Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — From raising the minimum wage to legalizing medical marijuana, some bills in the Iowa Legislature have an uphill battle that isn’t so steep in some other statehouses. Two dozen states have a system that allows residents to bypass lawmakers and place proposed initiatives on an election ballot. The system varies by state, but the idea is that citizens should have an option B when it comes to enacting potential laws. Iowa doesn’t have such a system, and that means state lawmakers might face a little less pressure to pass certain bills, much to the frustration of some residents seeking action. Despite that, there seems to be a consensus among Iowa lawmakers that the current system should remain and that approving an option B could complicate things.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is airing 30-minute television programs in every Iowa television market this weekend. Rubio is flying from Dubuque to Sioux City and other cities this weekend as part of a busy weekend of campaigning heading into Monday’s Iowa caucuses — the first contest in the 2016 race for president. The Florida senator has held more public events in Iowa since Thanksgiving than any other Republican.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Police in eastern Iowa are investigating separate shootings only hours apart. The first was reported Friday night on East 6th Street in Davenport. The Quad-City Times reports that a woman was wounded in that shooting around 9:30 p.m. and taken to a local hospital. Police say a van parked the street and a nearby house were hit by the gunfire. Four people in a car chased by police from the area were taken in for questioning.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A newly-opened restaurant in Waterloo is now closed for at least a week to clean up from an accidental fire. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the blaze broke out in Tokyo Bay just after 3 a.m. Saturday.

(Update to our report posted Saturday night)

A pickup truck being pursued by a Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputy crashed Saturday night, injuring two young men. Dispatch reports during the chase indicated the pickup reached speed of up to 100 miles per hour, but for the last few miles was about 75-80 mph on the gravel. The Iowa State Patrol reports 18-year old Justin Dickinson, of Harlan, was the driver of a 1994 Dodge Dakota pickup that went out of control and rolled over south of Jacksonville, at around 8:45-p.m.

The Patrol says the pickup, which was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed during the pursuit, entered the west ditch at the intersection of Shelby County Road M-56 and Highway 44. The vehicle hit an embankment before rolling over and coming to rest on its wheels. Dickinson, and his passenger, 17-year old Nicholas Haner, of Council Bluffs, both of whom were wearing seat belts, were injured during the crash and transported to Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, by Medivac Ambulance.

While dispatch reports at the time of the crash said one of the males was critically injured and was to be flown to a trauma center, the State Patrol could not confirm that information early this (Sunday) morning. Harlan Fire and Rescue and deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Patrol at the crash scene.

Another, separate accident happened minutes later about two-miles north of Harlan on Linden Road, where a vehicle went into a ditch. No injuries were reported.

A traffic stop Saturday for a simple equipment violation in Fremont County resulted in one person being arrested on drug charges. The Sheriff’s Office says after the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit stopped a 2006 Dodge Status near the intersection of Manti Road and Airport Road near Shenandoah, a narcotics K9 was deployed and alerted to the presence of a controlled substance in the vehicle.

A passenger in the vehicle, 39-year old Nikki Garner, of Shenandoah, was arrested and transported to the Fremont County Jail.

Nikki Garner

Upon arrival to the jail, it was discovered that Garner was concealing controlled substances inside a body cavity and attempted to destroy the evidence at the jail.

She was arrested for: Possession of a controlled Substance (marijuana); Possession of drug paraphernalia; Possession of Contraband in a Correctional Institution; Interference with Official Acts; 3 counts of Unlawful Possession of a Prescription Drug, and two counts of Possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance.

Garner was being held on $11,300 bond. The Shenandoah Police Department assisted the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office with the stop.

Rescue crews were called to the scene of a rollover accident near Jacksonville, in Shelby County. The accident happened during the pursuit of a pickup truck and ended at around 8:39-p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Highway 44 and M-56. The vehicle was occupied by two subjects. Speeds during the pursuit reached 100 miles per hour, but for the last few miles was about 75-80 mph on the gravel. One of the subjects, the 19-year old male driver of the vehicle, was said to be in critical condition. He was set to be flown from the scene by LifeNet helicopter late Saturday night. The other person was freed from the vehicle by mechanical means and transported to Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan.

There was no immediate word on the condition of the other subject. At least one of the subjects was trapped in the vehicle and extrication was called for. No other details are currently available. Watch this post for updates.

Another, separate accident happened minutes later about two-miles north of Harlan on Linden Road, where a vehicle went into a ditch. No injuries were reported.