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

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A storm system known as a “bomb cyclone” churned through the U.S. interior for the second time in a month, unleashing a blizzard that struck the Upper Midwest and creating hazardous fire conditions farther south. The storm knocked out power Wednesday to thousands of homes and businesses in South Dakota, disrupted air and ground travel from Colorado to Minnesota and threatened to swell rivers in the Midwest that flooded after March’s drenching.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — White House hopeful Kamala Harris has nabbed her first Iowa endorsement from a major state Democratic activist. Jean Hessburg is a former Iowa Democratic Party executive director and the current chair of the party’s Women’s Caucus. She tells The Associated Press that she’s endorsing the senator from California because “she’s tough, she’s got heart. She’s quick on her feet, she’s sharp as they come and great on all the issues.”

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state House plans to consider a spending bill that would give Iowa Medicaid an additional $150 million to ensure all obligations are met for this year. The measure is scheduled for debate on Thursday, but critics of privatized Medicaid say it makes no sense that insurance companies claim they’re losing money in Iowa while the state continues to pump more money the program. UnitedHealthcare has said it’s leaving the program because it was losing millions.

UNDATED (AP) — A storm system known as a “bomb cyclone” churned through the U.S. interior for the second time in a month, unleashing a blizzard that struck the Upper Midwest and creating hazardous fire conditions farther south. The storm knocked out power Wednesday to thousands of homes and businesses in South Dakota, disrupted air and ground travel from Colorado to Minnesota and threatened to swell rivers in the Midwest that flooded after March’s drenching.