Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials with the Iowa Department of Transportation say they’re still unsure why the agency’s first drug-sniffing dog jumped out of a truck window in October and fled into traffic. Earlier this week, the Iowa Appeal Board approved a $1,323 payout for damages to the owners of the vehicle that struck and killed the 2-year-old Belgian Malinois named Sara. The Oct. 8 incident was ruled an accident.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Senate committee has approved a bill that would expand language on a texting while driving ban but without a provision to prohibit people from using hand-held devices like cellphones. It is now available for the full Senate for debate. The committee also agreed to defer a vote on a bill that would have increased the speed limit on some Iowa highways from 70 mph to 75 mph.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Younger children could use guns with their parents’ approval under a bill approved by a House panel. The bill that now heads to a full committee also includes a provision blocking public access to the names of people with permits to carry and purchase weapons. The bill also would allow purchases of suppressors to silence firearm. People now must be at least 14 to use a pistol or revolver.

OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — The longtime owner of an iconic Ottumwa restaurant has sold the eatery after nearly 40 years of it being in the family name. Shirley McBeth, the woman in charge of the Canteen in Ottumwa, says she has transitioned ownership of the restaurant to Scott Pierce, an Ottumwa businessman. The Canteen has belonged to McBeth and her husband since 1976. The Canteen has been relocated once since its opening more than 80 years ago.