Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CDT

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — Officials in northeastern Nebraska say a South Sioux City police officer and a suspect have been injured in a shootout outside a bar and liquor store. The Sioux City (Iowa) Journal reports that the shooting happened around 2 a.m. Saturday, when police were called to Los Amigos for a man holding a gun. Police say the first officer to arrive at the scene confronted the man, and the two exchanged gunfire. Neither the names nor medical conditions of the officer and suspect have been released.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Officials in western Iowa say a man has died after the bicycle he was riding was hit by a vehicle, and investigators are now searching for the driver. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that deputies were called to a section of the Old Lincoln Highway around 2:25 a.m. Saturday for a report of a bicycle that had been hit. Arriving deputies found a man with fatal injuries, but the vehicle that hit him had fled.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Career counselors and recruiters say 2019 college graduates will be hitting a hot job market if they’re ready to begin their careers. Bill Watts is the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s director of advising and career services, and he says this year’s graduates have the best chances to land good jobs that he’s seen in 20 years, calling the market “pretty phenomenal.”

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Davenport school officials say several students had to be treated after a school resource officer deployed pepper spray during an incident at Central High School. Television station KWQC reports that the incident happened Friday. The school district says the officer responded to a disturbance in a hallway by using pepper spray. Several people reported having trouble breathing and were treated by the school nurse. No serious injuries were reported.