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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden are both spending Tuesday in Iowa. Trump begins his trip in Council Bluffs to speak at Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, which produces and sells the corn-based fuel additive ethanol. He will later address an Iowa GOP dinner in Des Moines. Biden is coming to Iowa two days after nearly 20 Democratic rivals were in Iowa for a state party dinner. Several took veiled shots at his absence.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s court system has blocked public access to online court records from Gov. Kim Reynolds’ 2000 drunk driving arrest, saying they inadvertently exposed her sensitive personal information. The records contained the governor’s Social Security number, driver’s license number and other information that should not have been public under court rules. After an inquiry last week, the judicial branch removed public access to the files after determining they should not have been available.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A seed developer from the Netherlands credited with introducing high quality disease-resistant vegetable seeds to more than 60 countries including the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia is the 2019 recipient of the World Food Prize. Simon Groot, a sixth generation seedsman, began his search to create better vegetable seeds to help farmers in Southeast Asia in 1981. Groot’s award was announced Monday at the U.S. Department of State.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Farmers in Iowa and Nebraska finally got a break in the weather last week to catch up on planting, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture says both states remain significantly behind average seasons in crop development. The USDA reported Monday that Iowa farmers have planted 93% of the corn crop, about three weeks behind the five-year average. In Nebraska, 94% of corn is planted, compared with the average of 99%. For soybeans, the Iowa crop is 70% planted and in Nebraska, 79% has been planted.

DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation today (Monday) for three counties in response to severe weather beginning May 17 and continuing. The governor’s proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program for qualifying residents, along with the Disaster Case Management Program, for Mills, Muscatine, and Washington counties.

The Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program provides grants of up to $5,000 for households with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level or a maximum annual income of $41,560 for a family of three. Grants are available for home or car repairs, replacement of clothing or food and temporary housing expenses.  The grant application and instructions are available on the Iowa Department of Human Services website.

This proclamation makes only damage sustained beginning May 17 eligible for the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program. Mills County residents who sustained damage for flooding between March 12 and May 16 are eligible to apply for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Individual Assistance Program.

Disaster Case Management is a program to address serious needs to overcome a disaster-related hardship, injury or adverse condition. Disaster case managers work with clients to create a disaster recovery plan and provide guidance, advice and referral to obtain a service or resource. For information on the Disaster Case Management Program, contact your local community action association or visit www.iowacommunityaction.org.

Also today (Monday), Gov. Reynolds issued a proclamation extending existing proclamations of disaster emergency for March flooding for an additional 30 days to July 10, 2019. This extension allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of the severe weather that began in March.

The proclamation extends the governor’s temporary suspension of regulatory provisions pertaining to hours of service for disaster repair crews and drivers delivering goods and services while responding to disaster sites during the duration of this disaster, along with weight limits related to disaster repairs. The proclamation waives fees for issuance of replacement motor vehicle registrations cards, plates and driver licenses, additional fees for car and travel trailer lots, and waives some types of recycler licenses.

The proclamation also suspends length-of-stay and fee requirements at Waubonsie State Park located in Fremont County. For more information, visit the DNR Disaster Assistance website or the Waubonsie State Park website.

Saturday, June 15th, has been designated as Iowa’s Statewide Day of Action for Democrats. All 99 counties have events planned to rally support for the 2020 Iowa Caucuses.  Shelby County and Audubon County Democrats are hosting the Day of Action in the Danish Villages of Elk Horn and Kimballton.

A potluck pork sandwich luncheon and rally starts at 11:00 on the patio of Lugger’s Tavern in Kimballton. It will be the first of several events planned between now and the 2020 Caucuses where voters can learn more about the caucus process. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend the rally rain or shine.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s court system has blocked public access to online records detailing Gov. Kim Reynolds’ 2000 arrest for drunk driving, saying they inadvertently exposed her sensitive personal information.

The records contained the governor’s Social Security number, driver’s license number and other sensitive information that should not have been made public under court rules.

After an inquiry from The Associated Press last week, the court system removed public access to the files. Iowa Judicial Branch spokesman Steve Davis said that the Warren County clerk of court’s office in Indianola received a request for the paper files last September. After retrieving them from storage, the worker scanned them into the online system.

Under rules intended to protect personal privacy, the files should have been placed at a security level that allowed only court personnel to access them. Instead, the records were inadvertently made accessible to thousands of lawyers and members of the public who use the system.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — A central Iowa prison program aims to alleviate a lack of affordable housing while teaching inmates construction skills they can use when they’re released. The Des Moines Register reports that Newton Correction Facility inmates enrolled in the Iowa Prison Industries program are currently building an office and a classroom. But they will eventually build entire homes that can be moved to rural communities to address the decline in affordable housing. Inmates can also pursue apprenticeships for jobs in demand in the state.

