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Iowa public school enrollment rises for fourth straight yearJan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Enrollment in Iowa's public schools rose for the fourth straight year, the Iowa Department of Education announced Friday. The overall number of s...
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Minnesota news in brief at 7:58 p.m. CSTJan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - Sheriff: Gun in Hew Hope shootings came from straw buyer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek says the gun Raymond Kmetz used to wound two New Hop...
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Authorities identify body of man found in Grand RiverJan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Authorities have identified the body of a 43-year-old man pulled from a western Michigan river. Police tell The Grand Rapids Press for a story...
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Gilbertsville police chief stunned with Taser to raise moneyJan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - GILBERTVILLE, Iowa (AP) - The Gilbertsville police chief has raised money in an unusual way to help purchase Tasers and body cameras for the department's officers. Polic...
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Citing omission, judge dismisses ex-Iowa Senate aide's suitJan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An attorney for a former Iowa Senate Republican Caucus aide says he plans to refile her sexual harassment lawsuit after a judge dismissed the cas...
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Wounded officer identified as 15-year veteran of departmentJan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - WYOMING, Mich. (AP) - An officer who was shot while responding to a domestic dispute in western Michigan has been identified as a 15-year veteran of the Wyoming Police D...
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Officials investigate blast, help track contaminated fuelJan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - BAD AXE, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a heater explosion prompted them to help track down nearly 70 gallons of contaminated kerosene recently sold by a Bad Axe store. Th...
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Iowa fire chief's childhood memories go up in smokeJan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - STACYVILLE, Iowa (AP) - A northern Iowa fire chief's childhood memories have gone up in smoke with the blaze that destroyed the home where his mother has lived for nearl...
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Parts of Iowa, Missouri nearing drought statusJan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Parts of Iowa, Missouri and other Midwest states are teetering close to drought status. The National Drought Mitigation Center on Thursday classifie...
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Henry County man surrenders 21 horses after animal deathsJan 29, 2015 10:00 pm - MIDDLETOWN, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say a north Henry County man has surrendered 21 horses, a dog and five puppies after the deaths of four horses on his property. Henry...