CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Officials say an Iowa inmate being treating at a medical facility has died of natural causes and complications from pneumonia. The Department of Corrections says 65-year-old Laurence Johannsen died Saturday at the hospice care unit of the Iowa Medical and Classification Center.

FAIRFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an unknown amount of untreated wastewater has discharged into a creek in southeast Iowa. The state Department of Natural Resources says city officials in Fairfield discovered the discharge yesterday morning at Crow Creek near Chautauqua Park. Officials say the discharge is tied to a break in a collection line.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa City officials say a petition in support of banning the use of red light cameras and drones does not have enough signatures. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports as of yesterday that the petition had just over 2,000 valid signatures instead of the required 2,500 valid signatures.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Senate has approved a plan to reduce commercial property taxes, but the outlook for the bill is unclear because the House favors an alternate proposal from Gov. Terry Branstad. The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 29-21 in favor of the plan yesterday. The legislation would gradually provide commercial and industrial property owners with a tax credit equivalent to a roughly 40 percent tax cut on their first $324,000 in assessed property value.