Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police have charged an Iowa City man after they found 62 ducks crowded in an abandoned van. Sixty-nine-year-old Francis Prohaska faces an animal neglect charge after police discovered the ducks in an abandoned U-Haul van parked on the north side of Iowa City. The ducks were in stacked cages and covered in feces. Police say 19 of the ducks were dead and there was no food or water available.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has approved a bill that is expected to reduce prison sentences for inmates serving time for certain drug offenses. The bill would cut mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain non-violent drug offenders. It would also give judges more discretion in sentencing for crimes like robbery. It would add a mandatory minimum sentence for intentional child endangerment that results in a child’s death.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An attempt to revive talks on legislation that would expand medical marijuana access in Iowa has failed in the state House. The Republican-majority chamber voted down a motion Wednesday aimed at bringing up a bill that would create a system for manufacturing and distributing cannabis oil. Rep. Bob Kressig, a Cedar Falls Democrat, made the motion and says he was trying to keep the issue alive. He acknowledged legislative options for a comprehensive bill are dwindling amid possible adjournment.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Legislature has passed an infrastructure bill that doesn’t include designated funding for three state buildings with serious maintenance issues. The Democratic-controlled Senate and Republican-controlled House passed a budget bill Wednesday that would spend nearly $100 million in the next budget year on a range of infrastructure projects around the state. Democrats and Republicans involved in crafting the bill say the Legislature needs to prioritize building maintenance in future spending.