SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City casino open fewer than two years is seeking approval to expand its main floor to include high-stakes gambling. The Sioux City Journal reports that the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is planning a $5 million, nearly 8,000-square-foot addition to its downtown casino. In addition to a high-stakes gambling area, the expansion would include a wine bar and a private lounge.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Davenport officials are looking to install surveillance cameras around the city’s cemetery as part of an effort to curb vandalism there. Davenport Alderman Ray Ambrose told the Quad-City Times that would-be vandals might have second thoughts if they knew they were being watched. Vandals in recent days knocked six tombstones off their bases and broke one, resulting in an estimated $1,600 in damage.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Marshalltown officials have learned that asbestos will have to be removed from five properties in the city. The removal will temporarily halt planned demolition and clearance of the properties. The Times-Republican reports that the City Council had already approved on Tuesday the demolition and clearance bids on the properties when it learned of the asbestos.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Nebraska man accused of a fatal hit-and-run in western Iowa is set to stand trial later this summer. The Daily Nonpareil in Council Bluffs reports that 44-year-old Tracy Peniska has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatality accident and obstructing prosecution. His trial has been set for Aug. 9. Police say Peniska was driving his car March 9 on the Interstate 480 bridge in Council Bluffs when he hit a pedestrian, 29-year-old Brett Jensen.