Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 3-year-old boy appears to have fallen from a second-floor window in Council Bluffs, yet managed to avoid major injury. Council Bluffs police are investigating the incident that happened around 10:20 a.m. Sunday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For months, Texas Senator Ted Cruz has flown under the radar in the Republican presidential race. That’s an unusual position for a politician who’s been in the spotlight since arriving in Washington nearly three years ago. Now, Cruz is trying to ride a standout performance in last week’s debate into new momentum for his campaign. He’s casting himself as the conservative the party’s right flank has been waiting for — one who’s both uncompromising and electable.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad’s effort to privatize Iowa’s Medicaid program continues to move forward, though critics are raising questions about the projected cost savings. On Tuesday a legislative oversight committee will hold the first of two scheduled hearings to review the privatization plans.

LARRABEE, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa landowners who oppose a proposed pipeline to carry North Dakota oil to Illinois hope state regulators will consider their concerns about the project. Rancher Jack Montgomery tells the Sioux City Journal that the pipeline Dakota Access has proposed has started to seem like a done deal. The Iowa Utilities Board is scheduled to begin pipeline hearings on November 12th after a judge ruled that landowners should take their concerns to regulators before filing a lawsuit.