Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:24 a.m. CDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Iowa firm has won a $1.9 million contract for work on a section of the Missouri River in southeast Nebraska. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently awarded the contract for work in Nemaha County.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Fitting tribute to Iowa football or Hawk-eyesore? That’s what a judge must decide. Angry neighbors have filed a lawsuit against the Iowa City Board of Adjustment for allowing a couple to proceed with their plan to build a 7,500-square-foot home that will resemble the University of Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium. Cedar Rapids television station KCRG reports that the lawsuit was filed Wednesday.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The trial of a man accused in shooting death of an Iowa City landlord will not move forward until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether the case should be reviewed. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that District Judge Sean McPartland granted a stay Friday in Justin Marshall’s trial. Marshall was convicted in the 2009 shooting death of Iowa City landlord John Versypt, but his conviction was overturned and a new trial ordered.

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) — North Liberty police say a 25-year-old man has been charged with animal torture, accused of hurting a cat. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that Gibson Neblett was released Friday from the Johnson County Jail. Police say Neblett abused a cat named Melvin in August and September. An Iowa City phone number listed for him appeared not to be working Saturday.