Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A member of the Wiccan faith will give the opening prayer in the Iowa House of Representatives next week— a break from tradition that has raised some eyebrows in the state Capitol. Representative Liz Bennett, a Democrat from Cedar Rapids, said yesterday she had invited Deborah Maynard, a Wiccan from her district, to address lawmakers on April 9th.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Legislation that would make sweeping changes to Iowa’s gun laws has been resurrected in the House, with lawmakers using a separate bill to revive several key provisions. The House Judiciary Committee voted 19-2 yesterday for the bill, which would allow suppressors to silence weapons.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a motorcyclist who lost control of his bike and slid into oncoming traffic has died. The Des Moines Police Department received reports of the collision a little before 9 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of East 27th Street and Hubbell Avenue in Des Moines. Officers arrived at the scene to find 46-year-old Rodney McCloney unresponsive.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa-based organization that leads adventure trips for cancer survivors has revealed its next excursion — a journey to Tibet to hike around Mount Kailash, which many religions have deemed a sacred site. Dr. Richard Deming, a Des Moines oncologist who founded Above and Beyond Cancer in 2011, announced Wednesday that a group of roughly 24 people will travel to the remote western Tibet in September.