Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Pork prices hit record highs this summer as farmers weren’t able to feed the demand — mostly because a virus had killed millions of their baby pigs. But there is good news for pork lovers in the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture production update, as it shows more piglets are surviving and producers are building up pork herds.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Motorists are being warned that part of Interstate 35 just south of Des Moines will be closing overnight for the next several days. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that the stretch will be closed starting at 6 p.m. today until 6 a.m. Monday. It’s expected to be closed again overnight Monday and Tuesday.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The former Argosy casino riverboat’s trip down the Missouri River has been hindered by electrical problems. The Sioux City Journal reports that the boat was forced to stop Friday just south of Nebraska City, Nebraska. The three-deck vessel, a replica of a 1920s-era paddlewheel boat, left its longtime dock in Sioux City on Tuesday.

BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — Scott Community College in eastern Iowa saw its Friday classes and activities canceled when a contractor accidentally cut through a power line and caused an outage. College spokesman Alan Campbell tells the Quad-City Times that a contractor was digging trenches outside the entrance of the college when the line was cut around 10 a.m. Friday.