Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The third top official of Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in Des Moines 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.

WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines suburb of Windsor Heights has adopted changes to its sidewalk ordinance, even as it prepares to make controversial changes to the way its sidewalks are laid out. The City Council approved an ordinance Monday night that sets up sidewalk maintenance schedules and ensures compliance with federal disabilities access. The council did not adopt a contentious sidewalk plan unpopular with many longtime residents.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former legislative clerk has been sentenced to more than a year in prison after he admitted to writing a threatening letter to a state lawmaker and bringing a white powder to the Capitol. U. S. Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel says 28-year-old Michael Dekota McRae was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for writing the letter in 2012 to his boss, Democratic Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad. McRae pleaded guilty in December to conveying false information concerning a biological weapon.

KEOKUK, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court chose an appropriate setting for legal arguments about the Field of Dreams movie site _ a theater. The court frequently holds oral arguments around the state and on Monday night took up a zoning dispute at the Grand Theatre in Keokuk. The case involved whether the Dyersville City Council acted properly when it rezoned property made famous by the 1989 movie starring Kevin Costner.