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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Oct. 25th 2017

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October 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has temporarily blocked part of a new state law that requires a woman to wait three days before getting an abortion. The court granted a motion Monday that extends an injunction on the 72-hour waiting period until a lawsuit challenging the provision is resolved.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A state audit is questioning Iowa State University’s use of donations to buy an airplane used largely by former President Steven Leath to work on his piloting skills. Auditors say the school failed to get required written permission from the executive director of the Board of Regents and that the plane flown by former President Steven Leath was rarely used for “clear business purposes.” The university says the purchase was appropriate.

DENISON, Iowa (AP) — A man convicted for causing a crash that killed a teenage girl will be sentenced in December, when he faces up to 109 years in prison. The Sioux City Journal reports that a judge set Ramon Hernandez’s sentencing hearing for Dec. 8 in Crawford County District Court. A Crawford County jury convicted Hernandez of vehicular homicide, three counts of distribution of a controlled substance to a minor and five other counts.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — West Des Moines police will soon join other Des Moines-area departments in requiring its officers to wear body cameras. The Des Moines Register reports that West Des Moines officers will begin wearing the cameras Nov. 1. Officers will wear them at all times, but the cameras will only record in certain cases, including during investigations and some contact with the public.