DES MOINES – A former Des Moines City Council member has been nominated to the Iowa Board of Regents. The Des Moines Register reports Christine Hensley will begin serving in the role, subject to Iowa Senate confirmation. She is the longest serving member of the Des Moines City Council, serving 24 years in the role.

GUTHRIE CENTER – A federal lawsuit has been filed claiming that several Guthrie County officials coordinated to attack a candidate for sheriff. WHO-13 reports Guthrie County Deputy Matt Harmann is the Republican candidate in the race and he’s accusing current Sheriff Marty Arganbright, Chief Deputy Jeremy Bennett, and County Attorney Dana Minteer in spreading negative information about him. He claims the three exchanged emails about Harmann’s candidacy and worked to investigate his work as a deputy. The suit also claims the current sheriff released confidential information about Harmann. The three county officials have not responded to comment.

NORTH LIBERTY – One woman faces charges after an accusation she threatened a school administrator in North Liberty. KCRG-TV reports 41-year-old Melody Peer is charged with first degree harassment for an incident police say occurred on September 13th. She allegedly escalated with a principal after confronting staff about an issue her daughter and another student were having. The school then went into safety protocols, worried she’d return and attempt to harm the administrator.