BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — Federal, state and local agents are at the Iowa dairy farm that employed and housed the man charged with killing Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts. Agents from the Poweshiek County sheriff’s office, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and federal agencies were seen Tuesday morning at Yarrabee Farms in Brooklyn, Iowa. They appeared to be looking around the property and talking to workers. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the agents were investigating the cattle farm’s employment practices, the slaying of the University of Iowa student, or both.

Authorities had no immediate response to inquiries. The activity comes one day after The Associated Press reported that the suspect in Tibbetts’ death, Cristhian Bahena Rivera, worked at the farm using the name John Budd.

Rescue crews were said to be on the scene this (Thursday) morning, of a rollover accident north of Kimballton, off Highway 173. The vehicle was said to be in the north ditch at the scene. No other details were immediately available from the Audubon County Sheriff’s Department, which was handling the scene.

A man from Council Bluffs was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Neola, for Violating a Protection Order. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year old Bret David Hauptman was taken into custody after he made contact with a 29-year old woman he was prohibited from seeing. He was being held in the Pott. County Jail for being a fugitive from Cass County. Bond was set at $300.

A traffic stop Wednesday afternoon on Old Lincoln Highway, resulted in the arrest of 37-year old J. Michael Smith, of Missouri Valley. Smith faces a Possession of a Controlled Substance charge related to one-gram of meth, and for Driving While Revoked. And, 31-year old Mark Allen Kent, of Harlan, was arrested late Wednesday evening in Pott. County, following an investigation into a suspicious vehicle. Kent was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. During his arrest, authorities located a clear plastic baggy containing a crystal substance suspected of being meth, weighing less than one-half gram. They also found a clear glass pipe.  Bond was set at $1,000.

And, Pott. County Sheriff’s officials report at around 2:30-a.m. August 27th,  Joseph Jonathan Dean Shlee, of Council Bluffs, was operating a stolen 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee and had tried to elude law enforcement. Shlee was eventually stopped at Highway 6 and 330th Street and taken into custody. At the time of his arrest, Shlee had three active warrants for his arrest through Pottawattamie County, for 1st Degree Harassment, Serious Domestic Abuse Assault with injury/1st offense, and Simple Domestic Assault. His bond was set at $22,000.

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling about 2 million F-150 pickup trucks in North America because the seat belts can spark and cause fires.The recall, which covers trucks from the 2015 through 2018 model years, comes about one month after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating fires in the pickups, which are the top-selling vehicles in the United States. According to Ford, seat belt pretensioners can generate excessive sparks when they tighten before a crash. That can ignite gases inside a support pillar between the front and rear seats, causing insulation and carpet to catch fire. The Regular Cab and SuperCrew Cab trucks were built between March 12, 2014 and Aug. 23, 2018. Dealers will remove insulation and install heat-resistant tape to repair the trucks. They also will remove remnants of wiring tape and modify interior panels in Regular Cab trucks. Owners will be notified starting Sept. 24.

The City Council in Walnut will hold a regular meeting this evening, beginning at 5, in the City Council’s Chambers. On their agenda is discussion with regard to the well project, including a USDA Rural Development Loan, and consideration of the possible adoption of a resolution authorizing and approving a loan agreement, as well as providing for the issuance and securing the payment of a taxabale water revenue note amounting to slightly more than $1.1-million.

Other discussion and/or action will focus on: The Streetscape Enhancement Project; And, Approval of pay application from Miner Hardscape, LLC amounting to $23,574, consideration of the possible adoption of a resolution accepting the work completed by Minder Hardscape. The Walnut City Council will also receive an update with regard to the City’s Infrastructure Needs Study and Strategic Plan, and take action on a Resolution adopting an updated Infrastructure Needs Study and Strategic Plan.

In other business, the Council will discuss: the Walnut Community Center; The hiring of a part-time custodian; City Alcohol Ordinance and the purchasing tables and chairs. They’ll receive a report on Lookin’ Good Walnut,” and discuss Building Inspections and street closings during the Walnut Antique Fall Festival, among other matters.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A frequent speaker at the Waterloo City Council meetings got steamed when the mayor asked him to take off his hat. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that Mayor Quentin Hart halted Tuesday’s meeting after exchanging words with Dwayne Eilers. Eilers has been attending council meetings to complain that he’s being singled out by code enforcement officers while other people with similar property violations are not receiving citations. Eilers has taken off his hat at previous meetings in accordance with the mayor’s desire for public decorum. But Eilers objected to the rule Tuesday.

Eilers told the mayor: “I refuse to remove my hat because I have the right to be my own person, not the person you want me to be.” Said the mayor: “Please remove your hat, Mr. Eilers. We’re not going to be a spectacle tonight.” Hart recessed the meeting, and Eilers left before police officers could escort him from the building.