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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In a plea agreement with federal prosecutors the bookkeeper for an Iowa credit union has admitted to embezzling nearly $2.5 million from her employer over 37 years, an act that forced the credit union into insolvency. Linda Lee Clark of Corydon faces 30 years in prison, a $1 million fine and must pay restitution after pleading guilty Friday to embezzlement from the SCICAP (SIGH-cap) Credit Union in Chariton.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Board of Regents is approving a $250 tuition increase for tens of thousands of students at Iowa’s public universities in the upcoming school year. The board cut its $300 proposed increase for students from Iowa by $50 after the earlier plan was criticized as too high. But regents said they needed to keep most of the increase in tact to offset lower than requested funding levels approved by lawmakers.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The director of Iowa’s renewable energy research center is resigning after 3 ½ years on the job. Iowa Energy Center director Mark Petri submitted his resignation last month and is stepping down effective July 29. Lawmakers created the Iowa Energy Center in 1990 to encourage the use of alternative energy sources and energy efficiency.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa dog breeder, fined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for maintaining unsanitary and unsafe conditions for animals has pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements in an effort to avoid paying the fines. Court documents show 61-year-old Gary Felts entered an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to one count of false statements.