Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — MidAmerican Energy had issued a peak alert, Thursday,  asking its customers to conserve energy from 2 until 7 p.m., as a way to hold down costs. MidAmerican says it has enough generating capacity to meet the demand, plus a reserve.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A transgender prison worker has filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission saying the Department of Corrections violated his constitutional rights by refusing to allow him to use the men’s bathroom and showers at work. Jesse Vroegh has worked for the state since 2009 and is a nurse at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville. He’s also challenging denial of some medical treatment and procedures by his state-provided insurer.

DURANGO, Iowa (AP) — A Durango, Iowa, woman has been charged with theft and elder abuse, accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from an aunt who had Alzheimer’s. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that 44-year-old Molly Bodish made an initial court appearance Wednesday and posted $5,000 bond. Police say a search of the woman’s bank records show Bodish wrote checks to herself or for her personal use from her aunt’s account totaling more than $365,000 over several years

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The head of Iowa’s Republican Party says his delegation expressed anger and disappointment at U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for delivering a speech at the GOP national convention that didn’t endorse Donald Trump for president.