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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Fewer drivers are receiving the tough penalties Iowa lawmakers approved for illegally passing school buses when they are stopped. The Des Moines Register reports that the number of people charged with violating the school bus law has declined, and the law’s tough penalties may make prosecutors more willing to accept lesser charges.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa law prohibits texting and driving, but few people in Sioux City are receiving tickets for the offense. Police say the law is difficult to enforce because it is a secondary offense and because the law still allows some use of electronic devices while driving.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa family pays $500 for a new home that has to be moved to a new site before a highway project is completed. Moving the home will cost roughly $75,000 more, but the family still figures they got a bargain on the home.

ORANGE CITY, Iowa (AP) — A year ago, Mark Fedders stared at the empty chicken barns on his farm after his flock was wiped out by the bird flu and pondered an uncertain future. A year later, the barns at his Orange City farm remain empty, but Fedders’ future may never have been more certain. The Sioux City Journal reports that within months after losing his 170,000 chickens, Fedders turned to making and marketing leather gun holsters and other products.