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AMES, IOWA (AP) -- UPDATED 2:30 p.m.

The Associated Press is reporting that the DOT computer problem has been fixed. DOT officials say that all of its license bureaus and offices are back up and running.

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The Iowa Department of Transportation says a computer problem is affecting the issuance of driver's licenses and nonoperator ID cards as well as vehicle registration services across the state.

The department on Tuesday reported a computer server failure, saying it has caused a "temporary interruption." Spokeswoman Dena Gray-Fisher says in a statement the outage is affecting services at all of the agency's driver's license stations and county treasurer offices that issue driver's licenses and handle vehicle registrations.

Gray-Fisher says officials are working to fix the problem, but she doesn't know how long it may last.

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