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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republican lawmakers say they want the state to foot the bill for a new family planning program that excludes funding for Planned Parenthood, a move that resulted from the state’s decision to forgo Medicaid funding in the upcoming budget. GOP lawmakers say they plan to use state money to fund the estimated $3 million program. The funding change was required after the loss of federal Medicaid dollars following approval of a bill requiring that no state funding go toward Planned Parenthood..

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa bill that would have eliminated public access to many 911 calls is dead this session. Caleb Hunter, a spokesman for the Iowa Senate’s Republican majority, confirmed Monday the legislation has been taken off the debate calendar. The bill would’ve declared that 911 calls involving injured victims are medical records and exempt from Iowa’s open records law. All calls regarding minors also would have been confidential.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A small-town Iowa newspaper editorial writer won the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for taking on powerful agricultural organizations after a water utility sued the paper’s home county and two others over farm pollution. Art Cullen, who owns the Storm Lake Times with his brother John, says his editorials were about government transparency.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state senator is back at the Iowa Capitol after a brief illness that resulted in him being taken by ambulance to a Des Moines hospital. Sen. Rich Taylor, a Democrat from Mount Pleasant, says in a statement he was feeling “ill” Monday at the Capitol. He was taken to a hospital as a precaution. He was later back in the Senate for floor debate.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa says an 18-year-old student died in a residence hall after a caller to police reported he was unresponsive and intoxicated on Saturday night. In a statement Monday, UI officials said that witnesses saw student Sean Wu of Cedar Rapids suddenly tense up “as if he was having a seizure and collapsed.”

UI police officers arrived at Daum Residence Hall at about 10:47 p.m. Saturday, three minutes after a caller reported that Wu had been drinking earlier in the evening. Wu was transported to the hospital, where he later died.

A university statement says that “losing a fellow student and member of our university family is difficult” and that students are encouraged to reach out if they need help.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa bill that would have eliminated public access to many 911 calls is dead this session. Caleb Hunter, a spokesman for the Iowa Senate’s Republican majority, confirmed Monday the legislation has been taken off the debate calendar.

The bill would’ve declared that 911 calls involving injured victims are medical records and exempt from Iowa’s open records law. All calls regarding minors also would have been confidential.

The legislation was introduced in response to the release of 911 calls to The Associated Press that exposed a string of gun accidents in Iowa. While the bill was approved unanimously in the Iowa House, opposition mounted after the AP reported on it.

Hunter says some Republicans had concerns about the bill’s impact on body cameras, since the measure included language regarding video.

An Audubon man wanted since 2012 for Violation of Probation was arrested in Emmet County on Saturday, April 8th.  The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office arrested 29-year-old Randy Travis Kurth on the outstanding warrant.

Kurth plead guilty in 2011 to 2 counts of Carrying Weapons, Reckless Use of Fire, Harassment 1st Degree, and Theft 4th Degree. Charges were filed in 2012 after Kurth allegedly violated the terms of his probation.

Kurth was located in Emmet County on Saturday and transported to the Audubon County Jail and held on $6,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in district court on Monday, April 24th at 1:30pm.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republicans may order the state to foot the bill for a new family planning program that excludes funding for Planned Parenthood. Key GOP lawmakers confirmed Monday they plan to use state money to fund the estimated $3 million program, which requires Iowa to forfeit millions in federal Medicaid dollars.

Such a move would tap the Iowa Department of Human Services to pay for the program amid separate budget cuts, raising criticism from Democrats that the GOP plan is short-sighted. The move — first reported by the Bleeding Heartland blog — would stray from Gov. Terry Branstad’s original suggestion to use separate federal grant money to pay for the program that purposely excludes health clinics that provide abortions.

Republicans say despite budget cuts, defunding abortion-providing clinics remains a top priority.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, today (Monday), said six people were arrested over the past week on various warrants. 53-year old Patrick Russell Darling, of Greenfield, was arrested April 5th on an Adair County warrant for Probation Violation. His bond was set at $2,000.

28-year old Wichang Gach Chawech, of Lincoln, NE., was arrested April 2nd by the Iowa State Patrol on an Adair County warrant for Failure to Appear in Court on a Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 1st offense, charge. He was later released on his own recognizance.

24-year old Kayla Dawn Herring, of Chapparral, NM., was arrested in Greenfield April 5th, on a valid warrant for Probation Violation. She was later released on $2,000 bond. 21-year old Cole Aaron Molyneux, of Huxley, was arrested at the Story County Jail April 6th, on a warrant for Violation of Probation on an original Trafficking of Stolen Weapons charge. He was being held without bond in the Adair County Jail. And, 34-year old Joshua James Kimmel, of Des Moines, was arrested by the Iowa State Patrol April 8th on a warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Malicious Prosecution. He was later released on his Own Recognizance.

The Adair County Sheriff reports also, 23-year old John James Bucklin, of  Solon, was arrested April 4th, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, after the vehicle he was a passenger in was pulled over for speeding on I-80 in Adair County. The driver received a warning for speeding and was released. Bucklin was later released on $1,000 bond.