) had fled the scene. He was tracked by the K( to a residence, where the dog alerted to a basement door. The suspect (Moore) was ordered to come to the door but initially refused. Once the K9 started barking and another order was given for Moore to come out, he complied because he did not want to be bitten.

While deputies were clearing the residence, they noticed a strong smell of marijuana and found three bags of the weed in plain view. Moore acknowledged the bags of marijuana were his, and that he ran because he did not have a license.