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4 hrs ago | KIMT

Iowa woman died of smoke inhalation

Authorities said Tuesday that an electrical malfunction caused the blaze that killed 65-year-old Karen Beecher early Sunday.

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Related Topix: Fire

8 hrs ago | Bloomberg.com

Palin Ponders Iowa Visit as Republican Hopefuls Plant Seeds for 2012 Race

It is harvest season in Iowa. For Republicans who want to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012, though, it is time to start planting seeds.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Tim Pawlenty, US Governors, Mike Huckabee

Fri Nov 06, 2009

KWQC-TV Davenport

Senate panel approves Iowa federal prosecutors

The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved two candidates to become Iowa's top federal prosecutors.

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Related Topix: Tom Harkin, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election

WXOW-TV La Crosse

Iowa lawmaker drops out of governor's race

Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley has dropped out of the race for governor, saying he'll focus on electing Republicans to the Legislature.

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Related Topix: Iowa Government

The Gazette

Flood buyout funds approved for Cedar Rapids, other cities

Posted on Nov 06, 2009 by James Q. Lynch . A garage roof rests against a home on C Street SW on June 16, 2008, after floodwaters began receding across the city.

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Related Topix: Cedar Rapids, IA, Cedar Rapids Metro, Oakville, IA, Waterloo Metro, Cedar Falls, IA

KCRG

Three Hundred Iowa Reservists Called Up

The Defense Department has announced that 300 soldiers of a U.S. Army Reserve unit based in Des Moines have been alerted for duty in Iraq next spring.

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NewsTimesLive.com

'Kill the bill,' protesters target health care

Chanting "Kill the bill," thousands of conservatives incensed over the Democrats' health care overhaul protested at the Capitol on Thursday, arguing that the legislation amounts to a government takeover of the nation's medical system.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Representative Michele Bachmann, Republican, US House of Representatives, Walter Jones, Steve King, John Boehner

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Death of Eastern Iowa child linked to H1N1

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting the first death of a child linked to H1N1.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Family, Kids, Medicine, Influenza

Thu Nov 05, 2009

KansasCity.com

Jury finds Iowa woman guilty in son's slaying

A jury has found an Iowa woman guilty of killing her 2-year-old son and seriously injuring his older brother when she slit the boys' throats before cutting her own neck last year.Michelle Kehoe's hands trembled and she wiped tears from her face as District Court Judge Bruce Zager read the verdict on Thursday.Kehoe, of Coralville, faces a mandatory ...

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Iowa City Press-Citizen

UIHC puts off plan to ask for donations

The University of Iowa is halting plans to ask University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics outpatients to sign a consent form at check-in so the UI Foundation can contact them about donations, school officials announced Tuesday.

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Related Topix: University of Iowa

CLTV - Chicago Land's TV

Medicinal Pot: Advocates realize legalizing marijuana for medical use ...

After holding hearings throughout Iowa about medical uses of marijuana, pharmacy regulators will consider whether to recommend that legislators change the state's laws dealing with the drug.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Iowa Government

WUSA9.com Washington, DC

Beer With Extra Buzz On Tap Up To 16%

A growing number of states are moving to allow higher alcohol content in beer, despite concerns from some substance-abuse experts.

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Related Topix: Beer, Drink, Alabama, Iowa Government

Iowa Independent

Questions surround Iowans for Tax Relief extortion case

Officials in Muscatine County have taken a 51-year-old Mechanicsville woman into custody on charges that she attempted to extort funds from a conservative anti-tax group.

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Related Topix: Muscatine County, IA, Mechanicsville, IA, Muscatine, IA, Cedar Rapids, IA

Wed Nov 04, 2009

KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

Iowa's Top Lawyer: States Must Help Protect Consumers

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says the states should continue to have a role in protecting consumers from fraudulent practices.

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KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

Four Additional H1N1 Deaths Confirmed in Iowa

The Iowa Department of Public Health has reported four additional 2009 H1N1influenza-related deaths in Iowa.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Dubuque County, IA, Mills County, IA, Monona County, IA

KGAN

Fire destroys concrete plant in Iowa

An investigation is under way into a fire that destroyed a concrete plant in Lake View in western Iowa.

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Hawk Eye

Prosecutors studying $32M in film credits

The Iowa attorney general's office is examining all of the roughly $32 million in tax credits awarded through a program designed to lure filmmakers to the state, a top official in the agency said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

Motorcycle USA

Interview With AX Director Jayme Dalsing

$11,000 in prize money is on the line for several of the worlda TMs best arenacross racers as they compete for bragging rights in a sneak peek of what lies ahead for the upcoming year.

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Related Topix: Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro, Council Bluffs, IA, Motorcycles

Tue Nov 03, 2009

KGAN

First H1N1 Child Death

The first child in Iowa has died of the H1N1 flu virus. The Iowa Department of Public Health said Tuesday that the child died in October and was from eastern Iowa.

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Related Topix: Muscatine, IA, Muscatine County, IA, Mechanicsville, IA, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Portland's CW32 KRCW -TV

Culver Commercial: a new ad has Gov. Chet Culver heralding his...

Gov. Chet Culver is airing a new television commercial touting his approach to flood recovery and budget problems.

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