IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa real estate regulator said Tuesday she will step down weeks after an investigation ordered by Gov. Kim Reynolds faulted her for failing to report sexual misconduct by her powerful boss. Iowa Title Guaranty Director Tara Lawrence will resign Nov. 2 after six years with the program, including serving as director since 2015, the Iowa Finance Authority announced.

The authority said in a press release that Lawrence “has played a critical role in the development and success of the organization,” which sells title insurance to property owners and lenders. The statement thanked Lawrence for her service and wished her well in future endeavors. It made no mention of a report released last month that faulted Lawrence and agency lobbyist Wes Peterson for failing to report “egregious” sexual harassment that they witnessed by former authority director Dave Jamison.

Lawrence had taken issue with the report in meetings with state officials, saying it unfairly painted her as an enabler of Jamison when she was actually another one of his victims. In an interview Tuesday, she said the decided to resign after learning that Reynolds’ administration will not make any changes to the report or public statements exonerating her.

“It’s hard to work for an organization that treats its staff that way,” she said. “Because of the report and the conditions that have come about at work after the report, it’s impossible to continue working there.” Lawrence said she was saddened to leave and that she was unsure whether she would pursue legal action against the state.

The report said Jamison grabbed a colleague’s breasts at a bar in December 2016 in front of them during a work trip to northwest Iowa and they kept the incident quiet. A witness told investigators that Lawrence was drinking so heavily that night that she had trouble walking. Lawrence and Peterson were also aware of other inappropriate sexual comments and actions by Jamison, including that he showed a pornographic video on his phone to the groping victim during another trip, the report said. The two remained a part of Jamison’s inner circle, traveling and socializing with him at bars.

Peterson’s lawyer has said that his client was fired last month over the report’s findings, which he said contained unspecified inaccuracies. Lawrence, 34, said in an interview last month that the report gave an unfair portrayal of her role as well but that she was expecting to keep her job, which paid $122,000 last year and is responsible for managing 20 employees.

Iowa Finance Authority interim director Carolann Jensen appointed Lawrence’s deputy, Matt Rousseau, to serve as the program’s interim director. Reynolds ordered the independent investigation by the Weinhardt Law Firm in Des Moines amid questions about her handling of allegations against Jamison, who had been a close friend and colleague for 20 years. She terminated Jamison in March the day after two women contacted her staff to complain about his long-running sexual harassment.

The report found that employees may have not come forward sooner because Jamison bragged about his close relationship with Reynolds, which included giving input on her major speeches and frequently promising to go directly to Reynolds to get priorities accomplished. Lawrence had said that she didn’t report Jamison’s misconduct because she feared retaliation if she complained and that she had been sexually harassed by him, too. She told The Associated Press that Jamison showed her photographs of nude women, commented on her body and quizzed her about her sex life during meetings and work trips.

Lawrence said she didn’t cooperate with the investigation because she didn’t want to detail her harassment and wanted to protect her family and the agency from embarrassment. She said she was ashamed she drank too much on the night of the 2016 groping incident. Independent investigator Mark Weinhardt said he told Lawrence when they met for a voluntary interview that she could share details of any harassment confidentially, but that he also wanted to ask her about Jamison’s behavior toward the two complainants. Weinhardt said Lawrence declined to speak about any topic, saying she “anticipated litigation.”

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two people from Creston on Tuesday morning following a traffic stop. The stop was conducted at 10:20am on a blue Jeep at the intersection of Highway 34 and Avenue of Industries. During the stop K9 Tracer was deployed and gave a positive response to the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle. A marijuana pipe with marijuana inside of it was found in the vehicle. Deputies then arrested 56-year-old Julie Petro and 37-year-old Danny Petro of Creston for Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Their bond was set at $1,300.

Officials with the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources said today (Tuesday), that on Thursday, October 18th at around 3-p.m., a 911 caller advised he located a body in the Mississippi River. The body was recovered from Sand Cut, just west of Jack Oak Road on the Wisconsin side of the river. The body was transported to the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny for an autopsy.

