WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Waterloo man convicted of fatally shooting his ex-fiancee’s mother has been sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder. Judge Todd Geer also sentenced 34-year-old Kevin Ambrose yesterday to 50 years in prison for two attempted murder charges. A five-year sentence on a firearm charge will run concurrently.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A woman who had been teaching chemistry at a Cedar Rapids high school has pleaded guilty to having sex with a student. Forty-two-year-old Heather Adams made the plea yesterday at Linn County District Court, before jury selection began. Adams admitted to one count of sexual exploitation by a school employee, a misdemeanor. Prosecutors say she had sex with an 18-year-old student in May last year. She resigned her job at Washington High School soon after the incident.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa City police say a homeless woman arrested after cocaine was found in her purse told authorities it was baking soda. Forty-one-year-old Charnise McCambry was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over Sunday night. A plastic baggie with a white substance was found inside McCambry’s purse after a K9 officer detected narcotics.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa women’s basketball team has earned a berth in the NCAA tournament for the sixth year in a row. The Hawkeyes are a Number 9 seed and will host eighth-seeded Miami on Sunday. The winner will likely face top seeded Notre Dame on Tuesday in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.