Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:50 a.m. CDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The builder of the Dakota Access pipeline is negotiating with North Dakota regulators to resolve all investigations into potential wrongdoing during construction. The Public Service Commission recently offered a settlement of allegations that Energy Transfer Partners improperly reported the discovery of American Indian artifacts. The company’s counterproposal includes potentially also resolving a state investigation into whether crews removed too many trees and improperly handled some soil.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In vast stretches of the Plains and Northwest known for wheat production, fewer farmers are growing wheat. They’re responding to low wheat prices and changing consumer tastes for high protein foods like hummus, pasta and energy bars, which are increasing demand for alternative crops such as garbanzo beans and lentils. This year, farmers planted the fewest acres of wheat since the U.S. Department of Agriculture began keeping records nearly a century ago.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former prison nurse says in a lawsuit that Iowa’s Department of Corrections discriminated against him because he is transgender. Jesse Vroegh claims in a lawsuit filed Monday that the state agency denied him use of the men’s restrooms and locker rooms at work and denied him health care coverage for medically necessary surgery. The Corrections Department didn’t immediately return a message left Monday.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A jury has convicted a Sioux City man of attempted murder for firing more than a dozen shots at a Woodbury County sheriff’s deputy. The Sioux City Journal reports jurors Monday found Melvin Spencer guilty in the February incident, in which he fired 16 shots at Deputy Mike Lenz after a vehicle chase. Lenz wasn’t hit but at least five rounds struck his patrol vehicle. The 25-year-old Spencer could be sentenced to up to 25 years in prison. His sentencing date hasn’t been scheduled.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday), released a report on arrests. Last Friday, 49-year old Tracy Lynn Edison, of Silver City, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension. Bond was set at $300.

On Thursday, Deputies in Mills County arrested 42-year old Timothy Patrick Vanscoyk, of Council Bluffs, and 52-year old Kelly Gene Anderson, of Carter Lake, for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Drug Tax Stamp Violation, and Interference with Official Acts. Bonds for both men were set at $105,300. Their arrests occurred at just after Noon, Thursday, during a traffic stop on I-29.

Also arrested Thursday in Mills County, was 32-year old Nicholas John Horgdal, of Henderson, who was taken into custody on warrant for Failure to Appear (FTA) in court. His bond was set at $2,000. And, 42-year old Ronnie J. Dolejis, of Omaha, was arrested on a warrant for FTA/2nd offense. He was taken into custody at the Douglas County, NE., jail and held on a $7,000 bond.

Cass County Deputy Auditor Sheri Karns reports two people have filed nomination papers in advance of the Nov. 7th City Elections in Cass County. Incumbent Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones and Incumbent Atlantic Parks and Rec Board member Jolene Smith have both filed papers to run, according to Karns.

Additional updates will follow according to when nomination papers are filed, toward the end of each business day, if forms are received at the County Auditor’s Office on a given day.

The Adair County Sheriff’s Department issued a report today (Monday), on arrests over the past week. Among those taken into custody, was 19-year old Klay Logan Evans, of Creston, for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Speeding. Evans was arrested at around 10:45-p.m. Thursday in Greenfield, for speeding 70 in a 55. An investigation revealed rolling paper in his vehicle, typically used for rolling marijuana cigarettes, a marijuana pipe in the center console, and three capsules of MDMA, or, Ecstasy. Evans was brought to the Adair County Jail and later released on his own recognizance.

On August. 20th, 23-year old Alex Lee Buckner, of Adair, was arrested by Adair Police for Domestic Assault with bodily injury, after he allegedly pushed his girlfriend of three-years, causing her to hit her head and pass out. Buckner was later released on $1,000 bond.

On Aug. 24th, 35-year old Justin Paul Parker, of Adair, was taken into custody from authorities in Morgan County, MO., on Adair County warrants for Harassment/1st degree, Criminal Mischief/3rd degree, Simple Assault, and Harassment in the 2nd Degree. Parker was later released on $5,300 bond.

On Aug. 25th, 53-year old Kim Lavere Hester, of Casey, was arrested by Adair County Deputies on an Adair County warrant for Driving While License Denied or revoked. He was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $1,000 cash only bond.