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

STUART, Iowa — The National Weather Service in Des Moines confirms a tornado touched down in Adair County, late Wednesday afternoon, near Stuart. The twister, rated an EF-0 with estimate peak winds of 75-mph, began at around 4:12-p.m. southwest of Stuart, and dissipated at around 4:20-p.m. southeast of Stuart. The tornado traveled an estimated 7-miles. It’s width was not immediately known. It was captured on numerous pictures and video by area residents and spotters.

SIDNEY, Iowa (AP) — At least one tornado has touched down in the southwestern corner of Iowa. Fremont County Emergency Management Director Mike Crecelius says the tornado hit a rural area east of Sidney on Wednesday afternoon. Crecelius says no injuries have been reported. Sidney Assistant Fire Chief Dustin Sheldon told Omaha television station KETV that some rural homes near Sidney and Shenandoah were damaged.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Police have arrested a man in the death of an Illinois man whose body was found burning near a Davenport street. The Quad-City Times reports that 42-year-old Tremayne La-Toine Thomas, of Davenport, was arrested Wednesday and charged with one count of first-degree murder in the May 30 death of 35-year-old Brandon Brooks. Police say Brooks was seen with Thomas the day before his death and that a search of Thomas’ home turned up blood evidence.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — ABC and a South Dakota meat producer have settled in a $1.9 billion lawsuit against the network over its reports on a beef product that critics dubbed “pink slime.” The terms of the settlement announced Wednesday are confidential. Dakota Dunes-based Beef Products Inc. sued the television network in 2012, saying ABC’s coverage misled consumers into believing the product is unsafe, is not beef and isn’t nutritious.