Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:40 a.m. CDT

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Police have charged a 40-year-old Council Bluffs with kidnapping and sexually abusing a teenage girl. The Daily Nonpareil reports that Fednol Garly St. Cyr was charged Friday with first-degree kidnapping, third-degree sexual abuse and indecent contact with a child. St. Cyr could face life in prison if convicted of the kidnapping charge.

CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former magistrate arrested on a sex abuse charge last year while running for the local school board is now asking for a lawyer to be appointed to help him at his sentencing. Doug Lindaman served as his own attorney during his trial earlier this month, when he was found guilty of third-degree sexual abuse. Authorities say Lindaman fondled a 17-year-old boy in 2011.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A state panel is mulling what to do about a lack of foster homes for Native American children in northwestern Iowa. The Sioux City Journal reports that the Iowa Commission on Native American Affairs was told of the problem Friday during a meeting in Sioux City. Shane Frisch, a state social work supervisor says there are only five licensed foster homes with Native American parents in Woodbury County.

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a central Iowa city’s outdoor severe weather sirens are not working, even as forecasters predict stormy weather this weekend with a potential for tornadoes. Johnston spokeswoman Emily Price tells the Iowa City Press-Citizen that none of the city’s eight sirens worked during tests Friday. Price says officials don’t know why the sirens aren’t working. A technician is scheduled to check on them early next week.