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Murder Charge Filed After Shooting Victim Dies Weeks Later

OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an Ottumwa 16-year-old shot Nov. 29 has died, so the man accused of shooting him has been charged with first-degree murder. The upgraded charge was filed Tuesday against 18-year-old…
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Ottumwa Police Department Searching For Missing Person

On December 27, 2016, the Ottumwa Police Department was notified about a missing person who departed their home during the night.  The missing person was identified as Audie Lee Templeton, age 31, of 218 N.…
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Des Moines Firefighters Injured Battling Tire Shop Blaze

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a Des Moines firefighter has been injured battling a blaze at a tire shop. Des Moines television station KCCI reports (http://bit.ly/2hpliaa ) the fire was reported around 10…
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Company Withdraws Iowa Filing For Power Line Project

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Clean Line Energy Partners is withdrawing its Iowa application to build a power transmission line across part of the state as it awaits resolution of an Illinois court challenge. Officials…
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Task Force Conducts Early Morning Raid

On Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at approximately 6:45 a.m., officers from Ottumwa Police Department Emergency Response Team, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Ottumwa Police Department, and the Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force, executed a…
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Chinese Symbols Mark Fake US Money Found In Iowa

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Fake American money marked with Chinese symbols has been showing up in Mason City. The Mason City Police Department said Wednesday that bills were found at a business and in…
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Iowa Backlog Of Autopsies Delaying Release Of Remains

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A backlog of autopsies at the Iowa Medical Examiner's Office has been delaying the return of remains to family members. It usually takes the office a day or two to…
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Obama Grants Commutations To 2 Iowa Men In Drug Cases

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two Iowa men will serve shorter prison terms after President Barack Obama commuted their sentences. The names of Anthony Dodd, of Davenport, and Aaron Rees, of Pleasantville, were on a…
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Trio Named Football Scholar-Athletes

Oskaloosa--Three members of the William Penn football team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2016 Daktronics-NAIA Football Scholar-Athletes Monday. Jake De Hamer (Sr., Des Moines, Iowa, Physical Education), with…
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Iowa's 6 Electors Will Join In Electoral College Vote

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Six Iowa residents will take part in the Electoral College vote as the nation elects the next president and vice president. The half-dozen people will cast ballots Monday afternoon at…
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