Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — MidAmerican Energy had issued a peak alert, Thursday,  asking its customers to conserve energy from 2 until 7 p.m., as a way to hold down costs. MidAmerican says it has enough generating capacity to meet the demand, plus a reserve.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A transgender prison worker has filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission saying the Department of Corrections violated his constitutional rights by refusing to allow him to use the men’s bathroom and showers at work. Jesse Vroegh has worked for the state since 2009 and is a nurse at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville. He’s also challenging denial of some medical treatment and procedures by his state-provided insurer.

DURANGO, Iowa (AP) — A Durango, Iowa, woman has been charged with theft and elder abuse, accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from an aunt who had Alzheimer’s. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that 44-year-old Molly Bodish made an initial court appearance Wednesday and posted $5,000 bond. Police say a search of the woman’s bank records show Bodish wrote checks to herself or for her personal use from her aunt’s account totaling more than $365,000 over several years

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The head of Iowa’s Republican Party says his delegation expressed anger and disappointment at U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for delivering a speech at the GOP national convention that didn’t endorse Donald Trump for president.

The 2016 Cass County Fair Little Ms and Mr Contest along with the King and Queen contest were held on Thursday night at the Atlantic High School Auditorium.  The contests were moved to the High School due to the oppressive heat and humidity.

15 different candidates participated in the first annual Little Ms. and Mr. contest.  Names were drawn to determine who would win those titles and Reilly Becker was named Little Mister and Faithlynn Scholl was named Little Miss.

In the King and Queen contest 20 young women competed for the Queen title and 6 young men vied for the title of King.  Preliminary judging narrowed the queen candidates down to 6 finalists.  The finalists were asked a few questions in front of the crowd as final judging took place.

Some 4-H awards and honorees were announced as the judges made their final selections. Miss and Mister Congeniality, Prince and Princess, and King and Queen were then announced.

For the boys Adison Erickson was named Prince while Nate Moen was named Mr. Congeniality and King. Moen is a member of the Washington GEM 4-H club and Atlantic FFA and is the son of Clint and Laura Freund.

On the ladies side Emma Dorsey was named Princess. Megan Behrends was named Miss Congeniality and Queen.  Behrends is a member of the Benton Franklin 4-H Club and Atlantic FFA. She is the daughter of Curt and Michelle Behrends.

The 2016 Cass County Fair King Nate Moen and Queen Megan Behrends will now fulfill duties of handing out awards throughout the Cass County Fair and Behrends will get the chance to participate in the State Fair Queen Contest.

Police in West Nashville, TN, Thursday afternoon, released additional details on a crash that took place Wednesday morning. The accident claimed the life of 17-year old Zoey Van Eaton, who was to have begun her senior year at the Nodaway Valley High School, in Greenfield, this fall.

Authorities say the teen was a passenger on a Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by her father, 49-year old Scott Van Eaton, of Fontanelle. The initial investigation determined Scott Van Eaton was traveling west on River Road near Indian Creek Road about 7:15-a.m. when he lost control of the motorcycle while negotiating a curve.The cycle slid into the oncoming lane of traffic and was struck by the eastbound Subaru Forrester.

The driver of the SUV, 62-year old Betty Hunt, told police she could not avoid the collision. Zoey Eaton and her father were transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where Zoey Eaton was pronounced deceased. Her father was reported to be in critical but stable condition. Betty Hunt was not injured in the crash. Police say neither drugs nor alcohol appear to be a factor in the crash.

Nodaway Valley School District Superintendent Dr. Casey Berlau said they received word of the accident, just as the Nodaway Valley Baseball team was winning the right to attend the State Baseball Tournament.

Grief counselors were available at the Nodaway Valley High School this (Thursday) afternoon. Dr. Berlau aks people to keep the Van Eaton family in their prayers.