Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:53 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police have charged a woman with election misconduct after officials reported she voted twice. Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek says officers charged 55-year-old Terri Rote with first-degree election misconduct Thursday after being notified by elections officials that she had submitted two absentee ballots. She was booked into the Polk County Jail and released after posting a bond. Polk County Attorney John Sarcone says it one of the few examples he’s seen of alleged voter fraud.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say the driver injured earlier this month when his tanker truck burst into flames at an ethanol plant in Council Bluffs has died. John Ticer with the Iowa State Fire Marshal’s Office says 61-year-old Kenneth Dale Krumwiede of Walthill, Nebraska, died Sunday at an Omaha hospital.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state board has voted to pursue open records complaints against Burlington police and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation over records regarding a fatal shooting. The Iowa Public Information Board voted 5-3 Thursday to reinstate charges in connection to investigative records about an officer’s accidental shooting of Burlington resident Autumn Steel in January 2015. Authorities say they properly released records as required by law.
NORWALK, Iowa (AP) — A fifth-grade teacher in central Iowa has been named the state’s teacher of the year. Education officials announced Friday that Shelly Vroegh of Lakewood Elementary School in Norwalk was selected as the 2017 Iowa Teacher of the Year. Four other teachers were named as finalists. Officials at a Friday press conference highlighted her work as a district mentor and elementary math curriculum leader.