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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Avenatti’s crusade for the porn actress taking on President Donald Trump has already catapulted him to cable news stardom and endeared him to many frustrated liberals. Now the self-styled “dragon slayer” is taking his message to Iowa Democrats _ a huge influence in the 2020 White House race. He toured the Iowa State Fair on Thursday and is set to appear at the Democratic Wing Ding in Clear Lake on Friday. He says he’s not talking about 2020 just to get “under the president’s skin.”

CARTER LAKE, Iowa (AP) — An attempted murder charge against a Carter Lake woman has been dismissed at the request of her alleged victim. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that the charge against 51-year-old Tammy Oberg was dropped Wednesday. Oberg had been charged in May after being accused of trying to run over another woman on a bicycle in Carter Lake.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A 21-year-old Davenport man who crashed a stolen garbage truck into a police chief’s squad car, seriously injuring the chief, has been sentenced to nearly 60 years in prison. The Quad-City Times reports that 21-year-old Logan Shoemaker was sentenced Thursday to up to 58 years. Authorities say Shoemaker rammed into the squad vehicle of Buffalo Police Chief T.J. Behning in September, causing serious injuries to Behning.

BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — The reward fund offered for the safe return of a missing University of Iowa student has grown to nearly $316,000. A spokesman for Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa said Thursday the organization has passed on more than 830 tips to authorities investigating the disappearance of Mollie Tibbetts. The 20-year-old was seen jogging July 18 and her family reported her missing the next day.