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Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, May 29th 2016

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May 29th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:40 a.m. CDT

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — New court documents show that Sioux City Community School District has paid $40,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the mother of a student sexually exploited by former educational specialist. The school board earlier this month approved a $20,000 settlement agreement. The Sioux City Journal reports that documents filed Thursday show the district’s insurance carrier will pay another $20,000. The insurance portion was not earlier disclosed by the district.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Three candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate spent no time Saturday at a Waterloo debate attacking each other. Instead, they focused criticism on Republican incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that state Sen. Rob Hogg and former legislators Tom Fiegen and Bob Krause fielded questions about how to address concerns of the Black Lives Matter movement, campaign finance and criminal justice matters.

DALLAS (AP) — Police say New Orleans Pelicans guard Bryce Dejean-Jones was fatally shot after breaking down the door to a Dallas apartment. Police said in a statement that officers were called early Saturday and found the 23-year-old player collapsed in a passageway. He was taken to a hospital where he died.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — An Ames-based company is peddling a mobile food dehydrator in an effort to stop food waste around the globe. Cedar Rapids television station KGAN reports that the KinoSol is a mobile food dehydration unit that is solar powered for farmers. KinoSol co-founder Clayton Mooney says one-third of all food produced goes to waste and that the dehydrator is crucial in developing countries.