Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 2:15 a.m. CDT

TIPTON, Iowa (AP) — Video and documents show an Iowa trooper pointed his gun at a motorcyclist and knocked him down for no apparent reason during a traffic stop, then falsely charged the man with eluding law enforcement. Dashboard camera video shows then-Iowa State Patrol officer Robert Smith pulling over motorcyclist Bryce Yakish for speeding on Sept. 25, 2017. What appears to be a routine stop escalates immediately when Smith runs from his car with his gun drawn and strikes Yakish in his helmet’s face shield.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A southwest Iowa man has won his free speech legal battle with a sheriff’s department and two officers who charged him with harassment for writing a social media post that profanely criticized a deputy. Jon Richard Goldsmith will be paid $10,000 by the Adams County Sheriff’s office as settlement of a federal lawsuit he filed in May alleging violations of his rights to free speech, retaliation and false arrest.

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A judge has sentenced an Iowa woman to up to 40 years in prison for charges related to the murder of a woman and the burning of her body. The Des Moines Register reports Judge Thomas Bice on Monday sentenced 28-year-old Mackenzie Knigge, of Clare, to 40 years with the possibility of parole after 24½ years. Knigge pleaded guilty June 6 to charges related to the killing of 26-year-old Jessica Gomez, of Fort Dodge. Her burned body was found in 2017 in a field near Clare.

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities continue searching for a missing boater in eastern Iowa. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office called off the search Sunday evening in and along the Cedar River in Palisades-Kepler State Park. The missing man is believed to be 59-year-old Ricky Lee Veenstra of Cedar Rapids.