Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CST
UNDATED (AP) — A new report says farm bankruptcies have risen in Nebraska and Iowa. The American Farm Bureau Federation report shows Chapter 12 bankruptcies rose 24% nationwide over the previous year. The report covers the 12 months ending Sept. 30. The report cited severe weather and trade disputes among the problems faced by farmers. There were 37 farm bankruptcies in Nebraska and 24 in Iowa over those 12 months _ a year-over-year increase of six in Nebraska and 10 in Iowa.
DECORAH, Iowa (AP) — Two candidates have clear momentum in Iowa with three months until the first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses. Democratic rivals Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren are offering starkly different arguments as they try to close the deal. But other top contenders including former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders aren’t going away. The jumble at the top reveals vulnerabilities for all the candidates.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Trial has been set for a registered sex offender accused of trying to sexually assault boys he lured to a Des Moines elementary school playground. Station KCCI reports that trial for 39-year-old Loren Lewis is set for Dec. 2. He has pleaded not guilty to second-degree sexual abuse, two counts of enticing a minor under 13, and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse.
AMANA, Iowa (AP) — Two people died after their vehicles collided on an icy Iowa bridge this weekend. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash happened Saturday morning on an icy bridge south of Amana, Iowa, on Highway 151.