Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Attorneys for nine patients have filed a lawsuit against Iowa Methodist Medical Center, blaming the hospital for a pharmacy tech’s theft of potent painkillers from hundreds of vials. The Des Moines Register reports that the lawsuit accuses the hospital of being negligent in its supervision of the pharmacy tech who stole fentanyl and Dilaudid during a six-week period last year.

SANDYVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Animal torture and other charges have been filed against a woman after several dead, injured and neglected dogs were found on property she rented. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Saturday that Lindsay Morrow with five counts of animal torture and 22 counts of animal neglect, as well as theft, fraud and ongoing criminal conduct. The Animal Rescue League of Iowa says 19 living dogs and three dead dogs were removed Wednesday and Thursday from the property.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man charged with stabbing a man to death during an argument last year will have his new trial moved out of Sioux City. The Sioux City Journal reports that a judge granted 48-year-old Elias Wanatee’s request for a change of venue, citing pretrial publicity. Wanatee’s first trial ended in a mistrial in December. Wanatee is charged with first-degree murder in the Feb. 17, 2016, stabbing death of 50-year-old Vernon Mace.

OSAGE, Iowa (AP) — An Osage man accused of selling fake iPhones has been charged with felony ongoing criminal conduct and misdemeanor theft. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that 35-year-old Reed Barclay was charged earlier this week after police say Barclay sold a woman a fake iPhone for $300. She learned it was a knock-off when she took the phone to her cell service provider and was told the phone’s serial number didn’t match the one on the box.