The acting warden of the low-and-medium security prison describes the program as a “win-win.” Those who qualify for affordable housing purchase can buy homes for about $125,000. The inmates gain marketable skills for when they leave prison. Families earning below $73,100 annually would qualify to purchase a home.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports two arrests. On June 6th, 19-year old Mark Thomas Bregar, of Stuart, was arrested by Stuart Police for OWI/1st offense. He was taken into custody following a traffic stop on a vehicle with no license plates. When the Officer initiated the traffic stop, Bregar slammed on his brakes and slid into a ditch, where his vehicle became stuck. The officer detected the odor of alcohol on Bregar. A preliminary breath test resulted in an intoxication level in excess of .08.  Bregar was transported to the Adair County Jail and an additional test produced a blood alcohol content of .112%.  Bregar was cited and released from custody about a little more than an hour after he was arrested.

And, 27-year old Jennifer Renee Avey, of Oakland, was arrested Thursday morning in Adair County, on a Pottawattamie County warrant for Violation of Probation. She was being held without bond until appearing before a magistrate, and then released on her Own Recognizance.

The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton School District’s Board of Education will meet 6-p.m. Tuesday in the Conference Room at the Elk Horn Building, as part of their regular monthly session. Among the items on their agenda, is discussion and likely action on an invitation the district has received, to be included in the Western Iowa Conference (WIC), for athletic activities. The deadline to notify the conference of the District’s decision is June 28th.

In other business, the Exira/EHK Board will act on approving: Driver’s Ed contracts; Milk, Bread and Fuel bids; a vehicle purchase, and personnel matters.

(Radio Iowa) — The 19 Democrats who spoke Sunday in Cedar Rapids at a party fundraiser focused on some common issues. Most promised to take steps to protect abortion rights and address climate change. But NONE mentioned impeaching President Trump. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker warned that the 2020 race cannot be a referendum on Trump. “Democrats, we can’t let this election be about what we are against,” Booker said. “It must be an election about what we are for, who we are for.”  Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper urged Democrats to be pragmatic. “Donald Trump is the worst president in the history of America, but defeating him is far from guaranteed,” Hickenlooper said. “The most effective attack the Republicans can level against us Is one of socialism.”

Hickenlooper was booed by California Democrats when he made a similar comment there, but the 15-hundred Iowa Democrats who listened to HIckenlooper and 18 other presidential candidates yesterday (Sunday) did not boo any of them. The latest Des Moines Register C-N-N “Iowa Poll” found 79 percent of Democrats saying the candidates they’re considering “must” support abortion rights. New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stressed the issue during her speech Sunday. “Right wing politicians and a whole lot of men are making decisions about our reproductive freedom,” Gillibrand said. “Now is not the time to be polite. Now is not the time for small steps. Now is the time to fight like hell!”

Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke emphasized that point, too. “That every woman makes her own decisions about her own body and has access to the care that allows that to be possible,” O’Rourke said. Former Vice President Joe Biden recently said “circumstances have changes” and he reversed his long-standing support of a federal policy that forbids federal tax dollars from paying for abortion.

Biden was not among the speakers at the Iowa Democratic Party’s event in Cedar Rapids. Biden attended his granddaughter’s high school graduation Sunday, but will be campaigning in Iowa tomorrow and Wednesday. President Trump will be in Iowa, too, touring a western Iowa ethanol plant Tuesday afternoon, then speaking at an Iowa G-O-P fundraiser tomorrow (Tuesday) night.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports one arrest and one accident took place, Saturday. 23-year old Hannah Mae Hendricks, of Des Moines, was arrested following a traffic stop at around 3:50-p.m.  She was taken into custody on a Polk County warrant for OWI/1st offense, and possession of a controlled substance. Hendricks was being held in the Adams County Jail until being transferred to Polk County.

And, a man from Clive escaped injury early Saturday afternoon, after the 2008 Pontiac G6 he was driving, experienced a steering issue as he was trying to turn north at the intersection of 120th and REA Road. The car, driven by 29-year old Ian Alexander McLeod, hit a power pole owned by Greenfield REC. The vehicle sustained $3,500 damage, while damage to the pole was estimated at $1,500. No citations were issued.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A seed developer from the Netherlands credited with introducing high quality disease-resistant vegetable seeds to more than 60 countries including the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia is the 2019 recipient of the World Food Prize. Simon Groot, a sixth generation seedsman, began his search to create better vegetable seeds to help farmers in Southeast Asia in 1981. Groot’s award was announced Monday at the U.S. Department of State.

The foundation that awards the $250,000 World Food Prize is based in Des Moines, Iowa. Groot will receive the prize at an Oct. 17 award ceremony at the Iowa Capitol. The prize was created by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Norman Borlaug in 1986 to recognize scientists and others who have improved the quality and availability of food.