Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:10 a.m. CDT

WEST UNION, Iowa (AP) — A northeastern Iowa man has been arrested for having no license and driving to a court hearing _ on his tractor. Television station KCRG reports that 54-year-old Jeffery Johanningmeier, of Wadena, was stopped Wednesday by deputies when he pulled up to the Fayette County Courthouse on his John Deere tractor. Deputies say he had made the nearly 15-mile trip for a court appearance, but did not have a valid driver’s license, which has been suspended for nonpayment of child support.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a new state law that changed the way Supreme Court justices are selected in Iowa. The lawsuit filed in May by a group of Democratic lawmakers and lawyers against Gov. Kim Reynolds was dismissed Thursday by a judge who says they don’t have legal standing to sue. Judge Sarah Crane, appointed to the bench by Reynolds last year, dismissed the case. Nate Willems, an attorney for the plaintiffs says it will be appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court.

DUNKERTON, Iowa (AP) — The police chief of a small eastern Iowa town has been placed on paid leave while facing accusations that she misreported the hours she’d been working. Black Hawk County court records say Katherine Krieger, of Jesup, is charged with theft, felonious misconduct in office and four counts of records tampering. Her attorney said Thursday that Krieger intends to plead not guilty.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers has partially opened the Mississippi River to barge traffic, but farmers in Iowa are still worried about the financial impact of the slow recovery of shipping on the waterway. Dozens of barges have been at a standstill during this devastating flood season. Robb Ewoldt tells the Quad-City Times that he has around $80,000 worth of soybeans in storage at his farm in Scott County, waiting to be shipped down the river.