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Iowa early News Headlines: Tuesday, 9/12/17

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September 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — A western Iowa woman has been charged with giving her 8-year-old daughter a fatal amount of an antidepressant last year. The Mills County Attorney charged the 34-year-old Glenwood, Iowa, woman Monday with child endangerment and providing drugs to a minor without a prescription.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say the Iowa State University College of Business will be renamed because of a $50 million commitment from two California benefactors. The university said Monday that the college will be renamed the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business, pending approval by university regents. Officials say it’s the largest-ever commitment to the college. Jerry Ivy earned a bachelor’s in industrial administration from Iowa State in 1953.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a gunshot victim in southeast Iowa. Police say officers sent to a northeast Burlington neighborhood around 6 a.m. Sunday found the wounded man, who died later at Great River Medical Center. Police identified him Monday as 26-year-old Demarcus Antonio Chew. No arrests have been reported.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police say an officer was injured by a hit-and-run driver in Cedar Rapids after a car crashed into an unoccupied police cruiser around 11:20 p.m. Saturday. Police say the officer opened the car’s passenger door but was struck and briefly dragged when the car driver accelerated backward and then sped away. The unidentified officer was taken to a hospital. No arrest has been reported.