Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:00 a.m. CST

CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — A major financial rating agency has lowered its bond ratings for an Iowa town because of how it is financing a $70 million arena project. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that S&P Global Ratings pointed to Coralville’s bank loans with variable interest rates to pay for the planned 5,700 seat arena set to open in 2020. City leaders say they remain confident the project does not threaten the city’s finances.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman whose son died from a drug overdose has had a chance to hear his heart beat again in the chest of an Ohio man who received it as an organ donation. The Quad City Times reports that Lisa Bragg met Friday in Davenport with 45-year-old Kenneth Vogelsong, of Sherwood, Ohio. Bragg’s 27-year-old son, Markus Abbott, died in January, and his heart was transplanted in Vogelsong.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In 2008, Barack Obama won the hearts of Iowa Democrats. Today, his supporters are looking more pragmatically for someone who can simply seize the presidency from Donald Trump in 2020. Niki Neems, a Democratic activist in Iowa city, says that ideally she would want to fall in love with the new candidate the same way as she did with Obama. But she adds that the candidate’s ultimate success at defeating Trump is more important. Neems says, “So, for me, it’s OK to just fall in like.”

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police have charged a Des Moines man with murder in the deaths of his mother and uncle. Detectives on Friday night charged 30-year-old Joshua Adams with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his mother, 49-year-old Tracy Linn Adams, and his uncle, 54-year-old Gaylord George Jolly Jr. Police say both of the victims died of “sharp-force injuries.”

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge visitor center will close for New Year’s Day. Officials say the center will close Monday at noon and reopen Wednesday morning. The seasonal sections of the refuge tour road and refuge grounds will remain open during the federal holidays. DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge sits 25 miles north of Omaha on U.S. Highway 30, between Missouri Valley, Iowa, and Blair, Nebraska.

CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — A major financial rating agency has lowered its bond ratings for an Iowa town because of how it is financing a $70 million arena. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that S&P Global Ratings pointed to Coralville’s bank loans with variable interest rates to pay for the planned 5,700-seat arena set to open in 2020. The arena would host the University of Iowa’s home volleyball games and concerts.
City leaders say they remain confident the project does not threaten Coralville’s finances.

S&P this month lowered its rating for Coralville’s general obligation bonds from BBB+ to BB+, making it “non-investment grade.” The rating for bonds back by annual appropriations dropped from BBB to BB. An S&P report said the city has a “heightened debt burden” and exposure to high interest rates.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman whose son died from a drug overdose has had a chance to hear his heart beat again in the chest of an Ohio man who received it as an organ donation. The Quad City Times reports that Lisa Bragg met Friday in Davenport with Kenneth Vogelsong, of Sherwood, Ohio. She and family members put a stethoscope to Vogelsong’s chest to listen.

Bragg’s 27-year-old son, Markus Abbott, died in January, and his heart was transplanted in Vogelsong. With the help of donor networks, Bragg and Vogelsong exchanged letters, emails, and texts and agreed by phone to meet.

Vogelsong is a is a 45-year-old father of four who was close to death because he had an enlarged heart that couldn’t efficiently pump blood to other organs.

The Iowa State Patrol says four people were injured during two separate eastern Iowa accidents. Just after 2-a.m. today (Saturday), three people were hurt during during a rear-end collision in Bremer County. Authorities say a 1995 Chrysler Cirrus driven by 48-year old Donald F. Fairholm, of Charles City, was traveling north on Highway 218. A 2000 Dodge Dakota pickup driven by 57-year old Bambi K. Teska, of Charles City was behind the car traveling at a slow speed, when it was struck by a northbound 2015 Ford van, driven by 49-year old James E. Garner, of Dunlap. The van was traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck the pickup. The impact caused the pickup to hit the rear of the Chrysler. All three drivers were hurt. They were transported to the Charles City Hospital by Chickasaw County Ambulance. The accident remains under investigation.

And, at around 3:10-p.m. Friday, a two-vehicle accident in Black Hawk County injured a passenger in one of the vehicles. The State Patrol says a 2011 Chevy Equinox driven by 27-year old Justina Brown, of Waverly, had pulled to a stop in the gore of the ramp at U-S Highway 218 northbound and U-S Highway 58 southbound, in the untraveled portion, when it was hit from behind by a 2003 Dodge Durango, driven by 16-year old Joshua Michael, of Charles City. The accident happened when the Durango went out of control and hit a concrete bridge rail before striking the rear of the Chevy. The road surface was ice-covered at the time of the crash. A passenger, 19-year old Zaria Middleton, of Charles City,  was injured and transported to Satori Hospital, in Cedar Falls.

Authorities cited Joshua Michael for Failure to Maintain Control.