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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Polk County Jail officials say an inmate faces additional charges after he was found with parts of a handgun taped to his inner thigh. KCCI reports that 27-year-old Wyatt Andrew Franklin was booked into the nail on Nov. 13 on an operating under the influence charge. After being injured in an incident at the jail, Franklin was taken to a hospital, where medical staff found the frame of a handgun and a holster taped to his leg. The rest of the gun and ammunition was found hidden back at the jail.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s auditor says the state budget is in good shape with surpluses but that beneficial federal tax policies will end in a few years, potentially causing problems. In his annual review of the state budget, Auditor Rob Sand said Thursday that federal tax changes made in 2017 gave Iowa’s budget a $188 million windfall for the 2019 fiscal year that ended June 30. He says the federal windfall accounts for about two-thirds of the estimated surplus for the current fiscal year.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins will serve as the chief justice of the court until a successor to Chief Justice Mark Cady can be appointed. Cady died unexpectedly Nov. 15 at age 66. Wiggins will serve as acting chief justice until the current vacancy on the court is filled and the full court selects a chief justice. The court’s elected chief will serve until the court holds its first meeting in 2021 and holds another election.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new survey of bankers suggests the economy continues growing in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, but the ongoing trade disputes continue to hurt the outlook for more growth. The Rural Mainstreet survey’s overall index improved to 54.2 in November from October’s 51.4.