The autopsy confirmed the body is that of 56-year old John Roe, of Burlington, Wisconsin, and the cause of death to be drowning and manner classified as accidental. Searchers had begun to look for Roe on October 6th, after authorities received a report of a boat spinning in circles in the main channel north of the Cassville Ferry Landing.

Firefighters were able to ram the circling boat and pull the safety lanyard to stop the motor. Later, information was received that a 56 year old man from Burlington, Wisconsin was believed to be out boating by himself and went missing. Investigators believe the man likely fell out of the boat and was not wearing a personal floatation device.

In a delayed report, the Mills County Sheriff’s Office say a teenager was hurt in a collision that took place Saturday afternoon. Officials say at around 3:35-p.m., a 2004 Chevy driven by 30-year old Dylan Carter, of Silver City, was traveling north on U-S Highway 275, at about the same time a 1998 Ford driven by 17-year old Kaylee McGraw, of Tabor, was southbound.

When Carter became distracted, his vehicle crossed the center line of the road and struck the Ford. After the collision, Carter’s Chevy went out of control and crossed the center line, came back over and left the right side of the road. When McGraw’s car left the road, it struck a fence owned by Ron Dalton.

McGraw was injured and transported to the hospital by personal vehicle. Carter was subsequently arrested for OWI and Driving on the wrong side of a two-lane highway.

A traffic stop by the Mills County K9 Unit on a vehicle traveling on Interstate 29 in Mills County, late Monday night, resulted in the discovery of methamphetamine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and a weapon. The driver of the vehicle, 33-year old Troy Grindle, of Glenwood, was arrested for two-counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and carrying weapons. His bond at the Mills County Jail was set at $3,300.

The Sheriff’s Office reports also:

• 18-year old Phoebe Sue England, of Malvern, was arrested Monday afternoon for Contributing to the delinquency of a minor, possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding. Bond $600.
• 31-year old Steven Royce Elliott, of Gillette, WY, was arrested Sunday morning for Public Intox. and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond $600.
• 30-year old Dylan Gerald Carter, of Silver City, was arrested Saturday evening for OWI/1st offense, and driving on the wrong side of a two-way highway. Bond $1,000.
• At around 12:50-a.m. Friday, 19-year old Sarah Jeanette Croson, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on a warrant out  of Page County for two counts of Forgery. She was also charged with Interference with official acts. Total bond amounts to $10,300.
• Thursday afternoon, Mills County deputies arrested 18-year old Seth Matthew Noel, of Council Bluffs, for Possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond $1,300.
• Ozzy Ray Hunter, of Red Oak, was arrested Thursday evening for Possession of a Controlled substance. Bond $1,000
• And, 23-year old Timothy James Black, of Emerson, was arrested Thursday afternoon in Mills County, for Driving While Barred. Bond amounted to $2,000.

A female on a bicycle suffered critical head injuries after being struck by a car late this (Tuesday) morning, in Council Bluffs. According to Bluffs Police, Emergency personnel were sent to Main and Kanesville at around 10:30-a.m. for a personal injury car vs. bicycle accident. An investigation determined the bicyclist was northbound on the sidewalk at the intersection.

North and southbound traffic had a green light. The driver of the vehicle, 19-year old Kathryn Anderson, of Council Bluffs, was southbound from West Washington turning east onto Kanesville Blvd.

As Anderson made her turn, she failed to see the bicyclist crossing the roadway. Anderson struck the bicycle, causing the bicyclist to strike the windshield of the vehicle. The bicyclist was transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for treatment of their critical injuries. As of early this afternoon, authorities had not positively identified the bicyclist. Her information will be released at a later time.

The incident remains under investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Department Traffic Unit.

The Atlantic Police Department reports two arrests on Tuesday.

Officers arrested 40-year-old Robert Atkinson of Adair for Possession of Controlled Substance (Meth), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Burglary 3rd Degree, Possession of Burglary Tools, and Criminal Mischief 5th Degree. Atkinson was taken to the Cass County Jail and booked in.

Atlantic Police also report the arrest of 32-year-old Tony Mack of Atlantic for Burglary 3rd Degree, Possession of Burglary Tools, and Criminal Mischief 5th Degree. Mack was taken into custody and booked in to the Cass County Jail.