Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CDT

LEE COUNTY, Iowa — Yesterday (Sunday), authorities with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to rural Lee County in reference to a dead body that had been discovered. Deputies responded and confirmed what had been reported. It is the body of white female in her early to mid-20’s. Investigators say at this time, it does NOT appear that the body is that of a missing Brooklyn, IA woman, Mollie Tibbetts. Results of the autopsy and identification of the remains are pending.

BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — The reward for the safe return of a missing University of Iowa student has ballooned to $260,000. Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa said Sunday that relatives of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts believe she’s alive but has potentially been kidnapped. She went missing on July 18 from her small hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa. Investigators are being tight-lipped about the case, saying holding back basic details may help solve it. Crime Stoppers says it has relayed more than 200 anonymous tips to police.

OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — A day after police in southeastern Iowa engaged in a deadly shootout that left one man dead and another seriously injured, authorities have not released the names of the suspects or officers involved. The Ottumwa Courier reports that the shootout happened after police received a report Friday afternoon of people with guns near Liberty Elementary in Ottumwa. One suspect was killed, another injured and two others were arrested. No one else was hurt.

KEOKUK, Iowa (AP) — The future for a former casino barge remains uncertain as officials in southeastern Iowa talk of turning it into an event center, a boutique bed and breakfast or a floating mall with a restaurant. The Quad-City Times reports that a seven-member commission in Keokuk meets twice a month to discuss plans for the barge. City Administrator Cole O’Donnell says the barge could draw residents and visitors to the city’s river front.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Personnel from the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals will conduct an inspection of the Iowa State Fair concession games as the fair kicks off. The inspections will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday. Staff from the Social & Charitable Gambling Unit will be checking the games to make sure they are appropriately licensed and conducted in a fair and honest manner.