Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation Wednesday, in response to flooding and flash flooding beginning March 13 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 these two counties: Audubon and Marshall. With the addition of these two counties, the governor has issued proclamations for 43 counties impacted by the recent flooding. Other (area) counties include: Adair,Crawford, Dallas, Fremont, Guthrie, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police in eastern Iowa have identified a man whose body was found this week in a burning car. Iowa City police say 72-year-old Donald Lee Schrader, of Iowa City, was found Monday night after firefighters extinguished the flames engulfing his car. Investigators say the fire started in the passenger compartment of the car and that no criminal activity is suspected in the blaze, although the investigation remains open.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has been working to boost his liberal credentials while also offering a centrist approach. He’s vowing to work with Republicans and woo voters who backed Donald Trump. O’Rourke insists he’s not interested in adhering to a particular ideology. But trying to have it both ways can sometimes come across as a split political personality _ one that may weigh on potential supporters after the initial buzz of O’Rourke’s campaign launch has worn off.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa group is hoping to get permission to build a sculpture commemorating women’s voting rights in honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that members of the Cedar Falls/Waterloo 19th Amendment Centennial Committee asked the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to authorize the monument. The group hopes to install the sculpture in front of the county courthouse. Board members are expected to vote on the proposal next week.

Deputies with the Fremont County K9 Unit, Tuesday, arrested 32-year old Michael Charon, of Thurman.  Charon was taken into custody on a Fremont County Warrant for Criminal Mischief.

Deputies allege that on March 16th, Charon had kicked in a door at a residence he was staying at in Thurman, causing damage. Deputies located Charon hiding inside of a camper located on a vacant property in Thurman.

He was later released on his own recognizance by the Magistrate.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police in eastern Iowa have identified a man whose body was found this week in a burning car. Iowa City police say 72-year-old Donald Lee Schrader, of Iowa City, was found Monday night after firefighters extinguished the flames engulfing his car. Investigators say the fire started in the passenger compartment of the car and that no criminal activity is suspected in the blaze, although the investigation remains open.

Police say results from an autopsy to determine the cause of death many not be available for weeks. Officers and firefighters found Schrader’s body around 11 p.m. Monday after receiving reports of a car on fire in an Iowa City parking lot.

The Mills County Board of Supervisors and Mills County Emergency Management Agency has issued another Order of Partial Release of a Mandatory Evacuation Order. The partial release includes the unincorporated areas from 221st Street North to Norris Avenue on the South, from 215th Street on the West to Levi Road on the East.

Residents in the outlined area may return to their homes. Residents are asked to contact the Flood Hotline at 712-520-4000 if you need volunteers to assist.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports two men were arrested on separate Page County Probation Violation warrants, Tuesday. 22-year old Jared Douglas Comstock, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Page County Sheriff’s Office. Comstock was being held in the Page County Jail on a $5,000 cash only bond. pending future court proceedings.  And, 52-year old Ronald Leslie Burden, JR., of Hopkins, MO., was transported to the Page County Jail where he was also being held on a $5,000 cash or surety bond. Burden was arrested at the Andrew County Missouri Sheriff’s Office.