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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The parents of a 14-year-old Iowa girl are asking a federal judge to stop a county prosecutor from charging their daughter with sexual exploitation of a minor or child pornography for sending suggestive photos of herself to a boy. The American Civil Liberties Union says it’s trying to protect the girl’s rights to free speech and free expression. Marion County Attorney Ed Bull has urged the federal court not to intervene in a state prosecution.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of protesters angry about Donald Trump’s presidential win blocked Interstate 80 in Iowa City for about a half-hour, backing up traffic for miles. The protests began Friday afternoon when about 200 high school students walked out of class and held a rally on the University of Iowa campus. University students joined the protest and listened to speeches before marching through downtown to the freeway. Police didn’t intervene in the protests.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Law enforcement officials in central Iowa have used ropes to drag three people from inside a 30-inch pipe _ part of continued protests over construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The Des Moines Register says the three entered the pipe after 2 a.m. Thursday near the Des Moines River in Boone County. Sheriff’s Detective Andy Godzicki says they managed to crawl 50 feet to 100 feet inside the pipe, taking food, sleeping bags and other supplies with them.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The new Republican-controlled Senate has selected leaders for the upcoming session. Members of the chamber met privately Friday at the Iowa Capitol and selected Sen. Bill Dix as majority leader and Sen. Jack Whitver as president. The selections will be official in January. Republicans flipped six Senate seats after Tuesday’s election and now have a 29-19 majority. There is one independent and one open seat.