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

LAKOTA, Iowa (AP) — A worker at the site of a wind farm under construction in north-central Iowa has died after being run over by a semitrailer. The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office says it received a request Wednesday afternoon for an ambulance at the site near Lakota. Officials say 51-year-old Lee Gruver, of Daisetta, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The continued threat of rain and higher-than-normal reservoir releases into the Missouri River will hamper the draining of floodwaters in fields and plans to repair more than 100 levee breaks after devastating spring floods. Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Weather Service said Thursday that rain over the next week could lead to some parts of the lower end of the river rising as much as 2 feet.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Officials say viewing platforms and walkways with railings are being installed at a Sioux Falls park where a 5-year-old girl drowned. The Argus Leader reports that city leaders set aside $300,000 last year to cover the cost of construction at Falls Park. A consultant recommended the safety measures after an Iowa girl fell into the Big Sioux River and drowned last year. Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken says the development should allow visitors of all ages and mobility to enjoy the park.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bankers surveyed in parts of 10 Plains and Western states are seeing improvement in the region’s farm economy. The Rural Mainstreet survey released Thursday, shows the survey’s overall index rising from a stunted 48.5 in May to 53.2 this month. Any score above 50 suggests a growing economy.

LAKOTA, Iowa (AP) — A worker at the site of a wind farm under construction in north-central Iowa has died after being run over by a semitrailer.

The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office says it received a request Wednesday afternoon for an ambulance at the site near Lakota. Officials say 51-year-old Lee Gruver, of Daisetta, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Station KLGA in Algona reports that once officials determined a vehicle was involved in the death, the investigation was turned over to the Iowa State Patrol and the Iowa Department of Transportation.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The continued threat of rain and higher-than-normal reservoir releases into the Missouri River will hamper the draining of floodwaters in fields and plans to repair more than 100 levee breaks after devastating spring floods.

Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Weather Service said Thursday during a news conference that while water levels on the river have dropped below flood stage in most places, rain over the next week could lead to some parts of the river rising as much as 2 feet (0.61 meters) from Rulo, Nebraska, to where it meets the Mississippi River in St. Louis.

Increased reservoir releases are also keeping swamped land from drying out. The Corps reiterated Thursday that releases from Gavins Point Dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border will remain at 75,000 cubic feet (2,124 cubic meters) per second until next Thursday, when officials plan to drop that amount to 70,000 cubic feet per second. That’s still about twice the normal amount for this time of year.

Normal releases from Gavins Dam might not be seen again until November, officials have said. Officials with the Corps’ Omaha and Kansas City, Missouri, divisions acknowledged that the increased reservoir releases were hampering efforts to close scores of levees broken in March during historic flooding in the Missouri River Basin that caused significant damage in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas.

“It has made things more difficult, yes,” said Matthew Krajewski with the Omaha division. Of the 47 levee breaks seen in Nebraska and Iowa, only seven have been closed, Krajewski said. In Kansas and Missouri, none of the 64 levee breaks have been repaired, Mike Dulin with the Corps’ Kansas City division said.

“We have not been able to access those areas yet due to continued high water,” Dulin said. He said it will likely be “well into the summer” before crews can even access breached levees along the river in far northwestern Missouri. Other breaks further downstream in Kansas and Missouri north of Kansas City should be accessible sooner, he said. “But there’s no guarantees on that as long as the water is high,” Dulin said.

Sheriff’s Deputies in Montgomery County report 35-year old Jameson Gordon Schlup, of Red Oak, was arrested Thursday in the 100 block of B Street, in Red Oak. Schlup was picked-up on a warrant for Sexual Abuse in the 2nd Degree. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $25,000 bond.

The Glenwood Police Department reports two arrests took place, Thursday. 18-year old Devlin Barrett, of Glenwood, was arrested for Assault while displaying a dangerous weapon. His bond was set at $2,000. And, 18-year old Dylan Finn, also of Glenwood, was arrested for Assault. His cash or surety bond was set at $300.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday, a man from Creston reported Wednesday afternoon, that someone had entered his storage unit in Creston, and took a tool box along with Craftsman tools. The incident, which happened sometime between June 16th and 19th, resulted in a loss of about $5,000.