Former Democrat Vice President Joe Biden is planning to come to Iowa early next week as part of his presidential campaign. According to KETV in Omaha, Biden will travel to Iowa to meet with voters in Des Moines, Waukee, Manning, Le Mars, Sioux City and Council Bluffs. Biden is expected to lay out his vision for America and listen to voters’ concerns and ideas around restoring the soul of the nation, rebuilding the middle class and unifying the country.

He is expected to speak at Olmsted Center at Drake University, 2875 University Ave., Des Moines, at 3:30 p.m. Monday. On Tuesday, Biden will be at Leet-Hassler Farmstead, 12196 311th St, near Manning at 11:15 a.m., for a community event. He will then travel to Le Mars for a rural health care event at 3 p.m. Biden’s last stop is in Council Bluffs on Wednesday at 11 a.m. for a final community event.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DAKOTA CITY, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska judge has found that a South Sioux City man acquitted by reason of insanity of killing his wife continues to need psychiatric treatment. The Sioux City Journal reports that a judge on Friday relied on a psychologist’s report filed in June saying 42-year-old Bei Sheng Chen will remain a danger for the foreseeable future. Authorities say Chen shot 33-year-old Mei Huang on Sept. 6, 2017, in the parking lot of the South Sioux City police station.

VENTURA, Iowa (AP) — A swimming advisory has been issued for McIntosh Woods State Park in north-central Iowa due to E. coli contamination. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that a sample taken at the lake near Ventura in Cerro Gordo County exceeded a safe amount of the bacteria found in fecal matter. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says for that reason, swimming is not recommended at the lake.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Good news for fans of ancient meditation practices and small bovids: Goat yoga is returning to the Iowa State Fair. Fair officials say in a news release that the class, which was introduced to the fair last year, will resume this at the state fair on Aug. 12, 14 and 17 in the Paul R. Knapp Animal Learning Center. The class will include yoga poses not only with baby goats, but also piglets, ducklings and chicks.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa City leaders have expanded the city’s hate crime law to include harassment and trespassing. The Iowa City Council passed the expanded ordinance earlier this month. A news release from the city says state law covering hate crimes names only assault, arson and criminal mischief. The new city ordinance adds both harassment and trespassing.

DAKOTA CITY, Neb. (AP) — An Iowa judge has found that a South Sioux City man acquitted by reason of insanity of killing his wife continues to need psychiatric treatment.

The Sioux City Journal reports that a judge on Friday relied on a psychologist’s report filed in June saying 42-year-old Bei Sheng Chen will remain a danger for the foreseeable future and needs continued treatment at the Lincoln Regional Center.

Authorities say Chen shot 33-year-old Mei Huang on Sept. 6, 2017, in the parking lot of the South Sioux City police station. She died hours later at a Sioux City, Iowa, hospital.

Chen was found not responsible by reason of insanity and acquitted in May 2018 of first-degree murder and other counts. Evidence showed that Chen was having delusions that his wife was the devil and was going to harm him when he shot her.

VENTURA, Iowa (AP) — A swimming advisory has been issued for McIntosh Woods State Park in north-central Iowa due to E. coli contamination. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that a sample taken at the lake near Ventura in Cerro Gordo County exceeded a safe amount of the bacteria found in fecal matter.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says for that reason, swimming is not recommended at the lake. The department says surface runoff after a heavy rainfall could be the culprit. Sunlight destroys the bacteria and improves the water quality.

The swimming advisory is among five issued throughout Iowa after this week’s sampling. Others include beaches at Prairie Rose, Lake Darling, Backbone and Green Valley state parks.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Good news for fans of ancient meditation practices and small bovids: Goat yoga is returning to the Iowa State Fair. Fair officials say in a news release that the class, which was introduced to the fair last year, will resume this at the state fair on Aug. 12, 14 and 17 in the Paul R. Knapp Animal Learning Center.

The class will include yoga poses not only with baby goats, but also piglets, ducklings and chicks. New this year will be an exclusive Iowa State Fair Goat Yoga mat for the first 250 registered participants.

Tickets are $20 and are open to any age. Tickets are on sale at www.iowastatefair.org . Fair Admission is not included, but advanced admission tickets are on sale at www.iowastatefair.org .

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa City leaders have expanded the city’s hate crime law to include harassment and trespassing. The Iowa City Council passed the expanded ordinance earlier this month. A news release from the city says state law covering hate crimes names only assault, arson and criminal mischief.

The new city ordinance adds both harassment and trespassing when committed because of a person’s race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or marital status.

City officials say the expansion is in response to an increase in hate crimes in recent years, which jumped from six reports in 2017 to 14 in 2018. Under the new Iowa City ordinance, a first offense for a hate crime carries a fine of between $300 and $625 and up to seven days in jail. A second offense is a $625 fine and 30 days in jail.

A Union County woman complained of pain and possible injuries, following a collision Tuesday afternoon. The Union County Sheriff’s Office said Friday, a 2014 Chevy pickup pulling a bale hauler, was turning at the corner of Beechwood Avenue and 110th Street at around 12:25-p.m., Tuesday, when the trailer was struck by a 1998 Buick.

The driver of the Buick, 43-year old Monica Jo Young, of Cromwell, told authorities she didn’t see the pickup/trailer stop at the stop sign, because of all the dust the pickup and trailer kicked-up. The was no damage to the pickup, driven by 62-year old Roger Dee Tanner, of Greenfield, but the bale hauler sustained $1,000 damage. Damage to the Buick was estimated to be $4,000. Tanner was not injured in the collision, and no citations were issued.

Sheriff’s deputies in Montgomery County arrested a Red Oak man early this (Saturday) morning. 39-year old Walton Samuel Hughes was arrested for OWI/1st offense, following a traffic stop in the area of 210th Street and Highway 34. Hughes was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

A traffic stop at around 8:23-p.m. Friday, in Red Oak, resulted in the arrest of a man for Driving While Suspended and Failure to have SR-22 Insurance. 38-year old Daniel Lee Mattox, of Red Oak, was transported to the Montgomery County Jail, and held on a $1,000 bond.

A potential suicide was averted late Friday evening in Council Bluffs, when Police Officers were able to talk a man down from a side of the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge, that links Council Bluffs to Omaha.

Officers with the Omaha and Council Bluffs Police Departments were dispatched to Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge at around 7:47-p.m. Once the suicidal subject was talked away from the side of the bridge, he was escorted to safety.

Council Bluffs officers were able to take the subject to a local hospital for further evaluation. It’s the second time this past week a suicide was prevented. Tuesday night, Ray’Veontae Harris was live streaming on his phone during his walk, when he spotted a young woman in crisis, leaning over the edge of the bridge

The 20-year-old spoke with the woman and slowly helped her down so she wouldn’t fall. She thanked him later for saving her life.