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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa has reached an agreement with federal regulators to resolve concerns about potential disparities in opportunities provided to female athletes. The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education found that Iowa was spending more on male athletes in areas such as equipment, recruiting and locker rooms but didn’t rule on whether that violated federal law. Instead, it negotiated a resolution in which Iowa will voluntarily take steps to demonstrate compliance.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sioux City plans to partner with the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for a project that would bring parking and commercial space to an area of downtown. The Sioux City Journal reports the proposed $11 million development would fill an empty 1.2-acre lot that sits just south of the casino. The city purchased the land in 2015 for additional parking for Tyson Events Center functions.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Texas woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing a fatal Davenport crash last year. The Quad-City Times reports that 58-year-old Lauria Lee Kelly, of Alvarado, Texas, was sentenced Wednesday in Scott County District Court after being found guilty in December of vehicular homicide. Police say Kelly was speeding and had run at least two stop lights in January 2017 when her pickup truck hit a car, killing 53-year-old Cynthia Elaine Jones, of Davenport.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Firefighters in northeastern Iowa have been battling a large fire at a scrap yard northwest of Waterloo. The Courier reports that firefighters were called to Alter Metal Recycling on Wednesday morning for a fire near the facility’s shredder. Smoke from the scene could be seen billowing from miles away.