DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has sent a letter to senators seeking support for his nominees to the Board of Regents. The letter was delivered Tuesday to all 50 senators. Branstad says his picks have “unique skill sets.” The Senate Education Committee voted to forward two of Branstad’s three nominations to the full Senate without recommendation. Current Board President Craig Lang was not endorsed.

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KALONA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are trying to figure out who forced an empty car to crash through a grocery store in eastern Iowa. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened early yesterday morning at JW’s Foods in Kalona. No one was injured and the store remains open

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Bond has been set at $1 million for a Cedar Falls woman accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend in Waterloo. Kristie Clark-Richardson made her initial court appearance yesterday on a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of 38-year-old Keon Dale. Authorities say the 34-year-old Clark-Richardson stabbed Dale near his northern Waterloo home a little after 11:45 p.m. Monday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Labor Department says a Des Moines trucking company failed to properly pay some employees for overtime. The department’s Wage and Hour Division says Contract Transport Inc. did not pay some drivers for delay time during trips and instead paid them based on a predetermined number of hours. Some delays were caused by weather, construction or other factors.