Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa National Guard says an airman who died nearly 70 years ago during the Battle of the Bulge will be laid to rest Monday. The Guard announced yesterday that through DNA testing, a team identified remains found near Allmuthen, Belgium as those of Staff Sergeant Maurice Fevold. The memorial service will be Monday at Bruce Funeral Home in Fort Dodge with burial at Blossom Hill Cemetery near Badger.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst and Democratic opponent Bruce Braley have again sparred over abortion rights in their final debate. The Iowa congressman and the state senator participated in a conversational debate yesterday as part of their neck-and-neck race to succeed retiring Senator Tom Harkin.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will campaign for Iowa Republicans next week. A spokesman for congressional candidate Rod Blum says Paul will appear Wednesday at a Cedar Falls rally for Blum, who is seeking the open 1st district seat. An Ernst spokeswoman says Huckabee will hold Tuesday events for Ernst in Sioux City and Council Bluffs.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Mason City officials are asking people not to smoke at public playgrounds in the city but have decided to make compliance voluntary. The Globe Gazette reports the Mason City Parks and Recreation Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution urging people not to smoke in playgrounds.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office cited a 13-year old female Wednesday, following a domestic disturbance at her home. Deputies responded to a home in the 2300 block of P Avenue at around 6-p.m., Wednesday. During their investigation, they learned 40-year old Wendy Miller had gotten into an argument. During the verbal dispute, the teen allegedly kicked Miller in the face and arm, causing injury. Miller told deputies she wanted to pursue charges against her daughter, who was cited into juvenile court and released to the custody of her father.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports also, 20-year old Torri Grace Perry, of College Springs, was arrested at around 9-p.m. Wednesday, in Clarinda. Perry was taken into custody on a Fremont County warrant for Violation of Probation. She was unable to post a $10,000 bond, and was transported to the Fremont County Jail.

Torri Perry

Sheriff’s officials in Cass County said Thursday that a Griswold man was arrested Sunday on an OWI charge. 25-year old Nicholas Clyde Seyler, of Griswold, was taken into custody on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Seyler was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released later that day in his own recognizance.

ORANGE CITY, Iowa (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against an Iowa woman who admitted to causing the head injuries that killed a three-year-girl at her in-home day care. Rochelle Sapp of Orange City pleaded guilty Thursday to involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment charges under a plea agreement in the death of Autumn Elgersma. Sapp admitted that she dropped the toddler to the ground and also admitted to multiple acts of child endangerment in prior months.

Prosecutors dropped a first-degree murder charge, which would’ve been a life sentence for Sapp. Second-degree murder would’ve required 35 years. Judge Edward Jacobson sentenced Sapp to an indeterminate sentence of up to 100 years.

Drake University law professor Bob Rigg says the 34-year-old Sapp will serve “significant time” — likely around 15 to 20 years.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A state agency says a Texas company plans to build a rail car maintenance and repair facility in Sioux City that would create 250 jobs. The Sioux City Journal reports Dallas-based TrinityRail Maintenance Services has requested $1.9 million in tax incentives for the proposed $29.5 million project. Plans call for a 150,000 square-foot complex.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority will consider the request at a meeting Friday in Des Moines. To qualify for the incentives, the facility would need to pay workers at least $16.36 per hour.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Democrat Bruce Braley’s campaign aides say the Democratic congressman hopes to be back from Washington for the final debate with Republican Joni Ernst in Iowa’s neck-and-neck U.S. Senate race.

Braley was attending the House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee hearing on the Ebola virus. Braley is a member of the subcommittee. Deadlocked in recent polls, the candidates plan to debate at 7 p.m. Thursday at Morningside College in Sioux City.

Ernst had no campaign events planned Thursday. Ernst reports having three times as much campaign money on hand as Braley, though the congressman has recently erased the gap Ernst held in September.

The seat is open this fall because five-term Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin is not seeking re-election.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The list of landowners suing the federal government over major flooding along the Missouri River since 2006 has grown considerably. The lawsuit filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in March was amended Thursday to include 436 plaintiffs. The latest additions to the lawsuit include 38 North Dakota landowners and the Omaha and Winnebago tribes of Nebraska.

The landowners argue that the Corps’ decisions since 2006 have contributed to flooding especially during the extended 2011 flooding that devastated hundreds of thousands of acres of mostly farmland in South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

The federal government has denied the allegations and says the Corps shouldn’t be blamed. Landowners say the recurring flooding deprived them of their land, so they should be compensated.

A joint investigation by authorities in two western Iowa counties has resulted in the recovery of stolen property, three arrests and the discovery of illegal drugs along with drug paraphernalia. Sheriff’s deputies in Shelby and Crawford Counties executed a search warrant at 258 5th Street in Earling Thursday afternoon.

Arrested at the residence was 27-year old Nicole McClure, of Earling, who was charged with possession of a controlled substance/methamphetamine. McClure was being held in Shelby County on$100,000 bond.  24-year old Elizabeth Melby, of Moorhead, who arrested at the home on a Monona County warrant for possession of a controlled substance. She was transported to Monona County from the Shelby County Jail.

And, 46-year old Daniel Welsh, of Denison, was arrested on three counts of 3rd degree burglary. He was being held at the Crawford County Jail on $5,000 bond.

Officials says there is a possibility of more arrests being made in the near future as the investigation is continuing.

Officials with the Cass County/ISU Extension Office report the Extension is looking for persons to work with residents through the VITA Program. For several years, ISU Extension in Cass County has served as a host site for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. Now, organizers are looking for local volunteers to keep the program going strong. VITA is an IRS-sponsored program that certifies community volunteers to prepare and e-file basic tax returns at no cost for low to moderate income individuals and families.

Volunteers are needed in Cass County to prepare 2014 taxes and should have a basic understanding of income tax laws, an interest in helping others, and basic computer skills.

VITA volunteers are provided free training, self study materials, and software necessary to prepare basic income tax returns including Forms 1040EZ, 1040A, and 1040. Taxpayers schedule appointments and taxes are prepared by the volunteers at a central location with equipment provided. Volunteers must complete a certification exam and the IRS waives liability for volunteers if they prepare returns within the scope of their certification.

To find out more about the VITA program contact Kate Olson at the Cass County Extension Office at 712-243-1132 or keolson@iastate.edu. Interested persons will need to complete a one page application and background screening.

The VITA program provides free tax preparation to low and moderate income families so they can claim the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Care Tax Credits. In Cass County, the program is coordinated by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach with funding and support from the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Human Services, and Iowans for Social and Economic Development (ISED).

Two Central Iowa men were arrested on drug charges this (Thursday) morning, in Audubon County. The Sheriff’s Department says 20-year old Eduardo Luis Gomez Baeza, and 21-year old Braulio Moreno, both of Marshalltown, were arrested following a traffic stop at around 1:30-a.m. in the 3100 block of Highway 71.

Baeza and Moreno were charged with Possession of Marijuana. Morena was hit with an additional charge of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The men were transported to the Audubon County Jail and later released after appearing before a magistrate.