Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:15 a.m. CDT

DOON, Iowa (AP) — BNSF Railway says less oil spilled from derailed tanker cars in northwest Iowa last month than originally believed. BNSF spokesman Andy Williams says officials now believe 160,000 gallons (605,648 liters) of tar sand oil spilled from 10 of 32 tanker cars that derailed on June 22 into floodwaters of the Little Rock River near Doon. Officials had previously said 14 tanker cars were compromised, spilling an estimated 230,000 gallons (870,619 liters).

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former Des Moines hospital pharmacy worker accused of stealing painkillers from hundreds of patients has been sentenced to more than 2 years in federal prison. Federal prosecutors say 30-year-old Victor Van Cleave was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months. Officials say Van Cleave was a pharmacy technician at Iowa Methodist Medical Center who used a syringe to steal fentanyl and other powerful painkillers from vials, then replaced the painkillers with sterile water.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa plans to cut staff, sell property in Des Moines and make other moves in response to state funding reductions. The university announced the move Tuesday in a news release, saying it will close seven centers and lay off 33 full-time staffers whose positions are not directly tied to student instruction.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a deadly hit-and-run crash last year. Cedar Rapids television station KCRG reports that Ashley Pennington was sentenced Tuesday at the Linn County Courthouse. She had pleaded guilty in April to leaving the scene of a fatal accident and forgery. In exchange for her plea, other counts were dropped.