Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:00 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a lawsuit filed by an Iowa woman who carried a baby for another couple as a surrogate mother but changed her mind and wanted to keep the baby. The Muscatine woman identified only as T.B. wanted the court to strike down surrogacy contracts as unconstitutional.

JEWELL, Iowa (AP) — Iowa road officials have closed a section of highway in central Iowa’s Hamilton County after several drivers hit a massive sinkhole. Iowa Patrol Sgt. Nathan Ludwig said the 9-by-8 foot hole in Highway 69 north of Jewell was reported sometime between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Wednesday, after five vehicles had hit it. Ludwig says only one minor injury was reported, when one driver’s head hit his steering wheel.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City man convicted of sex abuse counts involving dependent adults he was hired to care for has been jailed for violating pre-sentencing rules. The Globe Gazette reports that 19-year-old Wasfie Ahmed Alshara is behind bars after court documents say had alcohol on Sept. 29, which he was not supposed to have under the rules. Alshara pleaded guilty in August to two counts of misdemeanor assault with intent to commit sexual abuse.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge’s ruling could mean more Iowa students with learning disabilities will qualify for special education programs. The Des Moines Register reports an administrative law judge ruled last year that Iowa education agencies violated the Disabilities Education Act by denying an Urbandale student’s access to special education classes because she was performing well in her classes. Another judge affirmed the decision. An attorney says students throughout Iowa could benefit from the ruling.