Sheriff’s Deputies in Montgomery County, Thursday night, arrested a man wanted on a warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense. 34-year old Jeremy Hobe Pieken, of Red Oak, was arrested in the 100 block of W. Coolbaugh Street, at around 10:45-p.m. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.

A traffic stop early this (Friday) morning in Adams County resulted in the arrest of two people on drug charges. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports at around 12:15-a.m., Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 25, near the Adams/Taylor County line, on a vehicle with a non-working headlamp and with an expired registration. As Deputies approached the driver and passenger, they detected an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The driver, Mark Anthony Lopez, was placed under arrest for Driving Under Suspension, Failure to File for SR-22 Insurance, and Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense.His passenger, Malik Rashad Lambert, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/2nd offense. Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted in their investigation by the Deputies with the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, and the Ringgold County K9 Unit.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports also, the arrest Thursday, of Justin Lee Schafer and Janelle Blaisure. Justin Schafer was arrested at around 12:25-p.m. on an Adams County warrant for Failure to Appear in court on an original charge of Driving Under Suspension. Janelle Blaisure was arrested at around 7:35-p.m. on a similar charge,  following a traffic stop.

Researchers at the University of Iowa are looking for Iowans who are serving as caretakers of a family member or friend who has Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. The U-I College of Nursing is in year three of a four year study designed to support those caregivers. The study’s director, Diane Blyler, says participants need to commit just three months to the study.

“What we hope is that, by providing weekly feedback to people, we can identify challenging situations that we can help people with in their home – whether it’s challenges with eating or other day-to-day care,” Blyler says.

A total of 35 families have participated in the study so far and Blyler is hoping they can collect data from at last 25 more. Participants in the study fill out questionnaires and also use an iPAD, provided by the U-I, to record and share videos with a team of dementia care experts.

“And what we do is we try to come up with solutions or suggestions based on literature, as well as people’s expert clinical advice, on how to handle day-to-day challenges in the home,” Blyler says. “Maybe there’s a challenge with eating or maybe, in the video, we’ll see something like a rug on the floor that’s not secure and we’ll say ‘that might be a tripping hazard, you might want to move that or pick it up.'”

Each caregiver enrolled in the study will be paid $225. Iowans who are caring for a dementia patient in their home and want to participate in the study can contact Blyler by email ( diane-blyler@uiowa.edu ) or by calling 319-335-3488.

(Radio Iowa)

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:50 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines is preparing to show off its newest additions _ three African lion cubs. The two females and one male were born Nov. 14, and had their first physical on Nov. 20. Zoo officials say the cubs were part of a large litter of five cubs, but two others didn’t survive. The cubs don’t have names yet and have been spending time bonding with their mother, Neema.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police have charged two people in the stabbing death last year of a Cedar Rapids man. Television station KGAN reports that 19-year-old Darius Alexander and 21-year-old Emily Young have been charged with first-degree murder, robber and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony in the Sept. 30, 2016, stabbing death of 18-year-old Christopher Arteberry Jr. Police say Arteberry was stabbed in the parking lot of a Cedar Rapids apartment complex and later found inside an apartment.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Law enforcement officials in northeastern Iowa have launched an investigation after a Black Hawk County sheriff’s deputy fired his gun at a fleeing vehicle last week. A news release Thursday from the sheriff’s office says deputies were helping Waterloo police in a chase on Nov. 22 when Deputy Joe Schmidt fired his service gun at the fleeing vehicle. Waterloo Police Capt. Dave Mohlis said Thursday that no one was injured in the shooting.

WOOLSTOCK, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a pheasant hunter in north-central Iowa was accidentally shot when a dog stepped on shotgun trigger guard and the gun fired. The Iowa Natural Resources Department says the shooting occurred Wednesday near Woolstock in southwestern Wright County. The department says several pellets lodged in the back of William Rancourt, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, but he was able to walk soon after being wounded. He was taken to a hospital in Fort Dodge for treatment.

A vehicle whose driver lost control while pulling into a Council Bluffs strip mall, ended up striking a building, but the accident didn’t result in any injuries. Council Bluffs Police were notified at around 4:10-p.m., Thursday about the crash, which happened at 900 Woodbury Avenue, which is the site of a small strip mall and several businesses.

Officials learned 73-year old Mary Elizabeth Moore, of Council Bluffs, had been driving a 2015 Cadillac SRX and was pulling into a parking spot in front of a laundromat in the building complex, when her foot slipped off the brake and onto the gas pedal.

Witnesses to the accident turned off the water and power to the building. The driver of the car was helped out of her vehicle through the passenger side door. A structural engineer was called to evaluate the damage, but a dollar amount was not immediately available.