MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Marshalltown police are moving ahead with plans to acquire a 24-foot-long, 10-foot-high military vehicle. The Marshalltown Times-Republican reports Police Chief Mike Tupper told City Council members Monday his department wants to obtain the Caiman MTV Defensive Vehicle through a military exchange program.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature is debating budget measures and a few remaining policy bills in an effort to finish the 2014 legislative session. With several major budget bills remaining and two of Governor Terry Branstad’s priority measures hanging in the balance, debate began yesterday afternoon with the goal of finishing late in the evening.

OKOBOJI, Iowa (AP) — A planned sale of The Inn at Okoboji is off and the hotel’s owner says there are now no plans to sell the historic lakefront property. Brian DePalma, who heads North Texas-based DePalma Hotels, told the Sioux City Journal “the sale is not happening and there is no plan to relist it right now.” DePalma Hotels has operated the 200-room hotel since 2011, when it entered foreclosure. The hotel dates to 1896.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A decision to exclude some vendors from a popular farmers market in downtown Cedar Falls has prompted complaints that event organizers are limiting competition. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports hog farmer Carl Blake complained Monday night to the Cedar Falls City Council and asked officials to investigate why he and others had repeatedly been denied the chance to join the market.