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

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence’s trip to western Iowa and eastern Nebraska is one in a series of stops to tout a recently approved federal tax cut, as well as attend a fundraiser for Republican Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts. Pence spoke at an America First Policies event in Council Bluffs, the latest in his bid to sell the American public on the tax overhaul signed into law by President Donald Trump in December.

LAKOTA, Iowa (AP) — An autopsy shows a northern Iowa woman whose body was found in a home died of “sharp force injuries.” The Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office also determined 38-year-old Krista Lynn Hesebeck’s death was a homicide. The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and medics were sent early Saturday to a Lakota home after a domestic assault. They found Hesebeck’s body at one address and then found an injured man at another address. Chad Dietrick, of Lakota, was charged with first-degree murder.

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Court records indicate a former information technology worker for the city of Urbandale will change his plea later this month on charges that he stole from the city library. Chad Nielsen pleaded not guilty in December to nine theft counts stemming from the theft of more than $47,000 worth of computer hardware. The records say Nielsen and his attorney have been working on a plea deal with prosecutors.

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A former paraeducator at a Fort Dodge high school has been accused of having sex with a student. Court records say 22-year-old Denico Johnson is charged with sexual exploitation by a school employee.