Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Officials say there’s evidence a black bear has traveled into Dubuque. Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials say tracks found behind a home on the south side of the city belong to a black bear weighing between 100 and 200 pounds. Police say a bear sighting was reported Monday morning.

GRINNELL, Iowa (AP) — A Grinnell family spent the long weekend in Washington, D.C., at a national seminar and grief camp for those coping with the loss of a member of the armed forces. Kaanan Mackey says the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, known as TAPS, will give her five children, ages 6 to 16, a chance to meet others with similar experiences. Mackey’s husband, Matthew, died in 2010 from injuries following an accident on his way home from a drill weekend at Camp Dodge in Johnston. He served in the Marine Corps and Iowa Army National Guard.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Some people who remember old Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Sioux City are wondering what happened to the vibrant mural that once graced the building. The building opened in 1925 and was torn down 80 years later to make way for a new school, Irving Elementary. The artwork titled “Patriotic Mural” was unveiled in February 1966, created by Oglala Lakota artist Arthur Amiotte.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two Iowa inmates have been listed as escaped from state work release facilities. Iowa Corrections Department officials say 51-year-old Llewellyn Roberts escaped from the facility in Marshalltown and 26-year-old Eric Livingston from the Waterloo facility. Roberts’ five-year sentence for domestic assault in Tama County began on Aug. 19, 2013. Livingston’s 10-year sentence for robbery in Black Hawk County began on March 31, 2009.