Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad has ordered flags lowered to half-staff next week in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The gubernatorial order would have flags lowered from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. on Monday. Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol and on all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state.
CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — It’s been a year since the Coralville Police Department first outfitted its officers with body cameras, and now the department is struggling with how to store the vast amount of video footage. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the Coralville City Council recently authorized more than $18,000 for the police department to upgrade its computer servers and purchase additional digital storage space for its body and dash camera data.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — L.J. Scott kept lunging forward, stretching the ball over the goal line for a touchdown with 27 seconds and Number 5 Michigan State all but locked up a spot in the College Football Playoff, edging 4th ranked Iowa 16-13 Saturday in the Big Ten championship game. Iowa lost for the first time this season — and just barely.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa, deleted her tweeted congratulating the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes for winning the Big Ten championship Saturday night moments after they blew a late lead and lost 16-13 to Number 5 Michigan State. Iowa lost at Lucas Oil Stadium after allowing a late, 22-play touchdown drive.