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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says the federal government will give Iowa a $1.5 million grant to install wetlands in targeted locations to improve water quality. The Environmental Protection Agency grant will help install up to six wetlands in the Middle Cedar River watershed.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa parole officer has been fired after an investigation concluded that she abused her power by conspiring with a detective to conduct an illegal search of a drug suspect’s home. Kari White had worked for the Department of Correctional Services for 23 years. The department says she committed “egregious” unethical and unprofessional conduct in working with a Boone police officer to enter a suspect’s home without a warrant. White has appealed her firing and says she acted appropriately.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds is transforming the Iowa Supreme Court from one that leaned left to a solidly conservative body. The right turn has prompted concerns that it could erode past rulings on social issues. Reynolds already has made two appointments to the seven-member court, which now has a 5-2 Republican majority, and will get a third before here term ends in 2022 because of a mandatory retirement age of 72 for judges.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An aid package for American farmers hurt by President Donald Trump’s trade war with China has meant big checks for some big operations. Payouts from the Department of Agriculture program included nearly $2.8 million to one Missouri soybean operation. An Associated Press analysis found many other big farms collected hundreds of thousands of dollars. The farms are filing legally, but some longtime critics say the program is the latest example of loopholes that make it easy to elude supposed caps.