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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some Iowa lawmakers are turning their attention to opioid abuse in the state, though it’s unclear what action they may take next legislative session. A committee will meet at the state Capitol this month to discuss the issue, including a new report from the University of Iowa with recommendations to reduce opioid overdoses and deaths. Rep. David Heaton, a Mount Pleasant Republican leading the committee, says he expects bipartisan support next year for legislation aimed at reducing opioid abuse.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A district court judge in Iowa has upheld a new state law that requires a three-day waiting period for abortions, a move that will send the issue to the Iowa Supreme Court. Polk County District Judge Jeffrey Farrell says in a ruling issued Monday that the law doesn’t place an undue burden on women. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa are challenging the constitutionally of the waiting period and additional clinic visits. They have filed an appeal.

MARENGO, Iowa (AP) — A woman accused of killing a trucker at an Iowa rest stop along Interstate 80 has pleaded not guilty. Mariana Lesnic entered the written plea Monday in Iowa County. She’s charged with first-degree murder in the Sept. 6 shooting death of 60-year-old Ernest Kummer, who lived in Monroe.

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Many northwest Iowa students hope their enrollment at the University of South Dakota over the past two years will save them several thousand dollars. The Sioux City Journal reports that the South Dakota Board of Regents began extending in-state tuition to new Iowa freshmen and transfer students attending one of the state’s four public universities in the 2016-2017 school year. The university says the incentive has led to a nearly 70 percent increase in Iowa residents at the university.