Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered restaurants, bars, fitness centers, theaters and casinos to close for two weeks as part of a public health emergency plan designed to ease the community spread of the coronavirus. Reynolds on Tuesday prohibited mass gatherings and events of more than 10 people including parades, festivals, conventions, and fundraisers. The closures are intended to last through March 31. Reynolds says the emergency declaration is necessary to protect the health and safety of Iowans and mitigate the spread of the virus. The Iowa Department of Public Health says 29 residents have now tested positive for coronavirus.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating what appear to be human bones found on a property in northern Des Moines. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that the remains were found Tuesday morning by children playing in a dirt pile near a home. A medical examiner and Polk County detectives were called around 10:30 a.m. to investigate. Detectives say the bones appear to be old. No other details have been released in the case.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — A man charged with a fatal shooting in Marshalltown is being held on $1 million bail. Marshall County court records say Mustafa Muhammad, 30 is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes. The shooting was reported around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Officers responding to the report found a critically injured 27-year-old man. Police say he died later at a Marshalltown hospital. He’s been identified as Blake Thomas, who lived in Marshalltown. A 37-year-old woman also suffered a minor wound. She’s been identified as a Marshalltown resident, Sarah DeSautels.

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man who’d taken a woman hostage was shot and killed after an Iowa State Patrol team entered a residence in central Iowa’s Webster City. The Iowa Public Safety Department says officers responded around 3:30 p.m. Monday after the woman called 911 to report that the man had fired shots at her. Police negotiators talked to the man for hours, but he threatened to shoot the woman within a specified time period, The department says that’s when the patrol team went into the home and shot the man. The names of the man and woman haven’t been released.