A pair of automakers will pay the State of Iowa $1.4 million to settle claims that the companies misrepresented fuel economy ratings for some of their vehicles. The case involves Kia and Hyundai vehicles from 2011, 12 and 13 (2011-2013). Geoff Greenwood, spokesperson for the Iowa Attorney General’s office, says prosecutors believe the automakers deliberately overstated fuel efficiencies of several of their cars.

“We also allege that many consumers made their purchasing decisions based on the window stickers and based on what they saw in these advertisements – that the vehicles got better mileage than they actually did,” Greenwood said. The fuel economy claims came at a time when gasoline prices were at historically high levels. This agreement follows a similar deal that led to payments to owners of Kia and Hyundai vehicles.

“In 2012, the companies announced that consumers who bought the cars could get lifetime reimbursement for the vehicles. A year later, they also announced a one-time, lump sum payment option. The companies contacted consumers directly regarding those programs,” Greenwood said.

The company’s $1.4 million payment to Iowa will go to the state’s Consumer Education and Litigation Fund. Overall, the companies are paying $41.2 million to 33 states and the District of Columbia.

(Radio Iowa)

A Red Oak man was arrested Sunday evening, for Disorderly Conduct, a simple misdemeanor. Police say 32-year old Kyle William Chase, of Red Oak, was arrested in the 1300 block of N. 1st Street, at around 7:15-p.m., and brought to the Montgomery County Jail.

A woman from Madison County was injured during a rollover accident Sunday afternoon in northern Iowa’s Hardin County. The Iowa State Patrol says 19-year old Danielle Nemmers, of Earlham, who was not wearing a seat belt, was transported by ambulance to the local hospital, after she swerved to miss a deer and lost control of the 2000 Dodge Ram she was driving.

The pickup, which was traveling south on Hardin County Road S-27, went into the east ditch and rolled before coming to rest on its wheels. The accident happened at around 4:50-p.m., Sunday.  Nemmers, who suffered from some cuts, bruises and a slight concussion, was cited for not wearing a seat belt.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:36 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three Iowa Supreme Court justices who helped legalize gay marriage in the state seven years ago will face voters on Nov. 8 for the first time since the ruling, but they refuse to campaign for their jobs. The justices argue the courts should avoid politics, so they shouldn’t campaign. Three justices who took a similar stand in 2010 were removed by voters.

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities investigating after finding two people dead and a third person seriously injured in the town of Perry. The three victims were found inside a home in the central Iowa town of Perry Saturday evening. Police say a suspect was detained for questioning a short time after the bodies were found, but no arrests were reported immediately on Sunday.

ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa (AP) — Eight people are facing trespassing charges after protesting in the path of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in northwest Iowa this weekend. The Omaha World-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2ftzeAi) the Calhoun County Sheriff’s office says the arrests happened Saturday on a farm near Rockwell City, Iowa. The $3.8 billion pipeline is designed to carry oil 1,200 miles from western North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to Illinois.

CHEROKEE, Iowa (AP) — A museum in northwest Iowa is marking the retirement of its vintage planetarium projector. The Sioux City Journal reports the Sanford Museum and Planetarium held a retirement party for its 1951 Spitz A-1 planetarium projector on Sunday. The equipment was used for one final star show before it is replaced with a digital model.