Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CST

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — After watching for more than a decade as a once busy Veterans Affairs campus deteriorated into a sprawling ghost town, leaders of a small Iowa city announced plans to take control of the property and likely demolish most of the structures. City and county officials signed documents Wednesday taking ownership of the 153-acre property. For decades it had operated as its own city with a power plant, fire station, water tower, chapel, and even an old bowling alley fashioned from a Quonset hut. That abruptly changed in 2009, when federal officials closed the facility. Officials say the plan to build housing at the site.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Supreme Court Acting Chief Justice David Wiggins has told lawmakers that the independence of the courts from politics is a strength. Wiggins made the comments Wednesday as he delivered the yearly Condition of the Judiciary speech. He said the Legislature’s role is to be the voice of the people, while the courts should speak in a more limited way to resolve legal disputes. The court system is requesting a 3.95% increase in funding for next year. That would bring the court’s budget to $188.7 million. It includes adding 17 workers in county court offices, four additional judges and additional court reporters and law clerks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren accused Bernie Sanders of calling her a liar before a national television audience during a tense, post-debate exchange in which she refused to shake his outstretched hand. That’s according to audio released Wednesday by CNN, which aired the debate. The two have been feuding since Monday, when Warren said that, during a private meeting in 2018, he disagreed with her that a woman could win the presidency. They clashed during Tuesday’s debate in Iowa, and Warren refused to shake Sanders’ hand afterward. Audio reveals Warren said, “I think you called me a liar on national TV,” and Sanders responded, “Let’s not do it right now.”

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a shooting in a Des Moines neighborhood has left two people dead and two injured. Des Moines police responded just before 4 p.m. Wednesday to a reported shooting at a home in the Merle Hay neighborhood and found two people dead with gunshot injuries. A third person at the home had a gunshot wound to a leg and was taken to a hospital. Police found evidence that indicated another person may have left the house. About a half hour later officers found someone nearby with a gunshot wound to a leg. That person also was taken to a hospital. Police didn’t immediately release the names of those involved.