FAIRBANK, Iowa (AP) — A 4-year-old northeast Iowa girl was flown to an Iowa City hospital after she was struck by a pickup. Authorities say Edna Raber of rural Fairbank ran into a street while playing with other children around 4 p.m. Wednesday. The little girl was taken to Mercy Hospital in Oelwein (OHL-wyne) and then flown to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A University of Iowa physician has been accused of drunken driving and lying to officers about her identity. Decontee Fletcher was arrested after police responded to a vehicle crashing early Wednesday into some trees. Fletcher was found sitting in the passenger seat. Fletcher is a clinical assistant professor in the neurology clinic at the University of Iowa.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa says an administrative assistant who is the future son-in-law of Coach Kirk Ferentz will no longer report to the football program to avoid nepotism concerns. Athletic director Gary Barta said yesterday that Tyler Barnes would now be supervised by Rick Klatt, who oversees the department’s marketing and media relations. He said Barnes had been a model employee, but the change in supervision was necessary because Barnes is planning to marry Ferentz’s 25-year-old daughter in July.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Hines scored 16 points and Drake defeated Bradley 81-66 yesterday in the opener of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. The ninth-seeded Bulldogs earned a quarterfinal game against regular-season champion Creighton today in St. Louis.