Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The admiral fired last year as Number 2 commander of the U.S. nuclear force amid a gambling investigation is denying that he made the counterfeit casino chips he was caught using at an Iowa casino poker table. Investigative records obtained by the Associated Press said the DNA of Rear Admiral Timothy Giardina was found on the underside of an adhesive sticker used on a genuine $1 chip to make it look like a $500 chip.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After a bruising midterm election where they lost a competitive Senate race and emerged with just one of four congressional seats, Iowa Democrats are trying to regroup. State Senator Janet Peterson, a Democrat from Des Moines, says the party is in a “rebuilding mode.” Democrats did maintain control by a narrow margin in the Iowa Senate, while Republicans expanded their majority in the Iowa House.

FAYETTE, Iowa (AP) — A northeast Iowa police chief remains on leave after he was ticketed for passing a stopped school bus. Fayette Mayor Andrew Wenthe told the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that Police Chief Brad Alan Gardner is on administrative leave. The Fayette City Council may discuss Gardner’s actions at a special meeting today.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities seized nearly nine pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop near Dubuque this weekend. The Dubuque County Sherriff’s office says the drugs were found after a vehicle with North Dakota plates was stopped on Highway 151 Saturday afternoon.