Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An investigation by The Associated Press has found that police departments routinely withhold video taken by body-worn and dashboard-mounted cameras that show officer-involved shootings and other uses of force. They often do so by citing a broad exemption to state open-records laws _ claiming that releasing the video would harm an ongoing investigation. That’s not true for all departments. Some routinely release officer video within days or weeks.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke is planning a series of stops in Iowa beginning Thursday as he nears an announcement on a 2020 White House bid. Two people familiar with O’Rourke’s planning say the former congressman is expected to visit working-class Burlington on the Mississippi River in southeast Iowa. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to disclose details of the plans. He says he’s decided on whether to seek the presidency and will make his plans known soon.
BOSTON (AP) — Tax records show that a California charity accused of funneling money in a national college admissions bribery scheme claimed it gave out $500,000 to the University of Southern California. An Associated Press review of Key Worldwide Foundation’s filings shows the Southern Cal contributions were part of nearly $2 million in grants in recent years. The foundation reported revenues that spiked from $451,600 in 2013 to $3.7 million in 2016. A message left late Tuesday at the school wasn’t returned.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is proposing to allow year-round sales of gasoline mixed with 15 percent ethanol, seeking to calm a dispute between the oil industry and corn farmers. The proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency fulfills a pledge that President Donald Trump made to U.S. corn farmers, who see ethanol as an important driver of demand for their crops. Many environmentalists oppose any expansion of the ethanol industry, saying the increase in corn production has polluted waterways.