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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump’s election and Republicans’ firm grip on Congress have raised the National Rifle Association’s hopes of seeing a sweeping expansion of gun rights. The gun lobby’s priorities include eliminating gun-free zones at schools and allowing anyone with a concealed carry permit issued by one state to carry the weapon into any other state.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Iowa and Nebraska legislators are preparing a new push for gun-rights laws next year, and they may be in a good position to succeed after past failures. Republicans will soon control both the Iowa House and Senate, and in Nebraska, a leading gun-rights advocate said he’s hopeful newly elected conservative senators will support a proposal that could overturn local gun restrictions in Omaha and Lincoln.

CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Oil pipeline protesters are pledging to remain camped on federal land in North Dakota, despite a favorable government ruling and an imminent deadline to leave. Monday’s government-imposed deadline for the protesters to depart the property comes a day after the Army Corps of Engineers refused to let the company extend the pipeline beneath a Missouri River reservoir. Despite the deadline, authorities say they won’t forcibly remove the protesters.

FOREST CITY, Iowa (AP) — Arson and burglary charges against a former Forest City officer have been dismissed. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that prosecutors have determined that without a confession and other evidence thrown out by state courts, they cannot get a conviction against Thaddeus Ellenbecker, who was convicted in 2012 of arson and burglary. In 2014, the Iowa Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for Ellenbecker because officers didn’t read him his Miranda rights before the questioning.