Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says his age won’t slow him down as he runs for a 7th term. The 81-year-old said yesterday that age “isn’t a factor or I wouldn’t be running.” The six-term Republican held the first fundraiser for his 2016 campaign earlier this week and is nearly halfway through his annual tour of all 99 Iowa counties.

LE GRAND, Iowa (AP) — Police say they’re searching for a man accused of threatening reporters with what appeared to be a gun and assaulting a photojournalist. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that its news crew called law enforcement Thursday after 27-year-old Chad Bryant poured water over a cameraman’s head and brandished something that looked like a rifle outside of a Le Grand home. Bryant and several others then left the area, prompting the search.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A 43-year-old Council Bluffs man accused of kidnapping connected to the abuse of his developmentally disabled son has been sentenced to prison. The Daily Nonpareil reports that James Beyer pleaded guilty on Thursday to neglect of a dependent person. He was sentenced to 10 years, but a prosecutor says Beyer’s plea agreement includes a provision that the court review the sentence in a year.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines woman has been convicted on several counts of bilking federal and state welfare programs out of thousands of dollars. A federal jury on Thursday found 48-year-old Julia Nguyen guilty of 22 felony counts.