Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The legislative session is only a couple months old, but some bills have already been deemed dead for the year. Because of a procedural deadline, bills that haven’t passed at least one committee by last week are done for the session. That means action likely won’t be taken on bills dealing with professional licensing, the death penalty and a comprehensive medical marijuana program, though some failed proposals can occasionally be resurrected.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dr. Thomas Starzl, who pioneered liver transplant surgery in the 1960s and was a leading researcher into anti-rejection drugs, has died. The University of Pittsburgh, on behalf of his family, says he died Saturday at his home in Pittsburgh. He was 90.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man as a homicide after his body was found in Davenport. The Quad-City Times reports that Demetrius Allen’s body was found with gunshot wounds in the parking lot of Brady Street Stadium.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — A $1.5 million tax rebate to Des Moines Area Community College for the former Maytag headquarters will be discussed at an upcoming Newton City Council meeting. The Daily News reports that the City Council will discuss the rebate at a meeting Monday. The new rebate would be an extension of one that expired when the headquarters were donated to the college in October.

BLAIR, Neb. (AP) – The city of Blair will hold a special meeting this week to hear a presentation on plans for the shuttered Dana College campus. The Blair (Nebraska) City Council will hold the meeting at 6 p.m. Monday. An email from city staff says a development team is slated to present plans for the entire campus “with several components, not just a single use.”

The campus has been closed since 2010 after an accreditation body refused to approve its sale to for-profit investors. Midland University announced in 2013 plans to reopen the Blair campus, but dropped those plans last year. Midland officials said the costs of reopening Dana were prohibitive compared to other growth options.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The legislative session is only a couple months old, but some bills have already been deemed dead for the year. Because of a procedural deadline, bills that haven’t passed at least one committee by last week are done for the session. That means action likely won’t be taken on bills dealing with professional licensing, the death penalty and a comprehensive medical marijuana program, though some failed proposals can occasionally be resurrected.

Those that cleared the deadline include bills involving guns, abortion restrictions and voter identification. Both legislative chambers and governor’s office are GOP-controlled for the first time in nearly 20 years, and Republican are trying to pass an ambitious agenda of conservative-leaning legislation.

A public hearing will be held Monday evening in Audubon, as part of the Audubon Community School District’s meeting of the Board of Education. The hearing, which takes place at 6-p.m. in the Board of Education’s meeting room at the Audubon High School, is with regard to the Fiscal Year 2018 School Calendar. Patrons wishing to speak for or against any changes to the calendar should contact Superintendent Brett Gibbs or School Board President Christy Konkler, prior to the meeting.

Following the hearing, the School Board will act on approving the FY 2018 School Calendar, the initial proposal with the Audubon Education Association, and Personnel matters.

Prior to adjournment, the Board move into a closed session for the purpose of discussing strategy with regard to negotiations with a Collective Bargaining Unit.

An accident in Red Oak Saturday evening was blamed on sun glare and following too closely. 35-year old Bobbie Jo Bruce, of Red Oak, told Police the sun was in her eyes and she didn’t realize how close her 1995 Dodge Stratus was to a vehicle in front of her, before rear-ending the other vehicle at around 5:40-p.m., Saturday.

The accident happened as a 2005 Toyota Tundra pickup driven by 68-year old Walter Williams, of Glenwood, was slowing down before crossing the intersection at 3rd and Elm Streets in Red Oak. No injuries were reported. Damage from the collision amounted to $3,300. There were no citations issued.

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County say a man was arrested late Saturday night on drug charges. 19-year old Lucas Alexander Gray, of New Market, was taken into custody in Villisca at around 11-p.m. and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Gray was also cited for Possession of Alcohol under the legal age. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

And, Montgomery County Deputies arrested 19-year old Amilee Mylie Squires, of Villisca, at around 6:30-p.m. Saturday, in Villisca. Squires was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense. Her bond was set at $1,000.

Red Oak Police report the arrest of three people this (Sunday) morning. At around 4:23-a.m., officers took 21-year old Nikolus Brenton Schooling, of Red Oak, into custody on charges that include Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond at the Montgomery County Jail was set at $1,000.

At around 2:30-a.m., Red Oak Police arrested 56-year old Gary Richard Germar, Jr., of Red Oak, for Domestic Abuse Assault. Germar, Jr. was being held without bond at the Montgomery County Jail, until being seen by a magistrate.

And at around 1:35-a.m., Red Oak Police arrested 23-year old Stefani Rae-Ann Smith, of Red Oak, for OWI/1st offense. Smith was being held at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on a $1,000 cash bond.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:25 a.m. CST

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man has been found guilty of second-degree murder. The Daily Nonpareil reports a Pottawattamie County jury found 48-year-old Elias Wanatee, of Sioux City, guilty Friday after eight hours of deliberation.

It was the second trial for Wanatee in the case. His first trial ended in a mistrial in December after Woodbury County jurors couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict. Wanatee’s second trial was moved to Council Bluffs to avoid pretrial publicity.

Authorities say Wanatee stabbed to death 50-year-old Vernon Mace in Sioux on Feb. 17, 2016. Wanatee’s defense attorney had argued that Wanatee acted in self-defense because Mace had threatened him with a firearm weeks before.

DENISON, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of crashing his car into a river in western Iowa, killing a teenager, has pleaded not guilty to all nine charges against him in the case. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports 24-year-old Ramon Hernandez remains jailed in Crawford County. He is charged with vehicular homicide and eight drug and alcohol counts.

Authorities say Hernandez drove through a farm field with four teenagers in his car before it plunged into the Boyer River on Jan. 19. He and three of the others reached safety. The body of 15-year-old Yoana Acosta was found a week later on Jan. 26.