Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:57 a.m. CDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to increase releases of water Saturday from the Gavin’s Point Dam into the Missouri River. Missouri River Basin Management Chief John Remus said Thursday that the Corps is increasing releases because of water on the ground and runoff into the Oahe and Fort Randall reservoirs in South Dakota. He said the releases would increase by 5,000 cubic feet per second, to 75,000 cfs.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Midwestern farmers are enduring a spring like no other. Most of the nation’s corn and soybeans are grown in the Midwest, and farmers in the region have for years struggled with low prices that got even worse due to a trade dispute between the U.S. and China. Amid those problems, farmers haven’t been able to plant because of seemingly endless storms. President Donald Trump promised $16 billion in aid but that led to confusion because details about the payments won’t be released until later.

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — An ex-nurse at the Independence Mental Health Institute is blaming changes to collective bargaining rules for a decision to fire her after a patient severely beat her last fall. The Des Moines Register reports Tina Suckow was fired in March, days after her federally entitled medical leave expired. A patient beat Suckow with his fists last October, requiring surgeries and neurological treatments. Suckow and union leaders blame reduced staffing and more limited bargaining rights approved in 2017.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Officials in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport say the city is building a bigger flood barrier in the wake of a breach in April that sent floodwaters rushing into downtown streets. Davenport City Administrator Corri Spiegel tells the Quad-City Times that the city will build larger flood walls when there is a high probability the river cresting above 21 feet. Days after the last temporary barrier broke on April 30, the river hit a historic crest of 22.7 feet.