NEW YORK (AP) — Jennie-O-Turkey is recalling more than 91,000 pounds of raw turkey in an ongoing salmonella outbreak. The recall is the first tied to an outbreak the U.S. Department of Agriculture says is widespread. It has resulted in one death and 164 reported illnesses in 35 states. Regulators did not say how many of those people were exposed to Jennie-O products. They say additional products from other companies could be named as their investigation continues.

The products being recalled include 1-pound packages of raw, ground turkey and were sold nationwide. They had a use-by date of October, but could still be in freezers. Regulators say the product should be thrown away. Salmonella in food is estimated to be responsible for 1 million illnesses a year, with symptoms including vomiting and stomach cramps.

This image provided by Hormel Foods Corporation shows the production code information on the side of the sleeve of Jennie-O-Turkey that is being recalled. Jennie-O-Turkey is recalling more than 91,000 pounds of raw turkey in an ongoing salmonella outbreak. Regulators say additional products from other companies could be named as their investigation continues. The products being recalled include 1-pound packages of raw, ground turkey and were shipped to retailers nationwide. Regulators say the product should be thrown away and not eaten. (Hormel Foods Corporation via AP)

The Audubon County Engineer and Secondary Roads Department reports, Saturday morning Mortensen Construction plans to move a large crane across Pheasant Ave just south of 170th St in Audubon County. Crews hope to have the move completed by noon, and have the road back open. Because they have to place material, boards & crane mats and remove them before the road opens again however, it could vary the time frame for re-opening the road by a little bit.

Flagers will be present, and a detour set up to help traffic get around the work, but you should note the detour is on rock roads. Officials urge you to “Please plan ahead,” and if weather does not cooperate Saturday, the move will be postponed to Monday, instead.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A woman is accused of stealing narcotic pain pills while working for a Council Bluffs assisted living facility. The Daily Nonpareil reports that 31-year-old Mandi Newsom has pleaded not guilty to theft and drug charges. Her trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 15th. Newsom is accused of stealing nearly 1,900 oxycodone and hydrocodone pills from January 2017 to August 2017.
Authorities say Newsom ordered an unusual number of pills from a pharmacy and made false records of their receipt while working at Bethany Heights Assisted Living. Authorities also allege she stole pills from a patient’s locked room.

WASHINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of stabbing to death his roommate in southeast Iowa has been ruled incompetent for trial. Washington County District Court records say 64-year-old Clarence Pedersen is charged with first-degree murder. The judge issued the ruling last week after Pedersen underwent psychiatric examination in October. The judge ordered Pedersen sent to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville for treatment.

Washington Police Department officers sent July 11 to check a call about a suspicious death at an apartment complex found the body of 70-year-old Ed Jones , who’d been stabbed in the upper torso. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says Pedersen acknowledged owning a knife that looked like the bloody one found at the crime scene. The department also says officers found a handwritten note among Pedersen’s belongings. It said: “Kill Ed.”

(Radio Iowa) — The president of the Board of Regents laid out their plan moving forward on tuition increases at their meeting Thursday in Cedar Falls. Michael Richards says they will hold the first reading of tuition in April, but wait until June for the final reading so they know how much state money they have available. This will allow them to avoid another tuition increase in the middle of the year.  “This was confusing to families students and Iowans. This is not how we want to treat Iowa students and families. We will set tuition once,” Richards says. He says they are also acknowledging that Iowa State University, the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa are different schools with different needs. “We cannot continue to treat the institutions the same,” Richard says, “For U-N-I, if the state fully funds their request we will begin to take steps to make them more competitively priced with other Midwest comprehensive universities.

The degree and the amount will be determined by their appropriation.” Richards says the board will use what he calls “guardrails” in determining the tuition increases for the U-I and I-S-U. ” If the state provides no additional funding, the base undergraduate rate increase will be three percent plus the projected Higher Education Price Index or HEPI,” he explains. The HEPI is projected to be two percent this year. He says there’s also the possibility the tuition at the two schools could be below the three percent increase. “If the state partially funds our appropriation request, the base undergraduate rate will be somewhere within the defined range,” according to Richards.

He says they are looking to provide students and parents with a stable system for setting tuition. “It is our intention to follow this approach for the next five years. The guardrails will become a part of the Board of Regents five-year plan,” Richards says. “Obviously, unforeseen circumstances could cause us to reevaluate.”  The statement Thursday comes after Richards said at the board’s September meeting that they would look at multi-year tuition increases. The board also determined then that it would ask for an additional 20 million dollars in state funding in the next legislative session.