CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a man’s body has been found on the southwest side of Cedar Rapids. The body was found around 2:45 p.m. Sunday outside an empty commercial building that is used to handle overflows from a homeless shelter. Officials are investigating what they say is an unattended death. Investigators identified the man as 77-year-old Joseph Botello.

An autopsy was ordered.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A 20-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he drove onto and damaged the Iowa baseball field made famous by the 1989 “Field of Dreams” movie.
The Telegraph Herald reports that Austin Pape, of Dyersville, entered a written plea before his arraignment scheduled for Monday in Dubuque. Investigators say Pape has acknowledged driving onto the field Jan. 22, and his attorney has said Pape will work with prosecutors on a resolution.
Court records say the owner estimated the damage at more than $5,500. The vehicle left deep gashes in the field and damaged sprinklers.
The field sits 2 miles outside Dyersville — 142 miles (228 kilometers) northeast of Des Moines. Thousands of people visit the property, running around the bases and walking to the surrounding cornfields.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman from Malvern was arrested Sunday afternoon for Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 21-year old Bailey Nicole Taylor was arrested at around 2:30-p.m. and held on a $1,300 bond. Three people were arrested recently in Mills County on Child Endangerment charges 30-year old Annalisa Y Rooks, of  Omaha, NE was also charged with OWI/1st offense after being pulled over on I-29 at around 5:30-a.m. Her bond was set at $3,000. 32-year old Andrew Steven Wilson, of Glenwood was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with 2 counts of Child Endangerment. His bond was set at $2,000. Also arrested at the same location for Child Endangerment, was 25-year old Shelli Leigh Wilson, of Glenwood. Her bond was also set at $2,000.

And, at around 2-a.m. today (Monday), 24-year old Zachary James Phillips, of Fremont, NE., was arrested for OWI/1st offense. Bond was set at $1,000.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday) released a report statistics related to incidents investigated or reported, for 2017. Among them:

Sex abuses: 8
Assaults: 19
Burglaries: 15
Thefts: 27
Fraud/Scams (loss of monies/credit card fraud): 7
Vandalism: 25
Drug/Narc Violations: 26
Paraphernalia Violations: 16
OWI’s: 31 arrests
Liquor Law Violations (public intox/MIP/providing alcohol to minor/etc.): 19

With the exception of OWI arrests, the report does not differentiate between how many arrests were associated with the incidents.

(A-P) Sioux Falls, South Dakota police say a 5-year-old Iowa girl who drowned in a river in a Sioux Falls park had reached out to touch the foam near some waterfalls when she slipped into the water.
Police spokesman Sam Clemens said Monday, Maggie Jo Zaiger, of Audubon, fell into the Big Sioux River in Falls Park near a pedestrian bridge Sunday, a spot not far from where two others drowned in 2013.
Sioux Falls parks and recreation director Don Kearney says after the 2013 deaths, the city upgraded its caution signs to warn adults to keep close watch on young children, among other things. Kearney says the foam is a naturally occurring phenomenon created by phosphorus and the agitated water.

He says the city considered installing barricades near the falls, but felt that would create a false sense of security.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — It’s been a tough winter for Sioux City’s infrastructure, with the city on track to see an increase in the number of water main breaks for the second year in a row. The Sioux City Journal reports that city had 39 breaks in the first nine weeks of the year, far more than in previous years.

The city’s underground utilities superintendent, Jon O’Brien, says deeper freezing and other soil conditions often contribute to main breaks. He says the number of breaks is hard to forecast. Sioux City has 474 miles (762 kilometers) of water mains and averaged around 22 main breaks per 100 miles last year. That’s below the estimated national average of 25 to 30 breaks per 100 miles.

Police in Glenwood report 30-year old Corey Madsen, of Glenwood, was arrested Saturday, for Possession of Meth and Driving Under Suspension. Madsen’s cash or surety bond was set at $2,000. And, Glenwood Police are trying to figure who the driver was of a vehicle that struck a cluster of mailboxes sometime late Friday night or early Saturday morning. The incident at the corner of Glenbrook Drive and Pinhurst Circle, was reported at around 7:50-a.m., Saturday. During the collision, the cluster of mailboxes were damaged, and the post they were attached to, uprooted. No tire tracks or vehicle parts were left behind. The damage was estimated at $1,000.

Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson reports 31-year old Tony Mack, of Atlantic, was arrested Sunday, for Violation of a No Contact Order. Mack was booked into the Cass County Jail. And, no injuries were reported following an accident at around 5:35-p.m. Friday, here in Atlantic. Officials say a vehicle driven by Laura Jobe, of Griswold, was traveling north on Oak Street, when her vehicle hit a legally parked vehicle registered to David Wendt, near the intersection with 18th Street. The Police report indicated the accident was due to Jobe’s medical condition. Damage from the collision amounted to $7,500. No citations were issued.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office has released their latest arrest reports. At around 3-p.m. Friday, 42-year old Christopher Brandon Batter, of Council Bluffs, was arrested following a traffic stop. He was taken into custody for Violating a Protective Order/Contempt of Court.  On Saturday, at around 1-p.m., a traffic stop on a vehicle without license plates resulted in the arrest of 27-year old Austin David Lundy, of Omaha, on narcotics charges, and out of county warrants.  The charges include Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a felony Forgery charge, and Possession of a fake Iowa Driver’s license. Authorities seized into evidence approximately 2.08-ounces of methamphetamine, several hypodermic needles and items items intended for narcotics use.

At around 2:15-p.m. Saturday, Pott. County Deputies arrested 44-year old Daniel Dean Colton, and 18-year old Cody Charles Colton, both of Avoca, for Domestic Assault with Injury. Their arrests followed an investigation into a domestic disturbance in Neola, where Cody Colton reported his father had just hit him in the face with his hand, causing minor injuries. After speaking with all parties involved, it could not be determined who was the primary aggressor, so both men were taken into custody.

At around 9:25-p.m. Saturday, a Pott. County Deputy was dispatched to a residence in Neola, where the caller said they attempting to leave, when two men began fighting.Dispatch reports indicated one of the men threatened to kill the caller to 9-1-1. Arrested at the scene for Harassment in the 1st Degree by intimidation, and 3rd Degree Burglary, was 20-year old Travis Winfield Shannon, of Avoca. And, at around 2-a.m. Sunday, 29-year old Sara Nicole Rehm, of Hastings, was arrested for OWI/1st Offense, following a traffic stop at Highway 6 and I-80, for having expired registration plates.