Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:50 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines is preparing to show off its newest additions _ three African lion cubs. The two females and one male were born Nov. 14, and had their first physical on Nov. 20. Zoo officials say the cubs were part of a large litter of five cubs, but two others didn’t survive. The cubs don’t have names yet and have been spending time bonding with their mother, Neema.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police have charged two people in the stabbing death last year of a Cedar Rapids man. Television station KGAN reports that 19-year-old Darius Alexander and 21-year-old Emily Young have been charged with first-degree murder, robber and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony in the Sept. 30, 2016, stabbing death of 18-year-old Christopher Arteberry Jr. Police say Arteberry was stabbed in the parking lot of a Cedar Rapids apartment complex and later found inside an apartment.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Law enforcement officials in northeastern Iowa have launched an investigation after a Black Hawk County sheriff’s deputy fired his gun at a fleeing vehicle last week. A news release Thursday from the sheriff’s office says deputies were helping Waterloo police in a chase on Nov. 22 when Deputy Joe Schmidt fired his service gun at the fleeing vehicle. Waterloo Police Capt. Dave Mohlis said Thursday that no one was injured in the shooting.

WOOLSTOCK, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a pheasant hunter in north-central Iowa was accidentally shot when a dog stepped on shotgun trigger guard and the gun fired. The Iowa Natural Resources Department says the shooting occurred Wednesday near Woolstock in southwestern Wright County. The department says several pellets lodged in the back of William Rancourt, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, but he was able to walk soon after being wounded. He was taken to a hospital in Fort Dodge for treatment.