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Iowa early News Headlines: Saturday, Feb. 11th 2017

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February 11th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:00-a.m. CST

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The powerful and controversial leader of the board that governs Iowa’s public universities says he will not seek a second six-year term. Iowa Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter said Friday that it was a tough decision, but he will not ask Gov. Terry Branstad for a new appointment. He thanked Branstad for giving him the opportunity to serve and said he is leaving satisfied with accomplishments that include a tuition freeze.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Woodbury County attorney has cleared of wrongdoing a Sioux City police officer who fatally shot a South Dakota man during a traffic stop. County Attorney Patrick Jennings said Friday that Officer Dylan Grimsley was justified in shooting 36-year-old Daniel Riedmann, of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, on Dec. 7. Police say Grimsley shot Riedmann when Riedmann reached for something. Police say a loaded handgun was found in the vehicle.

DENVER (AP) — Authorities say a 27-year-old Iowa man was shot to death east of Denver. The Adams County coroner tells the Denver Post that Zackery Henderson, of Mason City, Iowa, was pronounced dead at Denver Health Medical Center. Deputies responding to reports of a disturbance say Henderson was found fatally wounded at about 3 a.m. Monday near the intersection of U.S. 36 and North Pecos Street.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has made it significantly more difficult for police to continue to ask questions or even ask for a driver’s license during routine traffic stops if there is no reasonable suspicion a crime has been committed. In a ruling Friday, the majority of a divided 4-3 court overturned a 30-year-old Iowa legal precedent that said officers could at least ask drivers to produce their license during routine stops.