IOWA (IRN) – Democrat Fred Hubbell has a small lead over Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds in a poll for the governor’s office that falls within the margin of error just more than six weeks before Election Day, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows. Forty-three percent of likely voters say they support Hubbell, and 41 percent say they support Reynolds. Seven percent say they support Libertarian Jake Porter, and 9 percent are undecided.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Federal prosecutors in eastern Iowa have announced prison sentences for two farmers convicted in separate cases. Prosecutors say 36-year-old David Pitz, of Elma in northeastern Iowa, has been sentenced to 10 months behind bars for using his more than $117,000 in farm profits for personal expenses instead of paying off his USDA-backed loan. In a separate case, 36-year-old Mark Laubenthal, of Bancroft in northern Iowa, has been sentenced to a year in prison for lying to his bank about how much land he was farming and how much crop he had in storage in order to secure a loan.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A Davenport Hy-Vee was evacuated yesterday afternoon because someone sprayed pepper spray in the building. WQAD-TV reports the store was ventilated and closed early. No one was hurt.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Families gathered at an Iowa City cemetery to honor the memories of those who, in death, served the living. KCRG-TV reports the ceremony is part of the University of Iowa’s deeded body program. The program allows people to donate their body to medical education and research. This is the 51st year of the program. The ceremony honored more than 200 donors.