DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In a free speech ruling, an appeals court has upheld restrictions on the public’s ability to protest overnight on the Iowa Capitol grounds. Attorney Sally Frank said Monday the decision was a blow for free speech and assembly, pledging an appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court.

Frank represents Basil Hill, one of two dozen Occupy Iowa protesters arrested for trespassing in 2011 for staying on the Capitol grounds after an 11 p.m. closing time. To hold protests overnight, groups need advanced permission from the Department of Administrative Services.

Frank argued protesters’ free speech rights should trump the restrictions. She noted that protesters cannot get permits during the weekend, which doesn’t allow for spontaneous gatherings. The Iowa Court of Appeals last week upheld the limits, saying they were reasonable and content-neutral.

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WEST UNION, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of cutting off a GPS monitoring device on his ankle has been arrested in northeast Iowa. The Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office says 30-year-old Tom Cannon, of West Union, was taken into custody without incident. He was found in a house trailer. Authorities say Cannon had been scheduled to report to a county jail Monday for a sentence related to a sexual abuse charge. He failed to show up, and he is accused of cutting off a GPS monitoring device on his ankle.

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified a body found in the Des Moines River. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the body of 32-year-old Bobby Lee Long was spotted floating in the Des Moines River on Friday. He was pulled from the river in Yellow Banks Park just southeast of Pleasant Hill. Additional information about Long’s death was not released.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Several streets in Ankeny and other Polk County communities have been covered with runoff from heavy overnight rain. The National Weather Service says it has received reports that up to 3 inches of rain has fallen since midnight in southeast Ankeny and that up to 8 inches of water is covering some intersections and streets. Flooded and blocked streets have been reported in Altoona, and Des Moines reports that at least two streets and several trails have been closed.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge has declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an Iowa regulator who says he was fired in retaliation for investigating a gas station’s misleading marketing practices. District Judge Robert Hanson says Michael Manahl’s claims of whistleblower retaliation can proceed, rejecting the state’s motion to dismiss. He dismissed other claims, including an allegation that Manahl’s firing violated a law that gives hiring preferences to veterans.