Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — About 50 people turned out for a rally in eastern Iowa to show support for police — a counterpoint to recent protests across the country following police killings of unarmed black men by white officers in Missouri and New York. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that the rally Friday was dubbed “Blue Lives Matter Too” and followed the December 20th ambush killings of two New York police officers.

TRAER, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials are investigating the accidental shooting death of a hunter. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that the Tama County Sheriff’s Office received a call just before 8 a.m. yesterday reporting a hunting accident in rural Traer.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center has a new leader. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that Liz Ford, who has worked for years as a volunteer, fundraiser and staff member for the shelter, was recently hired to replace former director Misha Goodman.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A western Iowa nature center is asking people for their discarded live Christmas trees. Sioux City television station KTIV reports that the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center will be collecting undecorated live Christmas trees through Jan. 11th.

The center plans to mulch the trees and use them for the nature center’s trails. The nature center is located on Highway 12 in Sioux City.

A fight at a rural residence early Friday morning near Prescott, in Adams County, resulted in one person suffering critical injuries from being stabbed. Authorities said Saturday, the unidentified victim was transported to Mercy Hospital in Corning before being flown by helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office became aware of the incident when they received a 9-1-1 call just before 2-a.m., Friday, about two vehicles trying to run one another off the road. Deputies made contact with both vehicles and discovered that in the second vehicle was a male subject who had suffered stab wounds. An investigation resulted in the suspect in the case, 47-year old Kirk Frederick, of Corning, being charged with Willful Injury causing Serious Injury, and Going Armed with Intent.

An investigation into the incident is being conducted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI).