Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CDT

ALTOONA, Iowa — Altoona police, Monday morning, shot and killed a middle-aged white male, who they say was armed with a weapon outside a motel. According to a Press Release from the Altoona Police Department, officers responded at around 8:33-a.m., to a report of a suspicious person with a weapon went to Motel 6. Altoona police Sgt. Alyssa Wilson said in the announcement, officers arrived on-scene and located a man outside the motel, with a gun in his hand. Authorities began to negotiate with the subject, but their attempts were unsuccessful. At around 9:08-a.m., Officers reported “Shots fired.” The subject died at the scene.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As demand continues to surge at food banks, the federal government is preparing to spend another $1.5 billion on a program that has provided a key source of fresh food to charities this summer as they work to feed the hungry. Despite initial criticism about some distributors chosen for the program and a few logistical headaches, food banks have praised it for helping provide high quality produce, meat and dairy products to millions of Americans who abruptly lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. But food bank officials say the government could help more by expanding the food stamp program, known as SNAP, which reaches far more people.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of students from the Des Moines Public Schools and the Ames Community School District marched to the governor’s mansion Monday to protest the decision to suspend sports and start the school year online. The “Student March for Fairness” comes after the Iowa High School Athletic Association told the schools last week that all in-person activities and sports will be suspended starting Tuesday. The students say they want fairness and equity to compete in fall and winter activities.

UNDATED (AP) — Authorities say a Missouri woman died after she was ejected from a golf cart, The Missouri State Highway Patrol said 75-year-old Donna Young of Hollister was a passenger in an EZ Go Golf Cart that was traveling three miles south of Hollister on Saturday, The Springfield News-Leader reported that the driver lost control of the golf cart, it overturned and all passengers were ejected. Young was declared dead at a hospital in Springfield. The driver, 58-year-old Carol Rhodes of Des Moines, Iowa, and a 68-year-old passenger, Sandra Harris of Grimes, Iowa, were both transported to the hospital with serious injuries.