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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter says he would like to see tuition at state universities rise no faster than the average income of Iowa residents. The Des Moines Register reports that Rastetter made the remarks Friday during and after his appearance on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press.” Rastetter says any tuition increase higher than the rise in average state income would dramatically affect Iowa families’ ability to access the public universities.

CARTER LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Western Iowa officials say a Nebraska man was arrested twice in as many days for trying to break into his ex-girlfriend’s home. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that 58-year-old Joseph Pendley, of Bellevue, Nebraska, was arrested Jan. 17 after Carter Lake police were called about someone trying to break into the home through a window. Police say he tried again the next day after being released from jail.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state’s court system will close for a day this spring to help close a $400,000 budget gap. The Des Moines Register cites a memo sent to Judicial Branch personnel on Friday in reporting that the state’s court system will go on furlough May 26. Court Administrator David Boyd says clerk of court and other offices will be closed the Friday before Memorial Day, and 1,446 judicial employees will not be paid.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man has been charged after police say he stole a skid loader in an attempt to free a stolen pickup truck stuck on railroad tracks. The Sioux City Journal reports the incident happened Thursday, when police say 36-year-old Nicholas Shannon Penny drove the stolen truck over tracks and became stuck. Police say Penny then walked to a nearby Bobcat dealership and stole one of the dealership’s skid loaders.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man has been charged after police say he stole a skid loader in an attempt to free a stolen pickup truck stuck on railroad tracks. The Sioux City Journal reports the incident happened Thursday, when police say 36-year-old Nicholas Shannon Penny drove the stolen truck over tracks and became stuck. Police say Penny then walked to a nearby Bobcat dealership and stole one of the dealership’s skid loaders. Police say he damaged a fence when he drove the skid loader through it and also damaged the loader’s door, causing about $3,000 in damage.

Penny remained Saturday in the Woodbury County Jail on theft, burglary and criminal mischief charges.

CARTER LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Western Iowa officials say a Nebraska man was arrested twice in as many days for trying to break into his ex-girlfriend’s home. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports 58-year-old Joseph Pendley, of Bellevue, Nebraska, was arrested Jan. 17 after Carter Lake police were called about someone trying to break into the home through a window. Officers say they found Pendley hiding in the home’s garage. He was arrested and released after posting $300.

The next day, police were again called to the home when a man reported Pendley had tried to force his way in. Police say they found Pendley hiding in the garage next door and that he had a baseball bat.

He remained jailed Saturday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state’s court system will close for a day later this spring to help close a $400,000 budget gap. The Des Moines Register cites a memo sent to Judicial Branch personnel on Friday in reporting that the state’s court system will go on furlough May 26.

Court Administrator David Boyd says clerk of court and other offices will be closed the Friday before Memorial Day, and 1,446 judicial employees will not be paid. Boyd says judges and magistrates will work that day with no pay cut.

The shortfall is a result of cuts the Legislature is poised to approve and send to Gov. Terry Branstad. The adjustments were drafted after revenue forecasts for the fiscal year came up lower than expected.

Police in Creston cited the driver of a 2010 Honda Accord following a collision Friday afternoon at the intersection of Sumner and Adams Streets. Authorities say 48-year old Scott Allen Geary, of Creston, was cited after his car rear-ended a 2004 Dodge pickup driven by 30-year old Colby Michael Lenhart, of Bedford. The accident happened just before 2-p.m., as Lenhart was stopped at the red light. Officials said Geary seemed fatigued and didn’t seem to know what happened, following the collision. He was cited for Following too closely. Damage from the accident amounted to $4,300. No injuries were reported.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — The Historical Society of Pottawattamie County is hoping to see more people in jail — the Historic Pottawattamie County Squirrel Cage Jail. The Daily Nonpareil reports the society is working to give the museum the same feel it had when it operated as a jail.

The three-story building that includes a rotating cell block was built in 1885 and used as a jail until 1969. It was bought by the Council Bluffs Parks Board in 1971 and named to the National Register of Historic Places the next year.

Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jason LeMaster, who serves on the board, is leading the effort. LeMaster says the museum needs light-colored sheets and military-style wool blankets to outfit the cells’ bunks, as well as mannequins to represent the inmates.

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The Red Oak Police Department and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office report multiple arrests on Friday in Red Oak.

At 7:15pm Red Oak Police arrested 46-year-old Shelby Joann Olivares of Red Oak in the 100 block of East Grimes Street in Red Oak for Domestic Abuse Assault Simple. She was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on no bond.

At 7:16pm Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 48-year-old Lynn Kennneth Houtchens of Red Oak for Disorderly Conduct and Public Intoxication.  The arrest followed an incident at N 2nd and E Grimes Streets in Red Oak. Houtchens was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $300 bond.

At 10:41pm Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a 17-year-old male for Possession of a Controlled Substance following an incident in the 2400 block of N 8th Street in Red Oak. The juvenile was takend to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and released to a family member.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Council Bluffs man on a theft charge on Friday. At 1:35pm officers arrested 39-year-old Matthew Joseph Gardner in the 1600 block of North Broadway Street in Red Oak. He was found to be in possession of stolen property and was charged with 5th Degree Theft and taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 cash bond.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:20 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a legal doctrine that allows agriculture drainage districts to maintain immunity from lawsuits seeking monetary damages. The ruling Friday presents an obstacle for the Des Moines Water Works, which has alleged in a lawsuit that the three counties should be required to obtain federal water pollution discharge permits and reimburse the utility for increased filtration methods to remove the nitrates.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University has released a document that President Steven Leath says supports his use of a school plane for a largely personal trip to North Carolina. Leath has claimed he planned to meet with a donor and so the use of the plane had a business purpose, as required by law. The school released what it called the contents of a text message showing the donor cancelled the day of the meeting due to an emergency.

HARTFORD, Iowa (AP) — Officials in southern Iowa have identified a man whose body was found inside a burning home last week. The Warren County Attorney’s Office says an autopsy shows that 50-year-old Robert Paul Major died in the Jan. 20 fire. Major’s son, 28-year-old Stephen James Major, remains in the Warren County Jail on charges of first-degree arson and operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A 65-year-old woman has been arrested on harassment charges after police say she threatened employees of the University of Iowa’s student newspaper. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that Melyssa Jo Kelly called the Adler Journalism and Mass Communication building on Dec. 1 and threatened people at the Daily Iowan in profanity-laced rants. Police say she also left threatening voice messages at the paper. Kelly has been charged with six counts of first-degree harassment.