(Update 12:45-p.m. 5/7: Harris has been apprehended, per Shenandoah Police)

Officials with the Shenandoah Police Department are asking for your help in locating 43-year old Joseph Edward Harris, of Shenandoah. Harris is wanted in connection with a domestic violence incident that took place early this (Sunday) morning.

Harris is described being six-feet tall. He weighs about 235 pounds and was wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans when he was last seen. Harris is considered to be armed and dangerous. If anyone sees him, do not confront him. Call 9-1-1 immediately.

(His picture is posted below)

Joseph Harris

Police in Shenandoah report a woman was arrested on assault charges Saturday night. 62-year old Barbara Andrews, of Shenandoah, was taken into custody at around 11:30-p.m., after Shenandoah Police received a 911 call about a physical confrontation at McDonald’s at 504 South Fremont Street in Shenandoah.

Upon investigating the circumstances of the incident, officers arrested Barbara Andrews was charged with two counts of Simple Assault – both simple misdemeanors. She was transported to Page County Jail and held without bond pending an initial court appearance and no contact order.

Police in Red Oak arrested a man for Disorderly Conduct, Saturday afternoon. 34-year old Nick Joseph Jandreau, of Red Oak, was arrested just before 2-p.m. in the 2300 block of Eastern Avenue and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set a $300.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:40 a.m. CDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump’s order to ease limits on political activity by religious organizations is being met with both enthusiasm and dread from religious leaders. Some rejoice in the new freedom to preach their views. Others fear the change will erode the integrity of houses of worship. Trump signed the order Thursday. He says it will give churches their “voices back.”

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Board of Regents is considering tuition hikes at the state’s three public universities next school year to help offset millions in budget cuts. The Press-Citizen reports the proposal would increase in-state base tuition for undergraduates by $216 for the 2017-18 academic year at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa. UI officials have asked for additional tuition creases for out-of-state and graduate students.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s deputy and a motorist injured in shootings authorities say was carried out by an escaped jail inmate have been discharged from the hospital. The Daily Nonpareil reports that 59-year-old Deputy Pat Morgan has been discharged from the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, where he was being treated. A 30-year-old Council Bluffs man shot in the neck in a carjacking attempted police say was related to the escape has also been released.

BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — Residents of a Bettendorf neighborhood are frustrated by a growing deer population and the city’s inability to reduce the herd size. The Quad-City Times reports that neighbors have documented the deer population growing out of control and destroying vegetation despite being on the bow hunters list since 2009. The police chief says the city has contacted the Iowa Natural Resources Department numerous times but has been told its ability to do anything is limited outside of the hunting season.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa City man charged with sexually assaulting numerous students and employees on the University of Iowa campus plans to use an insanity defense. The Press-Citizen reports court records show an attorney for 34-year-old Adam Weinstein filed notice that Weinstein will claim insanity, diminished responsibility and intoxication when his case goes to trial later this year.

Weinstein is charged with third-degree sexual abuse, four counts of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse and three counts of harassment. Police say Weinstein sexually assaulted, groped and harassed at least eight women on the UI campus during a 15-hour period on Nov. 10, 2015. Police say the incidents took place at the university hospital, near residence halls and the law school.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s deputy and a motorist injured in shootings authorities say was carried out by an escaped jail inmate have been discharged from the hospital.

The Daily Nonpareil reports that 59-year-old Deputy Pat Morgan has been discharged from the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, where he was being treated. A 30-year-old Council Bluffs man shot in the neck in a carjacking attempted police say was related to the escape has also been released.

Iowa investigators say 24-year-old Wesley Correa-Carmenaty shot both men Monday during the jail break. He’s also accused of shooting Deputy Mark Burbridge, who died. Police say Correa-Carmenaty was recaptured after he carjacked a woman and fled to Omaha. He faces murder and other charges in the escape.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Board of Regents is considering tuition hikes at the state’s three public universities next school year to help offset millions in budget cuts.

The Press-Citizen reports the proposal would increase in-state base tuition for undergraduates by $216 for the 2017-18 academic year at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa.

ISU and UNI officials requested the increase be applied across the board, including for international, out-of-state, graduate and professional students. The move is expected to generate an additional $7.1 million at ISU and $2 million at UNI.

But UI officials have requested a 3.8 percent increase for other tuition classifications. That would increase base tuition for non-resident undergraduates by at least $1,078, generating an additional $16.5 million for UI.

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Iowa’s state parks are hosting “Camping Kickoff” events today (Saturday) to celebrate the unofficial opening of this year’s camping season. Todd Coffelt, chief of state parks for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says all of the state park campgrounds will host special programs. “The topics will vary from that individual (park) you’re staying in, the fish habitat our folks work on, or maybe some program related to hiking, birding, or kayaking,” Coffelt said. The full schedule of programs is posted on the Iowa DNR’s website ( www.iowadnr.gov/campingkickoff ).

“You can see the list of programs and where they’re going to be offered,” Coffelt said. “I think we have a program at almost every campground in the state parks system, so that’s 55 different programs people can pick from.” Campers who are staying in an Iowa state park today (Saturday) will also receive a free (May/June) issue of Iowa Outdoors magazine.

Iowa’s state parks hosted more than 15 million visitors last year, according to the DNR, and that included more 900,000 overnight stays. Iowa has more than 4,700 state park campsites and more than half of them can be reserved in advance
( www.iowastateparks.reserveamerica.com ).

(Radio Iowa)

What some have said was a “suspected drug house,” in Bridgewater, was destroyed by fire late Friday night, the cause of which is under investigation. A dispatcher at the Adair County Sheriff’s Office told KJAN News the fire in the 300 block of N. Main Street was reported right around 10-p.m.

Sources say the home was vacant and slated for demolition. Photos posted on the “Take Back Bridgewater” social media page, show the house fully engulfed in flames more than an hour later.

No injuries were reported. No other details are currently available.

The house on fire (Photo’s from the Take Back Bridgewater Facebook page used with permission

The structure before the fire