Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CST

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa county plans to explore options for keeping food waste out of the landfill, a category that amounts for about 20 percent of residential trash. Waste Commission Director Kathy Morris says Scott County will consider collecting food waste for composting, rather than sending it to the landfill. The Quad-City Times reports that Morris plans to recommend in March that they outsource a study into food waste collection, composting options and community impact.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There appears to be consensus among Democrats and Republicans in the Iowa Legislature that there are problem with the state’s privatized Medicaid program, but there is less agreement over what, if anything, legislators should do about it when they return to the Capitol. There are a range of opinions on whether lawmakers should enact legislation to respond to ongoing issues, or if change should come administratively through a state agency.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An elusive goat is in custody, but only after a lengthy police chase through the streets of Des Moines. A resident called police Saturday night after seeing a goat on the loose. The Des Moines Register reports that it had a leg cut requiring a veterinarian’s attention. It took officers 20 minutes to finally capture the goat. It will be put up for adoption unless an owner comes forward.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — One person is dead and another seriously injured after the stolen SUV they were in crashed during a police pursuit in central Nebraska. WOWT-TV reports that 25-year-old Autumn Stadley of Omaha died at the scene of the crash Friday night, and 26-year-old Luis Elias was airlifted to a hospital. Authorities say a deputy began pursuit of a Dodge Durango when the SUV failed to stop after a traffic violation.