Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Burlington police say they have located a vehicle they believe was involved in the shooting death of a man earlier this week. Police had asked the public for help on social media websites and through the local crime stoppers program in finding a black SUV after 24-year-old Deonte Carter was found fatally wounded in a city street Monday afternoon.

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Two northern Iowa men are in trouble for telling a fish story that state officials say may not be true. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says Aaron Lauber of Clear Lake and Jason Schuttler of Manly are charged with theft by deception after officials believe they cheated at a state-sponsored fish tournament at Clear Lake on February 8th.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Students, faculty and staff at the University of Iowa are making it clear they want candidates for university president committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive campus. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports the university held three town hall meetings Friday as the process of finding a successor for Sally Mason begins.

MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa (AP) — At least 17 women in prison at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville are donating some of their hair to be used to make wigs for women diagnosed with cancer. The Iowa Department of Corrections says the women will have at least eight inches of their hair cut by a Madrid hair stylist on Sunday.

(This is a correction issued by the Iowa State Patrol to their earlier report indicating 2 fatalities!)

One person died, three others were injured during a rollover accident in Madison County, early Saturday morning (2/21). According to the Iowa State Patrol, 24-year old Austin D. Ayers, of Casey, was partially ejected and died in the crash that happened at around 4:20-a.m. on 310th Street near the intersection with Clark Tower Road, about 8-miles south of Winterset. 

22-year old Shy J. Terry, 23-year old Cody L. Zimmerline and 15-year old Drew Steckelberg, all of Adair, were injured in the crash. The State Patrol says Terry was ejected during the crash and flown by Life Net helicopter to Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, where she is recovering from multiple injuries, which reportedly include a broken hand, collarbone and collapsed lung, along with numerous cuts and abrasions.

Zimmerline and Steckelberg were transported by Madison County Ambulance to the Madison County Hospital, in Winterset. They suffered minor injuries, were treated at the hospital and later released. Zimmerline and Terry were not wearing their seat belts, while Steckelberg was belted-in.

Officials say Ayers was westbound on 310th Street in a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee, when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road. The SUV entered the northwest ditch and overturned before coming to rest on its wheels. The accident remains under investigation.

(2/23/15 updated to show 2 released from the hospital )

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports a one-vehicle rollover accident on southbound 1-29 at Exit 24.  Time of the accident was not released.

After investigation it was determined that 27-year-old Trenton Murry of Omaha was driving a 2011 Chevy Malibu southbound on Interstate 29 approaching exit 24 when the vehicle left the roadway and entered the median. The vehicle then rolled and struck the cable barrier and cam to rest neat the center support for the exit 24 overpass.

Murry was transported to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha by Lifenet with serious injuries.  Alcohol was believed to be a factor in the crash.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Tabor Fire and Rescue, the Iowa State Patrol, and the Mills County Sheriff’s Office.

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The Red Oak Police department reports the arrest Friday evening of 52-year-old Kenneth Dale Jipsen of Emerson for possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  The arrest occurred at approximately 9:30pm in the 1600 block of Summit Street in Red Oak.  Jipsen was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $1,000 cash bond.

A male suspect is being sought by Council Bluffs Police in a robbery that took place at a convenience store on Friday in Council Bluffs. At approximately 7:21pm a man described as white, possibly Hispanic, in his late teens to early 20s with a thin mustache entered the D&S Express Convenience store at 2924 North Broadway in Council Bluffs and displayed a black semi-automatic handgun in his waistband at the counter.  The employee on duty then gave the man an undetermined amount of cash and the suspect demanded money from under the drawer also.  When the employee stated there was no more money the suspect fled the business Southbound on foot.  He was later seen in the area of Spencer Avenue.

Further descriptions of the suspect included that he was approximately 5’7″ and 150 pounds with a medium build.  He was wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt, jeans, and a black cloth covering his face along with blaze orange cotton gloves.  If anyone has information about the suspect they are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.  The incident is still under investigation.

A Page County woman was arrested Thursday in connection with the shooting of a man from Missouri.

Jeana Marie Walker

Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports 51-year old Jeana Marie Walker, of rural Clarinda, faces charges that include Willful Injury and Going Armed with Intent, following an investigation into the shooting of 48-year old Michael James Brown, of Burlington Junction, MO.

Brown was transported to the Clarinda Regional Health Center’s Emergency Room. Walker has since posted bond at the Page County Sheriff’s Office and was released. No other details about the incident are available.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office today (Friday), released a report on recent arrests. Officials say 25-year old Marshall Brandon Fischer, of Atlantic, was arrested today (Friday), on a charge of Driving While Barred. Fischer was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released on his own recognizance on that charge, but he remains held at the Cass County Jail to finish serving previously sentenced jail time.

On Wednesday, deputies in Cass County arrested William Daniel Mendez on a Pottawattamie County warrant. Mendez was later released to Pottawattamie County authorities. And, 53-year old Sharadee Ann Witt,of Atlantic, was arrested Wednesday on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Witt was taken to the Cass County Jail where she remains held on $25,000 bond.

On Tuesday, 33-year old Jacob Allen Cochran, of Red Oak, was arrested in Cass County on three district court warrants for Failure to Appear. Cochran was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $90,000 bond.

An accident this (Friday) afternoon in Cass County resulted in possible, minor injuries to two people. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports that at around 12:30 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a one-vehicle accident on Boston Road. A 2005 Dodge Caravan driven by 55-year old Mary McConnell, of Atlantic, was eastbound on Boston Road east of 658th Street when the vehicle’s right front tire hit snow, causing the van to lose control and slide into the south ditch.

McConnell and two passengers in the vehicle were transported via private vehicle to CCMH to be assessed. No citations were issued. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $10,000.

A message today from Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker: Danker says the Sheriff’s Office (S/O) has received multiple complaints from citizens today reporting that a person purporting to be with the S/O has called their residence and stating that someone from their family is in jail and in need of bond money, or that they have an outstanding citation or warrant for their arrest and if they do not pay the caller by purchasing green dot cards and providing the card numbers or by depositing funds into a pay pal account they will be arrested.