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An Iowa state senator was arrested and charged with a simple misdemeanor after refusing to abide by a law enforcement officer, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.

WAPELLO, Iowa (AP) — A jury has acquitted a former eastern Iowa high school Spanish teacher of allegations that he sexually exploited a student.

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) ? A 50-year-old Iowa woman is expected to plead guilty next month to a charge that she embezzled nearly $865,000 from a bank company while working as one of its officers.Federal prosecutors in Cedar Rapids said in a news release Tuesday that Heidi Wagler, of Wayland, is charged with embezzlement by a bank officer. Wagler and her attorney didn?t immediately return calls from The Associated ...