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

BEDFORD, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man is facing a first-degree murder charge after a fatal stabbing in Bedford in southwest Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Safety said the stabbing was reported around 11 p.m. Saturday. Sixty-two–year-old Penny Sue Godfirnon, of Bedford, died. Authorities said 32-year-old Christian Andrew May, of Bedord, was arrested at a Bedford motel on charges that include suspicion of first-degree murder and willful injury. He is being held in the Taylor County Jail. K-C-C-I reports Lee is Godfirnon’s son. Lee is listed on the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. May was transported to the Taylor County Jail and arrested on charges that include First-Degree Murder – Class A Felony, and Willful Injury – A Class C Felony.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tyson Foods is looking into reports that China’s customs agency has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson facility in the United States after coronavirus cases were confirmed among its employees. A Tyson spokesman said Sunday that the plant in question is in Springdale, Arkansas. The spokesman said that all global and U.S. health organizations agree that there is no evidence to support transmission of COVID-19 associated with food. The announcement out of China Sunday gave no details of the quantity of meat affected.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa health authorities say four more deaths and another 441 coronavirus cases have been reported in the state. The Iowa Department of Public Health said the state has had 685 COVID-19 deaths and 25,865 cases of the virus as of 10 a.m. Sunday. The state said that 16,018 of the 25,865 people who have tested positive for the virus have recovered. A total of 256,960 people in Iowa have been tested for the coronavirus. For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two white men have been arrested in an assault so severe that the 22-year-old black victim believed he was about to be killed. The NAACP has said the attack in Des Moines was racially motivated. Twenty-eight-year-old Dale Lee Millard and 27-year-old Jesse James Downs are charged with willful injury causing serious injury. Millard was arrested Thursday and is jailed in Polk County on $50,000 bond. Downs surrendered Friday. DarQuan Jones says he was attacked by at least two men early on May 16. He says they choked and punched him, then held his head underwater in a creek.

Former Iowa District 3 Representative David Young is running for the seat once again this year and made a stop at KJAN on Friday as he hit the campaign trail. Young provided his thoughts on a number of current major issues and said he has been getting good response from constituents in the district.

COVID-19 and the ensuing economic impact has been a major focus around the globe and Young said it is a public health issue that should be taken seriously. He said he hopes further steps are made by congress to help those most impacted financially and to aid in getting the economy back on track. Young said one of his first priorities in office would be to make sure health necessities can be produced here at home.

The Ag Economy has also been widely impacted by COVID-19 and Young said there is some help coming the way of farmers across the country. He said a good planting season certainly helped and he’s optimistic about the bounce back.

Racial issues and Police brutality have been brought to the forefront of the country conversation following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Young gave his thoughts on the situation.

Young said he looks forward to continuing the campaign and drawing differences between himself and his opponent Cindy Axne.

Young went on to visit Red Oak, Shenandoah, and Gravity on Friday.

(Updated w/info. from KCCI/Radio Iowa) BEDFORD, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Sunday, said local authorities got a 9-1-1 call from the Skylark Motel in Bedford at around 11 o’clock Saturday night and the person was reporting a death. Taylor County Deputies who responded found 62-year-old Penny Sue Godfirnon of Bedford had been assaulted with a knife. Thirty-two-year-old Christian Andrew May of Bedford was arrested and faces a first degree murder charge.

K-C-C-I reports May is Godfirnon’s son. He is listed on the Iowa Sex Offender Registry. May was transported to the Taylor County Jail and arrested on charges that include First-Degree Murder – Class A Felony, and Willful Injury – A Class C Felony.

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

The Iowa Department of Public Health, Sunday, release the latest coronavirus data for the past 24-hours (ending at 10-a.m.). Officials confirmed 441 additional COVID-19 cases, for a total to-date, of 25,865 positive cases. There were also four additional COVID-19 deaths since Saturday, for a statewide death toll of 685. The website said 478 of the state’s deaths involved Iowans with preexisting conditions.

COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care facilities account for 356 of the state’s total deaths. Iowa DPH reports 170 hospitalizations, of which 53 patients are in intensive care. Polk County reports the most cases in the state, with 5,483 positive cases.

Police in Red Oak, Saturday afternoon, arrested 36-year old Michael Lisle Parson, of Red Oak, on a charge of Dissemination and/or Exhibit of Obscene Material to a Minor. Parson was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.