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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A group of drivers facing tickets issued by Iowa Transportation Department officers want a judge to order the agency to stop issuing those citations. The Des Moines Register reports the group filed a motion Tuesday asking for an injunction. The drivers are trying to capitalize on a ruling last month where a Polk County judge said the agency didn’t have authority to enforce most moving violations. Transportation Department spokeswoman Andrea Henry says the agency plans to fight the motion.

GRANDVIEW, Iowa (AP) — Firefighters in southeastern Iowa have rescued a worker from more than 200 feet up inside a 620-foot industrial chimney at a MidAmerican Energy plant. The Muscatine Journal reports that rescue workers were called to the Louisa Generating Station in Grandview late Tuesday afternoon to save an employee trapped 230 feet up. Rescuers climbed interior ladders and skywalks and used ropes to lower the employee down in extreme heat and low visibility inside the chimney.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A former Burlington City Council member has been sentenced to up 20 years in prison after entering an Alford plea to three counts of third-degree sexual abuse involving teenage girls. The Hawk Eye reports that Chris King entered the pleas Tuesday. An Alford plea is one in which a defendant maintains innocence but acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence for conviction.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in control of the Iowa House have chosen the same top leaders to run the chamber for the next two years. The GOP announced Wednesday that Rep. Linda Upmeyer of Clear Lake will continue as House speaker. Rep. Chris Hagenow of Windsor Heights will serve as majority leader.