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

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Native American tribe is still planning to open a casino on the Iowa-Nebraska border despite a pending legal challenge from both states. The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska announced that the newly named Prairie Flower Casino will open in late October on tribal land in Carter Lake, Iowa. The project’s first phase will include 9,500 square feet of space, 200 slot-style games and a full-service bar and snack bar.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Civil rights organizations in Iowa are appealing to the Iowa Legislature and Gov. Kim Reynolds to do something about racial profiling after two young black men filed a lawsuit against Des Moines police for a traffic stop they say was unconstitutional. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says 30 states have laws prohibiting racial profiling, but Iowa is not one of them.

BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — The father of slain Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts has thanked the Hispanic community for its support during the long search for his daughter. A Mexican farmworker suspected of being in the U.S. illegally has been charged in Tibbetts’ death. Speaking Sunday afternoon at a ceremony for his daughter, Rob Tibbetts said that in the weeks he was in the central Iowa community of Brooklyn to search for his daughter, he encountered Hispanics who were sensitive and kind.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Transamerica and several related entities have agreed to repay $97.6 million to investors who were misled as part of a settlement with regulators. The Securities and Exchange Commission says investors were misled about the quantitative models that were used to manage their investments. The companies denied any wrongdoing.