Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CDT

MONDAMIN, Iowa (AP) — Western Iowa authorities have recovered the body of a farmer who died after his tractor flipped over atop him when it ran off a riverbank edge into the Missouri River. The tractor was spotted by people searching for the man Tuesday evening a little more than 2 miles northwest of Mondamin. The sheriff’s office identified the man as 82-year-old Malvern Wallis, who lived in Mondamin.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines woman faces felony charges after police say she beat two young children so badly that one of them jumped from second story balcony to escape her. The Des Moines Register reports that 30-year-old Rasheena Perry is charged with two felony counts of child endangerment causing bodily injury and one misdemeanor count of child endangerment after the July 11 incident. Police say Perry threw items at and hit the girls while they were in a bathtub and choked them.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A lawyer for the ousted Iowa Department of Human Services director says he will file a legal claim alleging he was the victim of whistleblower retaliation. West Des Moines attorney Tom Duff says he is representing Jerry Foxhoven, who was asked to step down by Gov. Kim Reynolds last month. Duff said that Foxhoven plans to announce that he’s filing a wrongful termination claim with the State Appeals Board, the first step toward pursuing a lawsuit against state government

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Lottery has posted record results for fiscal 2019, which ended June 30. Lottery officials say in a news release that sales, prizes to players and retail commissions all set records for the year. Preliminary figures released Wednesday show the generated a record $92.8 million in proceeds to state causes for the year.

Red Oak Police, Wednesday afternoon, arrested 64-year old Patricia Maureen Hawkins, of Red Oak. Hawkins was taken into custody at around 3:40-p.m. for simple Domestic Abuse Assault. She was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines woman faces felony charges after police say she beat two young children so badly that one of them jumped from second story balcony to escape her.

The Des Moines Register reports that 30-year-old Rasheena Perry is charged with two felony counts of child endangerment causing bodily injury and one misdemeanor count of child endangerment after the July 11 incident.

Police say Perry threw items at and hit the girls, both under the age of 14, while they were in a bathtub. Police say she wrapped a shower curtain around the face of one of the girls, before she escaped and jumped off the balcony. Police say they found the other girl covered in bruises, including marks on her neck where Perry had choked her. Police also say Perry left an infant alone in an apartment.

Perry’s preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 9. An attorney was not listed for her in court records Wednesday.

Police investigators in Council Bluffs said Wednesday (Today), that they spoke with a 15-year old female with regard to an alleged abduction attempt she reported to police Monday morning. In speaking with investigators, the girl recanted her story and admitted to fabricating the incident.

Authorities say the girl will not be charged with making a false police report. The recommendations police made to the general public on Monday, with regard to being aware of your surroundings while outside, and being alert for suspicious people/activity, are still very valid authorities say.

Original story posted July 29th follows:

Police in Council Bluffs are investigating the alleged abduction of a teenager. Officers received a call at the 8:30-a.m. about a possible attempted abduction that had occurred in the area of Valley View and Mall Drive, in Council Bluffs. Police received information that a 15 year old female was running on Mall Drive when an unknown white male approached her and grabbed her by the arm. The female said that she struck the male and was able to run off. The suspect was described as being a white male, about 45-50 years old, who was wearing a black coat, blue jeans, grey shoes and a green stocking cap. Several officers checked the area but were unable to locate any suspects. The incident remains under investigation.

The CBPD would like to remind runners and bikers to be aware of their surroundings and whenever possible, travel in groups of 2 or more. Any suspicious people or activity should be reported to 9-1-1 immediately.

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Lottery has posted record results for fiscal 2019, which ended June 30. Lottery officials say in a news release that sales, prizes to players and retail commissions all set records for the year. Preliminary figures released Wednesday show the generated a record $92.8 million in proceeds to state causes for the year. The sales record was $390.9 million, while prizes to players totaled a record $241.9 million. Lottery sales commissions to the retail locations that sell its tickets totaled $25.4 million.

The unaudited results show that sales increased 5.4% from the previous year. Scratch-game sales in Iowa have set records each year since fiscal 2015 and did so again this past year: $250.6 million.

Due to the weather, playground equipment installation planned for today at the Schildberg Recreation Area in Atlantic, has been postponed. Atlantic Parks and Rec Director Bryant Rassmussen had hoped to be able to have volunteers stop by this afternoon, but the rain continued as of mid-day, forcing a change in plans. We’ll let you know when the event is rescheduled.