DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A trial has been delayed until February for a Johnston day care operator charged after a child in her care died. Polk County court records show 48-year-old Trina Mazza has pleaded not guilty to child endangerment resulting in death and operating a day care without a license. Her trial was set to begin Dec. 2 but has been rescheduled to begin Feb. 3. She’s also asked the court to move her trial out of Polk County, citing pretrial publicity.

First responders were called to Mazza’s home day care on Feb. 15 because of an unresponsive child who later died at a hospital. Mazza’s attorney has said the child’s death was “a tragic home accident.” Authorities say Mazza received notices in 2011 and 2017 from the Iowa Department of Human Services after complaints that she had more than five children present without a state license.

(Radio Iowa) — Fire forced the evacuation of residents from the La Vista Apartments in Fort Dodge last night (Tuesday). Fort Dodge Fire Department Chief Steve Hergenreter said the fire was started in a second floor apartment by a child playing with a lighter. There was heavy fire damage to the second and third floor apartments with smoke and heat damage throughout the rest of the building. Red Cross volunteers were assisting the residents of the apartment to find a place to stay for the next few days.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The family of Iowa Supreme Court Justice Mark Cady is holding a public memorial service to celebrate his life at Drake University in Des Moines, where Cady earned undergraduate and law degrees. Cady, of Fort Dodge, died unexpectedly Friday night of a heart attack in Des Moines. He was 66. The service is being held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the university’s Knapp Center.

Gov. Kim Reynolds credits Cady with opening the courts to the public by holding sessions on the road and establishing specialty courts focused on helping businesses, those with drug addiction or family problems and improving the judiciary system technology. The Iowa Supreme Court will create the Chief Justice Mark S. Cady Learning Center on the first floor of the Judicial Branch Building in Des Moines that will serve as a feature for public and school tours. It will show the process of a case through Iowa’s court system, highlight Iowa’s civil rights history and demonstrate the importance of fair and impartial courts.

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A psychologist in charge of treating Iowa’s most dangerous sex offenders violated policies by developing an improperly close relationship with a violent predator who became obsessed with her. A termination letter obtained by The Associated Press alleges that Shannon Sanders, the treatment director at the Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders in Cherokee, committed “boundary violations” with a male patient. The man’s attorney says his client was “willing to kill” for her.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s unemployment rate rose slightly in October to 2.6% but remains among the lowest in the nation. Iowa Workforce Development reported Tuesday that the rate climbed from 2.5% in September. The unemployment rate also was higher than a year ago, when the October 2018 figure was 2.4%. Iowa’s unemployment rate is tied for the fourth lowest in the nation, behind Vermont, North Dakota and Utah. The U.S. unemployment rate for October was 3.6%.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The longtime vice chairman of an insurance pool for Iowa municipalities will not seek re-election, following scrutiny of its travel and his arrest for domestic violence. Gary Mahannah said earlier this year he would seek another 4-year board term on the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool, where he’s served since its formation in the 1980s. But he recently changed his mind, telling board members his departure would be “the best path forward” for a program that insures about 800 municipalities.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Burlington is set to become a stop for a major river cruise line in the next few years. City officials signed a two-year agreement Monday with Viking Cruises, which is based in Basel, Switzerland. Viking has ordered the ships that will cruise the Mississippi River, but they won’t be ready until 2022. The Viking ships are set to dock at Burlington 30 times between July 2022 and October 2023.