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

MONDAMIN, Iowa (AP) — Western Iowa authorities have recovered the body of a farmer who died after his tractor flipped over atop him when it ran off a riverbank edge into the Missouri River. The tractor was spotted by people searching for the man Tuesday evening a little more than 2 miles northwest of Mondamin. The sheriff’s office identified the man as 82-year-old Malvern Wallis, who lived in Mondamin.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines woman faces felony charges after police say she beat two young children so badly that one of them jumped from second story balcony to escape her. The Des Moines Register reports that 30-year-old Rasheena Perry is charged with two felony counts of child endangerment causing bodily injury and one misdemeanor count of child endangerment after the July 11 incident. Police say Perry threw items at and hit the girls while they were in a bathtub and choked them.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A lawyer for the ousted Iowa Department of Human Services director says he will file a legal claim alleging he was the victim of whistleblower retaliation. West Des Moines attorney Tom Duff says he is representing Jerry Foxhoven, who was asked to step down by Gov. Kim Reynolds last month. Duff said that Foxhoven plans to announce that he’s filing a wrongful termination claim with the State Appeals Board, the first step toward pursuing a lawsuit against state government

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Lottery has posted record results for fiscal 2019, which ended June 30. Lottery officials say in a news release that sales, prizes to players and retail commissions all set records for the year. Preliminary figures released Wednesday show the generated a record $92.8 million in proceeds to state causes for the year.