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Poll: Many Iowans feeling economic pinch

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A new poll for The Des Moines Register shows about 40 percent of Iowans believe they're worse off financially than they were four years ago.

The poll, published in a copyright story in Saturday's

Officials say Humboldt police chief suspended

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

HUMBOLDT, Iowa (AP) Officials in Humboldt say the police chief has been suspended pending an investigation into alleged misuse of driver's license and criminal history information.

City Administrator Lorie Bennett says state investigators have launched an inquiry

Inmates assaulted officers at prison facility

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) The Iowa Department of Corrections is investigating a pair of assaults on officers at its Oakdale Medical and Classification Center near Coralville.

The department reported Friday that the attacks took place on Nov.

Rubashkin seeks acquittal; judge denies bail

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) A former kosher slaughterhouse manager convicted of financial fraud has asked for an acquittal or new trial, saying prosecutors unfairly brought in evidence of immigration violations.

In a motion filed late Thursday, Sholom

Man charged in UI vandalism pleads not guilty

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) A Minnesota activist arrested in the 2004 animal rights vandalism at the University of Iowa has pleaded not guilty in federal court.

The arrested man, 22-year-old Scott DeMuth, pleaded not guilty to one

Another three Iowans dead from H1N1 complications

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting three more swine flu-related deaths.

Health department officials say one of the latest victims of the H1N1 virus was a child in eastern Iowa with

Protesters voice anger at intolerance

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) Dozens of protesters, including students and faculty at the University of Northern Iowa, gathered to protest a recent string of vandalism and harassment on campus.

Organizers passed out signs Thursday as protesters stood

Court declares Iowa eviction rule unconstitutional

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Iowa landlords can no longer use certified mail to notify tenants of eviction hearings, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday.

The court said a state law allowing landlords to mail notices of hearings

Bobcat hunters near quota

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports fur harvesters are nearing their quota in the bobcat hunt.

According to the Natural Resources Department, 132 bobcats have been harvested as of early Friday. Hunters

Iowa City woman accused of several crimes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) An Iowa City woman is facing multiple charges in connection with a number of crimes.

Lauren Craig was arrested Thursday on seven warrants for third-degree burglary, third-degree theft, fourth-degree theft and forgery.

Convicted manager seeks acquittal or new trial

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) A former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager convicted of financial fraud is asking for an acquittal or a new trial.

In a motion filed late Thursday, an attorney for Sholom Rubashkin says his conviction

Prostitution investigation leads to arrests

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) An investigation into prostitution by Des Moines police has led to the arrests of three suspects.

Police say 21-year-old Tiashana Morgan of Milwaukee was arrested Thursday and charged with prostitution and marijuana possession.

Ex-ISU wrestling coach to run for Congress

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Former Iowa State University wrestling coach Jim Gibbons is entering the political arena with a run for the Republican nomination in Iowa's 3rd congressional district.

The winner of the GOP primary will likely

Iowa unemployment moves higher

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Unemployment in Iowa showed a slight increase to 6.7 percent in October, compared to the previous month's 6.6 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate in October was 10.2 percent.

According to Iowa Workforce Development,

Tiny Iowa town has the chargers, awaiting drivers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

ELK HORN, Iowa (AP) Hoping to see the USA in your Chevrolet Volt or Nissan Leaf? The tiny Iowa town of Elk Horn will have plenty of electric charging stations and no wait if you can get

Humane Society offers reward in NW Iowa pig deaths

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

HULL, Iowa (AP) The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest in the suffocation of 3,800 pigs at a hog operation near Hull in northwest

Cows escape after crash in NE Iowa

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) Authorities say eight cows that escaped from a trailer after a collision in northeast Iowa have been rounded up.

The Dubuque County sheriff's office says the accident happened Thursday on U.S. 20 near Peosta

Man convicted of killing wife in Iowa

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) A Webster County jury has convicted a Fort Dodge man of killing his wife.

The jury on Thursday found Angel Vega-Sanchez guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Rachelle Vega on

Quadruplets born at Des Moines hospital

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A Polk County couple, Casey and James Dotzler of Bondurant, are the proud parents of quadruplets, the first born at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines since 1999.

The four babies were born

Witness: Estranged wife killed from close range

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

DAKOTA CITY, Iowa (AP) A medical examiner testified Thursday that the estranged wife of a West Des Moines man and her friend died from close-range shotgun blasts on a rural highway near Marshalltown.

Dr. Dennis Klein said