Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

LA PORTE CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Iowa have confirmed that human remains found in a creek earlier this month are those of an autistic teen who vanished from his small Iowa hometown in April. La Porte City Police Chief Chris Brecher said Wednesday afternoon in a news conference that the remains are those of Jake Wilson, who was last seen April 7 when he went for a walk blocks from his home along Wolf Creek.

LUVERNE, Iowa (AP) — A 60-year-old man has been accused of killing a man who died at a northern Iowa home. The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Wednesday that Jeffrey Winters, of Livermore, is charged with first-degree murder. Court records don’t list an attorney for him. He’s suspected of killing 54-year-old Randy Page, whose body was found by deputies Monday evening on the floor of his garage.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The new secretary of veterans affairs has pledged to the American Legion that he won’t privatize his agency’s health care services even as it increases options for veterans to seek care in the private sector. Robert Wilkie, who was sworn in last month, also pledged better customer service in response to long waits for appointments at VA medical centers across the country. He spoke at the American Legion’s 100th annual convention in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa banker has pleaded guilty to hampering a bank examination. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Martin Smith entered the plea Monday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. Prosecutors say Smith admitted backdating a refinancing loan to obstruct an investigation by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Smith was a vice president at Center Point Bank & Trust.

The Montgomery County Auditor’s Office, Wednesday, released the final list of candidates whose names will appear on the General Election ballot on November 6th.

(Rep.= Republican; If non-partisan race, no party affiliation is listed; TFV=To Fill Vacancy)   The office they are running for and the candidates names are as follows:

Supervisor/District 1 (elect 1) – Rep. Rudy Kinard

Supervisor/District 2 (elect 1) – Rep. Mike Olson

Supervisor/District 4 (elect 1) – Rep. Mark L. Peterson

Montgomery County: Treasurer (1) – Rep. Tera Hughes; Recorder (1) – Rep. Carleen Bruning; Attorney (1) – Rep. Drew B. Swanson.

Hospital Trustee (2) – Jill C. Bergstrom; Kevin Cabbage; Michelle Pruss.

County Ag. Extension Council (5) – Susan Bergren; Scott Bruce; Lori DeKay; Shelly Erickson-Graham; None-filed.

County Ag. Ext. Council (TFV for 2-year term) (1) – None filed.

Soil & Water Conservation Board (2) – Kirk Baird; Roger Cerven.

Soil & Water Conservation Board (TFV for two-year term) (1) – Kent Swanson

Township Clerks:

Lincoln Twnshp – Connie Mellott; Garfield Twnshp – Ron Gerlt; West Twnshp – Joseph M. Jardon; Sherman Twnshp – Jo A. Good; Red Oak Twnshp – Gordon Arnold; Grant Twnshp – None Filed; Pilot Grove Twnshp – Vivian K. Rasmussen; Frankfort Twnshp – Greta L. McCarthy; Washington Twnshp – None filed.

The Douglas, Scott and East Township Clerk positions will be filled by the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors.

The deadline for filing nomination papers for the Nov. 6th General Election in Cass County has passed. Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman provided the final list of candidates who submitted their papers for County Offices, Boards and Commissions. The following names will appear on the ballot:

(*= incumbent, Rep.= Republican candidate, NBP=Nominated by Petition, NP=Non-Partisan race)

Edna Township Clerk (elect 1) – Travis Erickson*

Edna Township Trustee (elect 2) – Kevin A. Stender* & Patrick Erickson*

Union Township Clerk (1) – Cheryl Christensen*

Union Township Trustee (2) – Daryl Schrier* & Richard Hoffman*

Ag Extension Council (elect 5) – Kristi Plagman*; Chad Becker*; Jeb Peck; Todd Weppler*; David York; & Bradley J. Pellett.

County Attorney (1) – Michael D. Hooper (Rep).; County Recorder (1) – Mary Ward (Rep); County Treasurer (1) – Tracey J. Marshall (Rep)

Hospital Board/NE District (1) – Julie Pollock* NP

Hospital Board/NW District (1) – Roger Herring* NP

Soil & Water Conservation Board (2) – Greg Zellmer* & John J. Hansen

Board of Supervisors/District 2 (1) – Mark T. O’Brien (Rep) & Pat McCurdy (NBP)

Board of Supervisors/District 3 (1) – John Hartkopf (Rep) & Dana Halder (NBP)

LA PORTE CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Iowa have confirmed the human remains found in a creek earlier this month are those of an autistic teen who vanished from his small hometown in April.

Jake Wilson

La Porte City Police Chief Chris Brecher said Wednesday afternoon that the remains are those of Jake Wilson, who was last seen April 7 when he went for a walk blocks from his home along Wolf Creek.

Brecher says Wilson’s cause of death has not been determined. The remains were discovered Aug. 14 in the creek by kayakers. Wilson’s disappearance led to a massive search involving the FBI, state and local police officers, and hundreds of volunteers in the town of about 2,300.

Wilson’s family said he didn’t have his glasses when he went for the walk. Wilson was 16, but his family has said that he had the mental capacity of a 9-year-old boy.

Authorities in Pottawattamie County (Wednesday) were investigating a crime scene associated with a stabbing incident that happened in Walnut, Wednesday afternoon. Pott. County Sheriff Jeff Danker told KJAN News a male subject walked into the Econolodge in Walnut at around 2-p.m., saying he had been stabbed at a nearby car wash. He gave authorities a description of the vehicle the alleged assailant was in, as a Honda Insight. That vehicle was stopped a short time later at the weigh station near mile marker 44 on Interstate 80.

Danker says two people were taken into custody, one is a suspect in the stabbing, the other for having possession of illegal items. It’s not clear what those items were. The victim suffered stab wounds to his back and chest. He was transported by Walnut Rescue along Highway 83, where they tiered with Medivac Ambulance from Atlantic.

The victim was brought to the Cass County Memorial Hospital and later transported by LifeNet to an undisclosed trauma center. Additional information is not available, in-part because there was a language barrier between the subjects and authorities. No names have been released.

Officials with the Iowa Insurance Division have charged a woman from northwest Iowa with felony Fraudulent Submission and felony Theft in the 2nd Degree.

Ashley Oakley

27-year old Ashley Ann Oakley, of Sioux City was charged following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.

The charges stem from an investigation that began in April of 2018.  It is alleged that Oakley provided false information to her insurance carrier in support of an insurance claim. On July 23rd, 2018, a State of Iowa warrant was issued for the arrest of Oakley. On August 27, 2018, Oakley was arrested by the Sioux City Police Department and booked into the Woodbury County Jail.

Officials say no additional information will be provided at this time.  Iowans with information about insurance fraud are encouraged to contact the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau at 515-242-5304.

Officials with the City of Elk Horn (IA) report the Boil Order for residents along Pleasant Street in Elk Horn, which was issued Sunday morning, is no longer in effect.