The Mills County Sheriff’s Office today (Tuesday) released a report on arrests that were made over the past few days. Early Monday morning, 49-year old Terry James Fernside, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance and Driving Under Suspension (DUS). Early Sunday morning, 28-year old Chelsea Jo Griffeth, of Red Oak, was arrested in Malvern, for Public Intoxication.

Friday afternoon, 35-year old Aaron Lee Gillespie, of Glenwood, was arrested on a  Warrant for 5th Degree Theft. Friday morning, 23-year old Jason Thomas Meidl, of Columbia, MS, was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance. That same morning, 20-year old Justice Renee Weilage, of Glenwood, was arrested in Mills County for Possession of a Controlled Substance.

And, last Thursday night, Shelby Marie Leialoha Fincher, of Bellevue, NE, was arrested for Public Intoxication.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Malvern man on Tuesday after a traffic stop. At 1:30pm Officers conducted a traffic stop on a Kawasaki motorcycle in the 1000 block of North 4th Street in Red Oak. After investigation is was determined that the driver, 41-year-old Willard Edward Frazier of Malvern, had a barred drivers license. Frazier was arrested for Driving While Barred and cited for No Valid Insurance. He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.

A new interactive map on the Iowa Department of Transportation website offers Iowans a glimpse into the conditions of the state’s 24-thousand bridges. The D-O-T’s Andrea Henry says the map is searchable by county, city or state legislative district and it indicates whether bridges are in good, fair or poor condition.

“We want to make sure people understand where the issues lie on the system and what we’re doing about those,” Henry says, “and to get a little glimpse into some of the resources necessary to be able to help us make decisions.” The map was created to help elected officials make decisions about repairs, considering whether some bridges have become structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Henry says regular citizens can also check out bridges nearby.

“For the general public, they may be able to have an awareness of what bridges to avoid or where they may need to be concerned about any potential deterioration of a bridge condition,” Henry says. “However, really this map is primarily more for decision-makers.” To see the map, visit the Iowa Department of Transportation website (www.iowadot.gov), click on the Performance tab at the left, and choose the Bridge Condition link.

(Radio Iowa, w/thanks to Michael Leland, Iowa Public Radio)

(Updated) A stand-off in Crawford County that began early Tuesday morning, ended without anyone being hurt. Authorities say at approximately 7 a-m, the Iowa State Patrol Area B Tactical Team assisted the Division of Narcotic Enforcement (DNE) and Crawford County Sheriff’s Office in serving the warrant at 315 Eagle Street.

An unidentified man barricaded himself inside the home and refused to surrender to authorities. After several hours of trying to convince the man to come out, law enforcement used chemical munitions to resolve the situation. The suspect was taken into custody at approximately 11:30-a.m. .

(Radio Iowa)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police have identified three of four people killed last week following a Des Moines apartment fire. Des Moines police said in a news release Tuesday that 57-year-old Rosetta Toole, 71-year-old Henry Ellis, and 32-year-old Christopher Lander all died from injuries suffered in Thursday’s fire at the Eddy Apartments, about two miles west of downtown Des Moines.

Police say Toole and Ellis died at local hospitals, while Lander died at a hospital in Iowa City.  Police say the fourth victims’ identity had not yet been confirmed by Tuesday. Police have said that one person killed in the fire will have to be identified through DNA testing.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Police in Shenandoah report three male juveniles were arrested and transported to the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs, this (Tuesday) morning, in connection with two burglaries that took place. The incidents happened in the 1100 block of Maple Street as well as on Country Club Lane. The names of the youth were not released. Authorities say if your residence in Shenandoah has been burglarized, contact Shenandoah Police, as additional items from the two areas mentioned have been recovered, but their owners unidentified. Police remind residents also, to lock your vehicle and homes at night.

And, a Shenandoah man was arrested Saturday on drug charges, after Officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic offense and suspicious activity. Michael Dunlap was subsequently arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana, and Possession of a Controlled Substance/Morphine. Dunlap was being held in the Page County Jail pending an appearance before a magistrate.