DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – One of the youngest teenage killers ever sentenced to life in prison for murder in Iowa will someday get a chance at parole. The Iowa Supreme Court overturned Romeo Hardin’s life-without-parole sentence today and ordered a new sentencing hearing. The maximum sentence he will now face is life with the possibility of parole. Hardin was 15 in 1996 when he was charged with fatally shooting 21-year-old Augustas Nance in Davenport.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A survey of Iowa farmland says values have dropped close to 9 percent from where they were a year ago, which experts attribute to declining commodities prices. The surveys were issued by the Iowa Chapter of Realtors Land Institute, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors organized by realtors specializing in farmland sales and appraisal.

LEHIGH, IA (IRN) – The mayor and city clerk of the small Webster County city of Lehigh have quit, and another City Council member says she may resign. Former Mayor Paula Martin told the Fort Dodge Messenger she resigned because of issues discussed at a Monday council meeting. She declined to give details, and minutes of the meeting weren’t available. City Clerk Kathy Gambill declined to say why she had given her two-week notice.

JASPER COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Search crews have located the body of a Newton man who had been missing since Sunday night. WHO-TV reports 67-year-old Mike McDaniels told family members he was going fishing along the South Skunk River. The body of McDaniels was pulled from the Skunk River near the location of his truck and gear Thursday. The medical examiner is working to determining the cause of death.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A new casino may be in the future for Cedar Rapids. KWWL-TV reports the President of Wild Rose Casinos was in town yesterday speaking with city leaders. This comes after a 2014 proposal for a Cedar Rapids casino was denied by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. The commission felt the market was too saturated and imposed a three-year moratorium, which will expire next year.

BETTENDORF, IA (IRN) – A pair of fast-moving thieves raced through three gyms in Bettendorf and Davenport last week, but not to exercise. WQAD-TV reports the two women cut their way into lockers, stole cash, credit cards, cell phones and car keys. One of them paused to smile at a security camera before fleeing. Authorities believe they are not from the area.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Kirkwood Community College is on the lookout for five cows that escaped from its agricultural facility in Cedar Rapids. KCRG-TV reports the cows got through a broken fence on college property. Kirkwood has hired a ranch hand with hopes of rounding up the cows and herding them home.