Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Council Bluffs woman convicted of fatally stabbing her former boyfriend has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. A judge Friday sentenced 47-year-old Jodie Sherman in the July 2014 death of 52-year-old Douglas Richt, her ex-boyfriend. She was found guilty of second-degree murder in February after being accused of stabbing Richt in the throat during an argument. Richt died while being taken to a hospital.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa powerbroker Bruce Rastetter has long used his $5 million pledge to the Hawkeye football program to build his image as a successful businessman and philanthropist. But years after his 2008 commitment was touted as the largest gift to Iowa athletics, he has given less than a third of that amount.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court says a man cannot recover damages for the time he spent in custody before his conviction for having sex with another man while infected with HIV was overturned. The court ruled Friday that since Nick Rhoades initially pleaded guilty to criminal transmission of HIV in 2008 he cannot sue the state for wrongful imprisonment.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Community leaders are calling for unity in Dubuque after two crosses were found burned, echoing a spate of similar hate crimes more than two decades ago. The Telegraph Herald reports that the crosses were found Wednesday around 9 a.m., more than four hours after emergency dispatchers received a call about something burning in the area. Police Chief Mark Dalsing says the burnings are considered a hate crime.