Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in southeast Iowa say a 17-year-old driver has minor injuries after crashing his car into a pond at a private golf club. The Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office says the teen was speeding early Monday in Burlington and lost control of his vehicle at a curve. The car slid sideways, entered Flint Hills Golf Course and eventually went into a pond on the eighth hole.

HOLSTEIN, Iowa (AP) — Veterans of service in Iraq and Afghanistan are being asked to serve in a different way. The Sioux City Journal reports that membership in such groups as the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars is shrinking as World War II and Korean War veterans age and die. The groups have met varying degrees of success as they try to attract younger veterans.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Proponents say barge traffic on the Missouri River is coming back, although the industry is still swimming upstream against a perception that the river is not reliable enough to support large-scale barge commerce. While some private barge companies never stopped using the river, public ports along the 750-mile span from Sioux City, Iowa, to St. Louis virtually disappeared in the early 2000s. But a public port in Kansas City reopened last year and St. Joseph is renovating its port.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A retired Army veteran from Clarksville plans to travel the length of the Mississippi River by canoe for personal growth and to raise funds for fellow veterans. The Leaf-Chronicle reports Bennie Giles will set a canoe into Minnesota’s Lake Itasca the first week of June for his adventure.