Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

ATLANTIC, Iowa — A staff member with the Ben Carson presidential campaign has died from injuries he suffered during a crash in Interstate 80 Tuesday morning, in Cass County. An official for a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, says the Carson campaign volunteer, 25-year-old Braden Joplin, died late Tuesday afternoon. Six others were hurt in the crash.

ATLANTIC, Iowa — Two people were killed when the car they were in went out of control Tuesday morning west of Atlantic, and was struck broadside by a pickup truck. The Iowa State Patrol says the victims were 49-year old Melissa Jones, of Walnut and 39-year old John Maxwell, of Anita. Both were in the car. The driver of the pickup, 57-year old Dennis Weihs, of Marne, was transported to the Cass County Hospital by Medivac Ambulance.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Senate lawmakers in Iowa are considering a “ban the box” bill that would limit when employers can ask job applicants about their criminal histories. The bill would prohibit an employer or employment agency from inquiring about an applicant’s criminal history until the applicant has been selected for an interview or after he or she has been given a conditional job offer. Supporters say the bill offers a second chance to applicants who have been turned down for work. Critics say it could be a liability to employers.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police have arrested an Iowa City man after officers say he used a plastic gun to rob a bank. Iowa City police say the Tuesday morning robbery occurred at the U.S. Bank on William Street. A witness reported seeing a man with a gun robbing the bank. Iowa City police say a University of Iowa police officer later stopped 30-year-old Clifton Rayner Brinkmeyer and in a search found a fake, plastic gun. He was charged with second-degree robbery.

BLOOMFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a southeastern Iowa man who was killed in December died of gunshot wounds. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and State Medical Examiners released how 39-year-old Michael Thomas Goodwin Sr. died. Davis County Sheriff’s Office deputies found his body on Dec. 13 after receiving a call asking that they check on the man at his home north of Bloomfield. On Jan. 11, police charged a 16-year-old boy with first-degree murder.

ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says state residents shouldn’t let Ted Cruz win the Iowa caucus because he opposes continued federal government support of ethanol. The Republican governor spoke at a renewable fuels conference Tuesday. His state leads the nation in ethanol production. Cruz supports phasing out a federal policy that sets a minimum for the amount of ethanol blended in the nation’s gas.