Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley was among 18 senators who voted against a measure that reopened the federal government and avoided a financial default. Grassley, a Republican, says he voted against the measure worked out by Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell because it did nothing to address the nation’s debt. The GOP-led House joined the Senate in approving the package.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The winners of this year’s World Food Prize continue to press their case that biotechnology research and innovation is necessary to keep food production in step with a growing world population. Biotechnology researchers Robert Fraley, Marc Van Montagu, and Mary-Dell Chilton, share the $250,000 prize award which they’ll receive in a ceremony at the Iowa Capitol later today.

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Three cows had a chance to take a look around Muscatine after falling out of an open trailer door. The Journal reports three cows tumbled onto a downtown street yesterday afternoon. Their owner, Jack Whan of Sherrard, Illinois says a door came open on his trailer and the cattle fell out. The cows weren’t hurt.

WILTON, Iowa (AP) — Some people in the eastern Iowa city of Wilton are complaining about smells emanating from a new plant that produces animal food. The Muscatine Journal reports the issue came up at a Monday night City Council meeting when resident William Locey told members the air was so bad at times that, “you can’t breathe it.”