IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Veterans interested in farming will have more opportunities to learn about the trade in 2014. The newly formed Farmer Veteran Coalition of Iowa will hold four workshops aimed at helping individuals interested in starting a farm business or finding employment in agriculture. The one-day workshops will focus on networking opportunities and education.

SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa (AP) — A truck spotted in the Missouri River southwest of Sergeant Bluff has been removed from the water. The Sioux City Journal reports that the truck was pulled out Tuesday after an Iowa Natural Resources Department crew saw the truck roof Monday afternoon. Its registration plates had been removed, but officials located the vehicle identification number and are trying to track down the owner. There were no signs of foul play inside.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal have made a friendly wager over who wins the Outback Bowl. The governors announced Tuesday that food from their respective state may be sent to food banks in both Iowa and Louisiana. The game Wednesday in Tampa, Fla., will help determine if it’s pork or seafood.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A personal injury lawsuit in California against a University of Iowa pharmaceutical lab has cost the school thousands of dollars in legal fees and rising. Iowa is paying a Los Angeles law firm up to $500 hourly to contest the lawsuit filed by pharmacist Cynthia Wong, who claims she was injured by exposure to a trial drug made at UI Pharmaceuticals. Legal fees have cost $27,000 and will increase after a California judge last week rejected Iowa’s request to dismiss the claim.