Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CDT

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A judge has sentenced a former DuPont manager to 3 ½ years in prison for stealing trade secrets about its ethanol fuel business and giving them to a competitor who hired him. U.S. District Judge Linda Reade ordered 55-year-old Josh Isler of St. Ansgar, Iowa, to spend 42 months in federal prison. Isler pleaded guilty last summer to stealing trade secrets and making false statements to the FBI.

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Getting disaster aid approved and making sure it gets to the people affected by this spring’s flooding is a priority for area Senators. The bureaucratic rules that govern disaster aid spending require an analysis of the costs and benefits of repair projects. That can make it tough to get aid money to rural projects.

TRAVELERS REST, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee is taking a methodical approach to campaign in the shadows of better-known rivals, but the Washington governor says his emphasis on climate change is the right way to start what he hopes is a long campaign. Inslee recently visited Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, making his first extended trip since launching his candidacy. He says his goal is to be noticed for his climate emphasis, then explain to voters his wider liberal record.