Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state panel has rejected a petition from two environmental activist groups that sought stricter standards for proposed animal feeding operations. The Des Moines Register reports the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission denied the petition Monday from groups calling for it to require cattle feedlots and confined hog operations to require more distance from neighbors and take other actions. Commissioners said the proposed rules were too strict.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police say one man has died and a woman was injured when shots were fired into a Cedar Rapids house. Officers were called to the shooting Saturday night and found a man and woman with gunshot wounds. They were taken to hospitals, where 33-year-old Kenneth Lamont Everett died. Police way 29-year-old Gabriel Chantel Thomas is expected to recover. Police Monday said the shots were fired from outside the home and struck the victims while they were in a bedroom. Police haven’t reported any arrests.

ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — A memorial ride scheduled for next month will honor an eastern Iowa police officer who was killed in a head-on crash. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that the ride will start in Anamosa on Oct. 15. Proceeds will benefit the family of Anamosa Officer Mitch Kelchen, who was killed in the crash Sept. 2 north of Andrew. The 40-year-old Kelchen was not on duty at the time.

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities have arrested a suspect for a shooting that killed a Fort Dodge man. The Fort Dodge Police announced that 27-year-old Levi Gibbs III of Fort Dodge was being held at the Polk County Jail, where he was awaiting extradition back to Webster County. Authorities have charged Gibbs with first-degree murder for the shooting death of 32-year-old Shane Wessels of Fort Dodge.