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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three Iowa men face charges after state conservation officers say they unlawfully harvested ginseng root from state property. Court records show Kyle Jones and Brent Jones, both of Slater, and Bart Bollie of Madrid, were charged Tuesday with fifth-degree theft, unlawful possession of wild ginseng root from state land and unlawful possession of young wild ginseng.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A deputy Iowa prison warden who was fired in March has been reinstated and awarded $40,000 in back pay, a raise and additional vacation and sick time. The Iowa Department of Corrections fired Michael Kane as deputy warden of the maximum-security prison in Anamosa for alleged rules violations that haven’t been released. But the state reversed its decision last month. Kane, who appealed his firing, says he’s “glad for the outcome.”

CHARITON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a pilot has been found dead after the crash of his plane in northwestern Lucas County. The Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Thursday that the pilot had been flying alone. The Sheriff’s Office says it had been advised Wednesday afternoon by air traffic control in Des Moines that radar contact with the private plane had been lost. The plane wreckage was found around 5:30 p.m.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The American Indian tribe challenging an oil pipeline that would cross four states has some legal advantages in a courtroom, particularly the tribe’s status as a sovereign nation with long ties to the land in question. But stopping a major project like the Dakota Access pipeline after construction has begun is difficult. And even if the Standing Rock Sioux win in federal court, the end result might simply be an altered route.