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

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a former central Iowa high school educator who taught for 30 years with multiple child pornography counts. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that federal investigators say 67-year-old Glen Sedlacek, of Marshalltown, had numerous computer files containing pornography of children younger than 12, dating back to March 2013. Sedlacek retired from the Marshalltown Community School District in 2010.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — The Dubuque City Council is supporting plans to turn a crumbling 120-year-old brewery complex into apartments and retail space. The Telegraph Herald reports that City Council members voted unanimously this month to support developer Stephen Emerson’s application for state workforce housing tax credits for the project. Architecture and design firm Aspect Inc. is looking to redevelop the brewery.

DECORAH, Iowa (AP) — Residents in northeast Iowa are facing strong opposition from utility giant Alliant Energy as the community considers establishing a municipal utility in hopes of investing more in renewable energy. The Des Moines Register reports that Decorah residents hope to take millions of dollars built into the utility’s rates and use them for community projects and initiatives instead. The Decorah Power group is supporting a May 1 referendum that would encourage the city to explore the option.

CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say three people have died in a two-vehicle crash in northeastern Iowa. Mason City television station KIMT reports that the crash happened around 5 p.m. Friday at an intersection east of Charles City. Investigators say a pickup truck driven by 28-year-old Jacob Allen Mahnesmith, of Nashua, ran a stop sign and collided with another pickup, killing Mahnesmith, his passenger, 28-year-old Shane Allen Wiltse of Charles City, and the driver of the other truck.