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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — While in private business, acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker walked away from a taxpayer-subsidized apartment-rehabilitation project in Iowa after years of cost overruns, delays and other problems. That’s according to public records on the Des Moines project, which prompted the city to terminate an affordable housing loan for Whitaker’s company. Another lender began foreclosure proceedings after he defaulted on a separate loan for nearly $700,000. Several contractors went unpaid.

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — A farmer who appeared on ABC’s “The Bachelor” has pleaded guilty in a fatal crash last year near his home in northern Iowa. In an agreement with prosecutors announced Tuesday, 36-year-old Chris Soules pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of leaving the scene of a serious injury accident. Soules had been charged with a more serious felony count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash for the April 2017 death of 66-year-old Kenny Mosher.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say Iowa State will use a large portion of a $6 million gift from Boeing Co. to help fund construction of the Student Innovation Center. A news release sent Tuesday about Boeing’s $6 million commitment says 140,000-square-foot center on the Ames campus is expected to be finished in January 2020. It is intended to serve as the hub for hands-on projects where students can collaborate across a wide range of disciplines.

EARLVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a northeast Iowa woman who fell at her farm. First responders were sent Saturday to the farm about 4 miles northwest of Earlville. The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office says Mullis was taken to a hospital in Manchester, where she died. Details about the fall have not been released.