Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 2:40 a.m. CST

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — The landscape around the Muscatine County Courthouse will change when nine large ash trees are removed because of damage caused by the emerald ash borer. The Muscatine Journal reports county officials decided to remove the trees after they were inspected by an expert because they could be a safety hazard. Damage caused by the emerald ash borer beetles kills the trees and leaves the limbs brittle.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Council Bluffs officials are trying to determine how far invasive zebra mussels have spread from one of the basins where the city draws drinking water from. The Daily Nonpareil reports the mussels were found during maintenance this fall, but it’s not clear if they have begun to colonize and clog the pipes leading into the city’s water treatment plant.

ASBURY, Iowa (AP) — The firing of Asbury’s parks director is being questioned by board members who oversaw his work. Parks board member Ken Resch tells The Dubuque Telegraph Herald that the firing of Jason Thieme last Wednesday was a surprise.

PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer fought her Republican party in the Legislature for months to push through an expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Now, she hopes one of the pillars of President Barack Obama’s health care law can be saved as Donald Trump pushes to dump much of the overhaul. Many officials in GOP-led states that expanded Medicaid are like Brewer. They support the program that brought insurance to about 9 million low-income Americans who couldn’t afford it themselves.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Council Bluffs officials are trying to determine how far invasive zebra mussels have spread from one of the basins where the city draws drinking water from. The Daily Nonpareil reports the mussels were found during maintenance this fall, but it’s not clear if they have begun to colonize and clog the pipes leading into the city’s water treatment plant.

Water Works CEO and General Manager Doug Drummey says the zebra mussels don’t threaten water quality, but they can require costly repairs to clear pipes.The invasive mussels reproduce quickly and then attach themselves to hard surfaces. Drummey says most of the mussels found in September died because the water level was lowered for maintenance. But the pipes leading into the pond will be inspected this month.

The Council Bluffs Police Department reports the young male driver of a vehicle was injured during a rollover accident early this (Sunday) morning. A little after 3-a.m.,  Council Bluffs Police, along with Council Bluffs Fire and Rescue, responded to a rollover, personal injury crash at Interstate 80 East and the South Expressway.

Authorities say a 2009 Nissan 370-z was east bound on I-80 and failed to negotiate the curve on the off ramp. The vehicle went off the roadway and rolled at least one time before catching fire. The driver was able to get out of the vehicle and walk up to the roadway. He was transported by rescue squad to Creighton CHI for treatment. His injuries were not believed to be life threatening.

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The off ramp to South Expressway was closed until the vehicle could be removed. The name of the vehicle’s driver was not immediately released, because he is under the age of 18. The Council Bluffs Police Department’s Traffic Unit is investigating the accident.