Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:40 a.m. CST

TAMA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a woman died when a deer hit by a vehicle crashed through the windshield in eastern Iowa. The accident occurred about 5:20 p.m. Sunday on U.S. Highway 30, about 6 miles east of Tama. The Iowa State Patrol identified the woman as 57-year-old Donna Smith. She lived in Walford. The patrol says the driver, Amy Smith, was not injured.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — School districts throughout the U.S. are struggling to find school bus drivers, a challenge that has worsened with low unemployment and a strong economy. The problem has become so severe that some districts are offering sign-up bonuses for new drivers, while others rely on mechanics, custodians and other school employees to fill the gap. For parents and students, the shortage can mean longer waits for a ride to school and more crowded buses.

ADEL, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has pleaded guilty to four charges related to the starvation death of his 16-year-old adopted daughter. The Des Moines Register reported 43-year-old Marc Ray pleaded guilty Friday to child endangerment resulting in death and three counts of third-degree kidnapping. The kidnapping charges were for the three children in his care whom he illegally confined in their Perry home. The charges stem from the May 2017 death of Sabrina Ray, who weighed only 56 pounds when she died.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa inmate convicted of killing his infant daughter in 2010 has died in an apparent suicide. The Iowa Department of Corrections says 28-year-old Ryan Nicholas Trowbridge was pronounced dead Saturday at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic. Officials didn’t provide specifics about Trowbridge’s death but say an autopsy is planned and authorities will investigate the death. Trowbridge was serving a life sentence for first-degree murder after the 2010 death of his 4-month-old daughter.