Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Firefighters have quickly extinguished a blaze in a high-rise dorm in the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City. Department officials say the fire was reported just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday on the ninth floor of Slater Residence Hall. No one was hurt.

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa school official says a school bus driver accused of hitting a 15-year-old student after the boy apparently refused to heed his seat assignment instructions had worked for the district fewer than three months. Sixty-year-old Robert Scarbrough of West Des Moines was arrested Thursday after some students left the bus and told a nearby sheriff’s deputy about the incident, which was recorded on a cellphone by at least one student.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) —Texas Senator Ted Cruz had a group of Iowa conservatives applauding and waving campaign signs as he railed against a common adversary. But it wasn’t one of his Republican rivals for president, or even Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Instead he was talking about Wednesday’s CNBC debate moderators. Cruz told about 1,000 Iowa Republicans in Des Moines Saturday that conservative talk radio hosts like Sean Hannity should moderate the next Republican presidential debate.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Marco Rubio continues to poke at Jeb Bush during an Iowa Republican forum, as the rivalry between the two Florida Republicans intensifies. Rubio told more than 1,000 leadoff caucus faithful in Des Moines Saturday, “we must turn the page and allow new leaders and new principles.”

Police in Red Oak arrested a man Saturday afternoon, on an assault charge. 40-year old Troy Allen Myers, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 2:45-p.m., after police were called to 210 W. Reed Street, for a reported disturbance. Following an investigation, Myers was taken into custody on a Domestic Abuse/Simple Assault, charge. He was being held Saturday in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Firefighters in Iowa City have quickly extinguished a fire in a high-rise dorm in the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City. Department officials say the fire was reported just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday on the ninth floor of Slater Residence Hall. Everyone in the dorm made it out safely before firefighters arrived.

Fire officials say the fire was contained to one dorm room and was extinguished within six minutes of firefighters’ arrival. No injuries were reported. Investigators say the building sustained minor smoke and fire damage. It sustained more water damage, because the blaze triggered the building’s sprinkler system.

Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is hosting a fall bird migration series on weekends in November. The program series will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturdays and 1 p.m. on most Sundays in November. All programs are family friendly and each one stands on its own.

Programs will begin with an indoors presentation, after which participants will head outside to view and identify migratory birds in their natural habitats. Participants can bring their own equipment, but binoculars, field guides and spotting scopes will also be available.

The scheduled programs are Birding Basics on Nov. 7 and 8, Advanced Birding on Nov. 14 and 15 and Wetland Basics and Duck Math on Nov. 21 and 22. A program titled Wetland Food Cycles will take place on Nov. 28.

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Iowans are coming together this fall to talk about what they want for outdoor amenities in their state. The biennial Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) assemblies give all Iowans an opportunity to discuss their vision of Iowa’s outdoor recreation, soil and water enhancement, historical resources, land management and more.

Upcoming REAP meetings include Nov. 3rd in Clarinda at Lied Center (for residents of Fremont, Mills, Montgomery and Page Counties), Nov. 4th in Neola at Breezy Lodge (for residents of Pottawattamie, Harrison, Shelby and Cass Counties), and Nov. 5th in Bondurant at the public library (for residents of Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Marion, Polk, Story and Warren counties).

REAP assemblies are locally led meetings where issues can be brought forth and voted upon. Meetings begin with an open house at 6 p.m., followed by the assembly from 6:30 – 8. Each assembly represents a region of counties and participants are required to attend the region for the county in which they reside.

Each year, REAP provides funding for local projects through a grant process and each year, the requests for city and county grants exceed the amount available by two or three times. Since the program debuted in 1989, more than $300 million has been awarded to more than 14,500 projects.

A traffic stop for speeding and stop sign violations in Red Oak early this (Saturday) morning, turned into a pursuit that ended in Fremont County with a Mills County man taken into custody. Authorities say 22-year old Rocky Alan James Runyon, of Hastings, was charged with eluding (an Aggravated misdemeanor), Driving While Revoked (Serious Misdemeanor), and numerous traffic offenses.

Officials say the chase began when officers with the Red Oak Police Department tried to stop a 1993 Ford F-150 pickup near the intersection of 200th Street and G Avenue at around 2:40-a.m., but the vehicle fled westbound on G Avenue.

The chase continued as far west as Hastings, in Mills County, and ended on Highway 59 in Fremont County, after deputies there were able to deploy stop sticks at the intersection of Highway 59 and 120th Street. After the sticks were deployed and deflated the vehicles’ tires, the pickup slowed considerably. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies were then able to use a rolling roadblock to ease the vehicle to a halt. Runyon was taken into custody without further incident.

Agencies assisting Red Oak Police in the pursuit and apprehension of Runyon, include: the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit; Deputies with the Fremont, Cass, Mills and Page County Sheriff’s Departments.

A traffic stop late Friday night in Villisca resulted in the arrest of two men on drug and/or alcohol charges. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies pulled over a 2005 Ford Fusion at around 11:25-p.m., and as the result of an investigation conducted with the assistance of the K9 “Rex” and his partner, arrested 20-year old Darryk James Leu, of Malvern, for Unlawful Possession of Prescription Medications. A passenger in the car, 21-year old Cody Benjamin Johnson, of Stanton, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Open Container as a passenger.

Both men were brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond, each.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska and Iowa residents are being reminded to set their clocks back an hour before going to sleep Saturday. Standard time returns this weekend at 2 a.m. Sunday. The change means most Americans will get an extra hour of rest, but those working overnight shifts might toil an hour longer. It also means some will forget to change their clocks, and show up early for church or other events on Sunday.

Daylight Saving Time returns to Nebraska and Iowa in March. Not everyone in the United States makes the switch from standard time. The exceptions are Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas.