IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An analyst at the Iowa state crime laboratory has been let go after posting a racist rant on her Facebook page saying she no longer trusts or feels safe around blacks. The Iowa Department of Public Safety said Wednesday that criminalist Amy Pollpeter, a 10-year employee, has been terminated. Pollpeter lashed out at the Black Lives Matter movement _ and African-Americans in general _ in a Facebook post earlier this month.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Court of Appeals has reversed part of the fraud convictions of a former lottery official accused of fixing a Hot Lotto game in Iowa in 2010. The court on Wednesday upheld a fraud charge against Eddie Tipton related to tampering with lottery computers but threw out the charge related to attempting to cash the lottery ticket

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former city clerk for the city of Neola has been charged with three felonies and other charges after a state audit last year found more than $230,000 was misspent over a five-year period. Neola officials fired Deb Schierbrock in August of 2013 after a city check written to pay for a fire truck bounced.

CLARE, Iowa (AP) — The Webster County Board of Supervisors has rejected a proposed 5,000-head hog confinement facility that would be constructed west of Clare. The Messenger reports that the board was concerned about how the water quality in Lizard Creek would be affected. The project’s impact on property values and the fact that it would’ve been owned by a company from outside the county were also considered by the board. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has the final say on the project.