Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers say “It sounds like Mother Nature may be pranking us with an April Fool’s day joke on Easter Sunday with the possibility of 2-4 inches of snowfall.” The Chief reminds residents, “That all on Street parking is banned in Clarinda when two or more inches of snow accumulates and remains in effect until the snowfall quits and the streets have been plowed.

“Registered owners of vehicles found in violation are subject to being ticketed for violating the snow ordinance parking ban ($15.00) and the vehicles are subject to towing/impoundment. Your cooperation in complying with the parking ban helps our snow plow operators clear the streets efficiently.”

A collision between a City of Winterset Police car and a pickup Friday night, sent two people to the hospital in Winterset. The accident happened at around 8:30-p.m. on Highway 92 at the intersection with 10th Street, in Winterset.

The Iowa State Patrol says 2009 Ford Crown Victoria driven by 30-year old Christian Ryan Dekker, of Osceola, was traveling north on 10th Street, with its lights and siren activated, when it collided with a 1967 Chevy pickup that was westbound on Highway 92. The driver of the pickup was identified as 49-year old James Robert Penny, of Winterset.

Neither driver yielded the right-of-way. Following the collision, both vehicles came to rest in the northwest ditch of the intersection, where they came to rest. Dekker was transported by Madison County EMS to the hospital in Winterset. Penny was taken by Madison County EMS to Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office assisted the State Patrol in its investigation.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge over the Missouri River connecting Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa, will be lit blue next week to raise awareness of autism.

Officials say the lighting will take place at dusk on Monday.

The event will coincide with World Autism Awareness Day. Participants will wear blue and gather on either the Nebraska or Iowa side of the bridge, and each group will meet at the center of the bridge for the lighting.

The bridge joins a number of regional, national and international landmarks — including the Nebraska State Capitol — that will be lit blue on Monday.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Red Oak woman on Friday night after a traffic stop. At 10:40pm Deputies stopped a vehicle after it failed to obey a stop sign. After further investigation the driver, Darian Heideman of Red Oak, was arrested for OWI 1st Offense and Possesion of Paraphernalia. No further details were released.