Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A third top official of Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign has been sentenced to three months in prison for conspiring to cover up campaign payments to a former Iowa state senator. Deputy campaign manager Dimitri Kesari was convicted of conspiracy and three charges related to false campaign reporting, the same charges for which a jury convicted the campaign’s chairman Jesse Benton and its manager John Tate.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A special election has been scheduled to fill the District 45 seat left open by the recent death of Iowa Democratic Sen. Joe Seng. Gov. Terry Branstad says Wednesday a special election will be held Dec. 27 to select a senator to represent the eastern Iowa district that includes Davenport. Branstad says he wanted to hold the special election on Nov. 8 but Roxanna Moritz, the county auditor who will oversee the special election, says that early date would have complicated ballot printing.

VINTON, Iowa (AP) — A Benton County jury has found David Miller guilty of a lesser offense in the death of his girlfriend, whose body was found beside a stolen truck in Miller’s driveway last year. Miller was convicted Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter in the Oct. 25 death of 25-year-old Sabrina Janish, of Shellsburg. Prosecutors had sought a first-degree murder conviction. Miller was also convicted of two counts second-degree theft. He will be sentenced at a later date.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State University Research Park is facing a major financial loss after a once-promising tenant was allowed to fall behind on rent for years before going bankrupt. The Ames business hub says it’s likely the single biggest creditor of Etrema Products and is owed roughly $480,000 in uncollected rent.