JOHNSTON, IA (IRN) – Johnston officials confirm four arrests in a sexual assault reported earlier this month. KCCI-TV reports Morgan Hough, 18, Ritter Stahlbaum, 17, Kaden Dishman, 15, and Noah Lamar, 15 have each been arrested and charged with one count of robbery in the first degree, one count of sexual abuse in the second degree and one count of felony assault. The victim is a male juvenile.

HANCOCK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A Hancock County man is facing nearly a dozen felony charges in connection to an incident at a party July 31. KIMT-TV reports 18-year-old Samuel Swanson is facing seven counts of first-degree robbery, two counts of second-degree burglary and another felony charge for intimidation with a dangerous weapon. Swanson was involved in a robbery near Klemme where guns were fired and people were robbed. Swanson was taken into custody in Portland, Maine.

FOREST CITY, IA (IRN) – Officials in northern Iowa are turning away highly intoxicated people from a new county jail — a policy the sheriff says has been implemented because of liability concerns. The Globe Gazette reports that Sheriff Dave Peterson says highly intoxicated people who are turned away from the jail are taken to the hospital or released to a family member.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Secretary of State Paul Pate has shown up in person to less than half of the meetings of a key committee that helps run Iowa’s executive branch. KCRG-TV reports Pate has missed 20 of 76 meetings of the Executive Council since January 2015 and phoned in to 21 more for an in-person attendance record far worse than colleagues. The committee approves emergency spending, pays outside lawyers, and governs insurance plans for employees.

NORTH LIBERTY, IA (IRN) – Liberty High School in North Liberty was temporarily evacuated after a suspicious package was reported yesterday, according to KGAN-TV. The package turned out to be a duct-taped box containing a marble maze toy.

ANKENY, IA (IRN) – An Iowa hero and his family have a new place to call home and it didn’t cost them a penny. WHO-TV reports Tyler Cleghorn was handed the keys to his new mortgage free home yesterday. It’s a gift from the Military Warriors Support Foundation and Wells Fargo. Cleghorn is a retired Army Airborne Infantryman who served two tours in Afghanistan before being seriously injured in an IED explosion. He says the home “is a great blessing, and it will change our lives forever.”