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

SPENCER, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Iowa have identified a man whose body was found inside a burning home. Spencer Fire Department Deputy Chief Mark Stover said Tuesday in a news release that 70-year-old Larry Classon died on Feb. 13 in a fire at his Spencer home. The Sioux City Journal reports that the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Stover says Classon died of smoke inhalation. Classon’s body was found the morning of Feb. 13 after firefighters were called to his house and arrived to find the home in flames.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The amount of water being released into the Missouri River from Gavins Point Dam will be increased again to free up more space in the reservoirs upstream before spring. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday that the amount of water flowing out of Gavins Point on the Nebraska-South Dakota border will be increased later this week to 41,000 cubic feet (1160.99 cubic meters) per second. That is up from the current 35,000 cubic feet (991.09 cubic meters) per second. The Corps is working to clear out as much space as possible in the reservoirs ahead of what is expected to be another wet year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — For a majority of Democratic voters, going back to the days before Donald Trump isn’t good enough. In Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada, the first three states to weigh in, voters have elevated the candidate promising the biggest departure from the politics of the past — not necessarily the clearest path to defeating President Donald Trump or a restoration of the Obama era. After fighting to a draw in Iowa, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who bills himself as the leader of a revolution, bested candidates in New Hampshire and Nevada promising a restoration of the pre-Trump era and those who focus mainly on their electability.

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) — Nestlé Purina has announced it will expand operations at its Clinton plant and create about 60 new jobs. A company news release says the $140 million investment will add processing and packaging lines for dry pet food, which has grown about 7% in the past year. Purina first opened in Clinton in 1969 and now employs 360 workers. The company says the Clinton factory plays a unique role in the company’s network of 21 factories across the country. It’s a a hub for innovation and design of new products, in addition to producing flagship food brands.