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Hearing on Motion to Suppress Concludes

A two day evidentiary hearing to decide if some evidence could be suppressed in Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s murder trial concluded Thursday afternoon (11/14) in Poweshiek County.  Rivera’s defense team wanted to put in evidence an…
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Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Patrick announces Dem presidential bid

By JULIE PACE, BILL BARROW and STEVE PEOPLES WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Thursday he is running for president, making a late entry into the Democratic race less than three months…
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Osky all-conference volleyball

For the second straight year, Oskaloosa’s Faith DeRonde is a first team choice on the Little Hawkeye Conference’s all-conference volleyball team.  This year, the sophomore was a unanimous choice.  The Indians’ Taylor Wills and Jolie…
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Heckethorn guilty of second degree murder

A Wapello County jury has found an Ottumwa man guilty of second-degree murder in the 2018 killing of another man.  19-year-old Jacob Heckethorn was also found guilty Wednesday (11/13) of assault with intent to commit…
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Day 1 - Rivera Motion to Suppress

A police officer who obtained a confession from the suspect in the disappearance and death of Mollie Tibbetts says she made an honest mistake by initially failing to read him his legal rights. Pamela Romero,…
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Garth wins CMA Entertainer of the Year award

We all knew the spotlight would be on the "women of country" at last night's "53rd Annual CMA Awards", and it was . . . until the end, when GARTH BROOKS won Entertainer of the…
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History in the making: Trump impeachment hearing underway

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House launched the first public hearing Wednesday of Donald Trump’s impeachment investigation, the extraordinary process to determine whether the 45th president of the…
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Statesmen men's soccer hosts Grand View

William Penn University’s men’s soccer team hosts Grand View Wednesday afternoon (11/13) in the Heart of America Athletic Conference tournament semifinals.  The Statesmen have a 6-5 overtime win over Grand View during the regular season. …
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Hospital merger called off

Iowa's UnityPoint Health and South Dakota-based Sanford Health have abruptly halted plans to merge. UnityPoint owns Grinnell Regional Medical Center.  No reason was given for the decision from either side.  In June, the two regional…
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Bahena Rivera to appear in court

A hearing will be held in Poweshiek County Court Wednesday morning (11/13) to determine what evidence can be used in Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s murder trial.  He’s accused of killing 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts last summer in…
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