Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CDT

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A man charged as an accessory in the Council Bluffs slaying of a homeless man has been sentenced. Court records say Cleo McClellan pleaded guilty Wednesday and was sentenced to 98 days already served and fined $625, but the fine was suspended. Police say he and Michael Thacker were involved in the Nov. 28 slaying of David Simpson, whose body was found Dec. 11. Thacker is scheduled to go on trial May 8.

ORANGE CITY, Iowa (AP) — Trial has again been delayed for an Iowa man charged in the stabbing death of his 84-year-old grandfather. The Sioux City Journal reports that a judge on Friday agreed to give the defense team of 20-year-old Santos Rodriguez Jr. more time for evaluations and investigation. Rodriguez’s new trial date is May 1. He has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and arson in the Oct. 29 death of Luis Luevanos in his Rock Valley home.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of stabbing to death his grandparents in the Mason City home they shared will stand trial in October. Codie Matz has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the killings. Television station KIMT reports that a Cerro Gordo County District judge set the new trial date on Thursday. Last month, the 25-year-old Matz was found mentally competent to stand trial.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A day after announcing job cuts, magazine publisher Meredith Corp. says it plans a $21 million remodel of its corporate headquarters in Iowa. The Des Moines-based company says the project will accommodate 41 jobs it’s transferring from New York. The Thursday announcement comes as Meredith merges with Time Inc., which it bought it January. On Wednesday, Meredith laid off 200 workers and announced 1,000 jobs would be cut over the next 10 months. It also will cut 600 Florida jobs.