DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz says his office will gain access to a federal immigration database it can use to investigate potential voter fraud by people in the U.S. illegally. The Des Moines Register reports Schultz made the announcement yesterday and released a signed memorandum of understanding between his office and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Davenport’s Modern Woodmen Park has been voted the nation’s “Best Minor League Ballpark.” The Quad-City Times reports the website 10Best DOT com and USA Today asked people to vote on the best ballpark, and after a monthlong balloting, the Iowa stadium came out on top. Minor league baseball is played in 160 stadiums across the country.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Cedar Falls say an SUV hit a school bus loaded with children as it waited near train tracks, but no one was injured. Cedar Falls police say the accident occurred yesterday afternoon as the school bus was stopped for railroad tracks on Center Street. Children on the school bus, which is owned by the Cedar Falls Community School District, were transferred to another bus.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas head cross country and track and field coach Chris Bucknam has been inducted to the University of Northern Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame. Bucknam is one of six people inducted in the 2013 Hall of Fame class. The induction ceremony will take place at the UNI campus on November 8th.