Red Oak Police report two arrests occurred Monday. At around 8:25-p.m., 70-year old Linda Kay King, of Red Oak, was arrested in the 1600 block of N. Broadway Street, for Theft in the 5th Degree (less than $200). King was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 cash bond.

And, at around 8-p.m., Monday, Red Oak Police arrested 30-year old Cody Allen Tunnell, of Red Oak, for Public Intoxication. Tunnell was taken into custody in the 100 block of E. Hammond Street and held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

A woman from northwest Iowa was injured in a rollover accident late Monday night in Monona County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 39-year old Tammy Marie Dean, of Castana, who was not wearing her seat belt, was injured when her SUV rolled over near Mapleton, ejecting her from the vehicle.

The accident happened at around 11-p.m. on northbound Highway 175. Officials say Dean was driving a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and failed to negotiate a left hand curve. Her SUV left the road and entered the east ditch. It then struck a guard rail on the south side of a bridge before continuing north and rolling over once on the bridge.

The Jeep came to rest on its wheels the east shoulder north of the bridge, facing south. Dean was transported by Mapleton Rescue to Burgess Hospital in Onawa. A report on her condition was not immediately available.

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Climate change is often seen as posing the greatest risk to coastal areas. But the nation’s inland cities face perils of their own, including more intense storms and more frequent flooding. As a result, many river communities are raising or replacing bridges that suddenly seem too low to stay safely above water. The reconstructed bridges range from multi-lane structures that handle heavy traffic loads to small rural spans traversed by school buses and farmers.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Human Services said Monday it is seeking help from a nonprofit group to review the state’s child welfare system following the death of two teenage girls. The review by the Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group follows the October death of Natalie Finn of West Des Moines and the May death of Sabrina Ray of Perry. The 16-year-old girls, who were both adopted from state care, were found dead in their homes.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is defending her use of a jet owned by a wealthy businessman who is lobbying the state for approval to build a casino. Reynolds said Monday that asking businessman Gary Kirke for use of his private airplane was legal under Iowa ethics rules. The new Republican governor said she’d seek such travel arrangements on a case-by-case basis.

ELK POINT, S.D. (AP) — Opening statements in a more than $1 billion defamation case over ABC news reports on a South Dakota meat producer’s lean, finely textured beef product laid out different versions of the company’s decline. Beef Products Inc. sued ABC in 2012. The company says the television network’s coverage misled consumers into believing the product is unsafe, isn’t beef and isn’t nutritious. Critics dubbed the product “pink slime.”

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says she’s monitoring a decline in state revenue for the current budget year but didn’t specify what she’ll do if there is a shortfall. Reynolds told reporters Monday she will meet soon with budget officials within her administration to discuss options regarding the budget year that ends this month.

The nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency released a report recently that indicated Iowa’s revenue growth rate is below projections. If it continues, it could mean a shortfall of about $100 million in the roughly $7.2 billion state budget.

Lawmakers made reductions to state agencies in response to shortfalls reported late last year and in March. The state also dipped into a rainy day fund. Reynolds says the state’s incoming revenue receipts fluctuate and no decision has been made.

DES MOINES, Iowa (June 5, 2017) — The State Fire Marshal is processing dozens of applications to permit the sale of consumer fireworks, and expects hundreds more in the next 10 days.

In the first five days, 7 retail licenses were issued, and 11 wholesalers were registered.  The State Fire Marshal reports that it has received 168 retail applications.  Of those, 7 licenses were issued, 77 are awaiting site-plan review, 21 have been approved and are awaiting payment, 10 have been required to resubmit their site plans, 3 site plans have been disapproved, and 45 applications have been started but have not yet been submitted.  Based on the filings, the State Fire Marshal expects to see nearly 1,000 sites where fireworks will be sold in Iowa.

“Our employees processed applications over the weekend, and we’ll continue to put in long hours in the upcoming weeks,” said State Fire Marshal Jeff Quigle.  Sales from permanent structures are allowed between June 1 and July 8 each year, by licensed businesses and community groups.

“We continue to add to our website,” Quigle said.  “Beginning this week, we will update the list of licensed sites every day, and post the list on our website.  We are also posting some Frequently Asked Questions, to answer many of the questions that we have received.  Some of the fireworks sellers with limited experience have struggled to understand the rules.  We are looking at options for helping them to demonstrate in their site plan that they can meet the baseline safety requirements needed to get a license.”

“Our number one goal is safety, and the licensing process is designed to add safety to the sales of consumer fireworks.  We want Iowans to have fun, and we also want them to be safe,” Quigle said.

The law requires every licensee to post their license at the specific location where they are selling consumer fireworks.  “When people are buying fireworks, we want them to know that the business is properly licensed.  They can check our website to see who is licensed and where, and they can look for that the physical license to be displayed when they go to the business to buy fireworks.”

The website includes a copy of sample licenses.  Every licensee is required to display a license at the place where the fireworks are sold.  Businesses and individuals who operate more than one location must get a license for each location.

Quigle reports that a number of applications have been rejected, because some applicants have provided a site plan that does not meet the safety requirements set out in the law.  “We are looking at the patterns in the failures,” Quigle said.  “We work with each individual whose plan did not meet the requirements, but we also will provide additional guidance on our website, to help other applicants better understand what they need to do to get a license.”

The licensing process also includes an on-site inspection, and the State Fire Marshal has coordinated on-site inspections, by local fire departments and by Department of Public Safety employees.  All inspectors have received training regarding the inspection process and the requirements for licensing under Iowa law.

Sales of consumer fireworks are allowed between June 1 and July 8 each year, and from December 10 to January 3.  Temporary stands can be used for consumer fireworks sales between June 13 and July 8.

The online portal allows fireworks wholesalers to register in Iowa, so that they can provide consumer fireworks to retail sellers.  Information about the licensing and registration appears online: http://www.dps.state.ia.us/fm/building/licensing/consumerfireworksindex.shtml

The online licensing and registration program implements Senate File 489, which was signed into law on May 9, 2017.  The new law allows for the sale of consumer fireworks by persons or companies licensed by the State Fire Marshal.  Any restrictions on the use of fireworks are determined by city and county officials.  Emergency Administrative Rules are available online: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/administrativeRules/emergencyDocs

Consumer fireworks include such things as roman candles, bottle rockets, firecrackers, and ground spinners.  Previously, the only fireworks that were legal in Iowa were novelties such as sparklers, caps and snakes. Iowa joins 43 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing the sale of consumer fireworks.

Display fireworks are the pyrotechnics that municipalities and businesses use for large-scale public displays – require licensed operators to discharge the fireworks show.  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms regulates the use of display fireworks.  City and county officials also may restrict or prohibit the use of display fireworks.