(Radio Iowa) — Forest City-based Winnebago Industries has withdrawn its common stock listing from the Chicago Stock Exchange. A company announcement said the move would save administrative costs. Over the past year, just one-tenth of a percent of Winnebago’s trading volume has been done in the Chicago Stock Exchange. Winnebago will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It is traded under the symbol W-G-O (WGO).

A share of Winnebago stock was selling for 19-dollars-and-96-cents ($19.96) when the New York Stock Exchange closed yesterday. Winnebago’s announcement indicated the company’s listing on the Chicago exchange will end by December 31st.

(Radio Iowa) — A sociology professor at Iowa State University is raising concerns about a criminal justice reform bill approved in the U.S. Senate Tuesday. Matt DeLisi says while it’s “probably a good thing” to try and reduce the prison population, lawmakers should understand many people who are released are likely to re-offend. “It’s important to look at their entire criminal career to understand what kind of offender they are,” DeLisi said.

In a recently published study, DeLisi and other researchers examined data for young offenders in California. “What we found was that (their) prior offending history very strongly predicted what (they’re) in confinement for now,” DeLisi said. “So, I just urge lawmakers to consider offenders’ entire criminal history before making decisions.”

According to DeLisi, the behavioral histories of many offenders do not support their release from prison. For example, he notes the prevalence of psychopathy in the general U.S. population is only around one percent. It’s much different in prisons. “If you look at prison populations, the common estimate is that one in four inmates is clinically psychopathic. If you look at prisoners for the most severe and violent forms of crimes, the prevalence of psychopathy is even higher,” DeLisi said.

Just five years ago, DeLisi testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that cutting prison sentences would put more offenders back on the streets and increase the crime rate. He’s now calling on Congress to give consideration to criminal history while weighing changes to sentencing guidelines. Supporters of the “First Step Act,” approved by a vote of 87-12 in the Senate, says it’s designed to reduce sentences for some low-level, nonviolent offenders.

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

OSCEOLA, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge has cited the courthouse arrest of a drunken prosecutor in dismissing charges against a man accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy. Judge Marti Mertz issued the ruling Monday, saying the Clarke County prosecutor’s unavailability at a recent hearing “was the finale” following unexplained inactivity and lack of responsiveness. The man was arrested more than a year ago. The prosecutor was arrested for being drunk just before the man was set to enter a new plea in October.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Corrections Department says a man serving a life sentence has died. The department said in a news release Tuesday that 61-year-old Charles Lasage was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. Court records say Lasage’s imprisonment began Jan. 25, 1993, after his first-degree murder conviction for killing 11-year-old Rosalyn Barnes in Polk County.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines City Council found a new approach to contain the city’s beloved community cats and address health concerns. The “trap, neuter, return” ordinance _ in effect on March 1, 2019 _ aims to help manage cat populations more humanely.

GREENE, Iowa (AP) — Two rural northeast Iowa school districts intend to offer firearms safety courses for middle school students this spring. Joel Foster is superintendent for both the Clarksville and North Butler school districts, and he says he hopes the courses will prepare students in both districts to react in the event of an active shooter situation. Students will use inoperable guns with replica ammunition. Parents can opt to have their children sit out the courses.