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

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s executive actions on the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines are aimed at turning the much-protested pipelines into reality. But they don’t immediately clear the way for construction, and opponents of the projects are likely to fight in court. Trump’s actions also might reinvigorate protests against the pipelines.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A pickup truck and school bus collided near Mason City, causing two injuries but not harming any of the children. The Globe Gazette reports a dozen children were on the West Fork School District bus when it collided with a pickup on Tuesday afternoon south of Mason City. The students were sent home with parents. The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office says 55-year-old bus driver Kimberlee Kephart, of Swaledale, and a pickup passenger, 33-year-old Ana Baquedano-Avila, were taken to a hospital.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging privatization of the Iowa Medicaid program filed by a group representing hospitals across the state. The Iowa Hospital Association sued in November 2015 seeking to reverse Gov. Terry Branstad’s plan to privatize the Medicaid program claiming it violated state law because it diverted money hospitals have historically been paid to the three health care corporations the state hired.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Public Safety says 1,700 Iowa firefighters and emergency responders have been issued improper credentials due to improper test scoring over a four-year period. The department says its former employee, Fire Training Service Bureau Certification and Accreditation Coordinator John McPhee, is charged with misconduct in office and tampering with records. A department review found that nearly 2,300 certifications were improperly issued from February 2012 through February 2016.