IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa City man accused of having sex with an incapacitated woman has taken a plea deal. Court records say 26-year-old Nathan Schloss pleaded guilty Monday to five counts of invasion of privacy and one count of assault without intent to cause serious injury. Prosecutors dropped 35 other counts in exchange for Schloss’ pleas. His sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 14.

Authorities say Schloss sexually abused the woman between May and September 2013 and recorded the encounters. Police say officers discovered the videos after Schloss turned in a hard drive to show them a video of his former roommate torturing a cat. The roommate received probation.

University of Iowa researchers say they’re finding cancer-causing chemicals in some older Iowa schools. Children may be exposed to airborne P-C-Bs in schools that were built between 1950 and the mid-1970s. P-C-Bs were banned in 1979. Keri Hornbuckle, a U-I professor of civil and environmental engineering, says they expected to find more airborne P-C-Bs outside of schools. Hornbuckle says, “We were surprised to find that many schools have indoor concentrations of PCBs that is much higher than outside, suggesting that there are direct sources of these chemicals inside of schools.”

Hornbuckle says likely sources include old caulking around windows and fluorescent light fixtures. Replacing those materials can reduce the concentration of P-C-Bs in a school. Hornbuckle says it’s long been known P-C-Bs are in some foods and that’s how scientists expect children take in most of those chemicals.  “Our study showed that inhalation of PCBs in their schoolrooms could also be another large source of PCBs,” she says. “Our estimation is that it could be similar to that that they get from their food.”

The report says P-C-B levels found so far in Iowa schools are below what’s considered dangerous by the Environmental Protection Agency, but Hornbuckle says they’re high enough to be concerning.

(Radio Iowa, w/thanks to Katarina Sostaric, Iowa Public Radio)

A traffic stop on a vehicle traveling the wrong way in Red Oak Tuesday night, resulted in the arrest of the driver and his passenger. Red Oak Police say the traffic stop happened at around 10-p.m. near 2nd and Coolbaugh Streets. As officers approached the vehicle, they detected a strong odor of marijuana. Upon further investigation, the driver, 29-year old Jacob Matthew Rose, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

His passenger, 36-year old Kale Garrett Hardman, of Red Oak, was arrested on two active Pottawattamie County warrants for Domestic Abuse Assault, and Theft in the 5th Degree. Both men were being held at the Montgomery County Jail, where Rose’ bond was set at $1,000, and Hardman was being held without bond.

People who attend the Iowa State Fair next month can try over 40 food items that are NEW to this year’s fair. Three of those foods were selected Tuesday for inclusion in the Iowa State Fair People’s Choice Best New Food Contest. Fair spokesperson Mindy Williamson says one of the finalists is called Pork Almighty.

“There’s a mountain of shredded pork, with queso cheese, twisty fries on the bottom, and then onions, green peppers, and BBQ sauce,” Williamson said. “We were told it’s about three pounds of food once you get that all put together.” The Pork Almighty will be sold with a drink for $12 at the Steer N Stein. Pork is also featured in another finalist — Iowa’s Big Pork Leg.

Pork Almighty

“It’s similar to a turkey leg, is what it looks like to me, but it’s actually a pork shank. They have these specially made with caribbean seasoning,” Williamson said. “They’re $9, but it’s definitely shareable.” That item will be sold at a booth just east of the Administration Building on the fairgrounds. The third and final new food item in the contest is called the Mig’s Hickory Smoked Chicken BLT Wrap.

“When George from G-Mig’s (pub/restaurant in West Des Moines) was talking about this…he thought it felt like summertime, you know, a chicken and bacon wrap,” Williamson said. The Mig’s Hickory Smoked Chicken BLT Wrap will be sold for $9. Fairgoers who sample the three new food items will cast their vote for their favorite. The 2017 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines is scheduled for August 10-20.

(Radio Iowa)

Learn more at https://www.iowastatefair.org/media/news-releases/the-wait-is-over-2017-new-fair-foods-announced

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