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

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former assistant city attorney for Council Bluffs has been sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute a large amount of marijuana. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Monday that 44-year-old Don Bauermeister, of Omaha, was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. Bauermeister had worked since 2003 for Council Bluffs but resigned in June after confirming he’d asked someone to drive from Omaha to Oregon to pick up marijuana.

PULASKI, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body found in a burned-out car in southeast Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says a farmer on Saturday morning reported the burned-out car in Davis County, southeast of the small community of Pulaski. Deputies responded and found human remains inside the car. The remains were taken to the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny, where an autopsy will be conducted this week.

CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — A woman has been charged with stealing from a bank and a bank customer in northern Iowa. Court records say 33-year-old Cassandra Lane is charged with two counts of theft. Court documents say she stole $13,300 from the customer and nearly $4,000 from the First Security Bank and Trust branch in Charles City. The records don’t list the name of attorney who could comment for her.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa county is considering its response to a lawsuit filed by an Arizona man who spent two months in jail for a robbery he didn’t commit. The Linn County Board of Supervisors met behind closed doors Monday to consider the lawsuit filed by 23-year-old Joseph McBride. The county hasn’t answered the lawsuit, which alleges County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden signed a complaint against McBride containing false statements.