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

MT. PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) — Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack rose from the steps of an orphanage to serving as a Cabinet secretary. He won’t talk about the vice presidential rumors, but he will say that Donald Trump is wrong about America.

RYAN, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating the cause of a fish kill in northeastern Iowa. The department says in a news release Tuesday that someone fishing in Buck Creek near Ryan reported the fish kill over the weekend. Upon investigation Monday, staff found both dead and live fish in the stream. No cause for the kill had been determined by Tuesday.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman accused of duping dozens of people into buying non-existent tickets to the Super Bowl and other high-profile events has been charged with fraud. The federal charges of mail and tax fraud against Ranae Van Roekel of Boyden, Iowa, come four years after her alleged scheme became public.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A thunderstorm carrying strong lightning and heavy rain has caused flash flooding in some areas of north and central Iowa including Des Moines. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning Tuesday for portions of four central Iowa counties until early evening. More than a dozen others were placed in a flash flood watch, where conditions are possible for additional evening flooding to develop.