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

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Two days after a jury found him civilly liable in his mother’s death, a Knoxville man was charged with first-degree murder in her death. The Marion County sheriff’s office says 45-year-old Jason Carter was arrested Sunday afternoon. On Friday, a jury ordered Carter to pay $10 million in the June 2015 shooting death of 68-year-old Shirley Carter at her home.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City man accused of killing a 19-year-old woman is scheduled to go to trial on Monday. Sixty-one-year-old Larry Whaley is charged with second-degree murder in the December 2016 death of Samantha Teeter. Prosecutors say Whaley shot Teeter in the head through his apartment door. In letters he sent to a judge, Whaley claimed he fired into the door because he believed two people he knew were breaking into his apartment.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A homeless shelter in eastern Iowa is facing a growing demand for beds, despite federal figures showing a drop in homeless populations statewide and in Illinois and Wisconsin. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that the Dubuque Rescue Mission has set up beds in hallways and a laundry room to deal with demand. The shelter’s director says the rising demand is a result of chronic mental health and substance abuse issues.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s only independent lawmaker plans to run for re-election in a rural, conservative district as a “no-party” candidate and if he wins, he’d be the first state senator unaffiliated with the two major political parties to do so in more than 90 years. David Johnson, a lifelong Republican, is betting that principle trumps party and that his deep roots in northwest Iowa and long legislative history will win him enough voters to fend off a Republican challenger.