Iowa labs destroy pandemic flu samples after safety checks
Three Eastern Iowa laboratories were among thousands that received test kits containing the H2N2 influenza strain in late 2004 and early this year. Authorities say the risk of a global outbreak remained remote, and all vials were destroyed after accreditation notices.
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Iowa Senate Backs 70 mph Interstate Speed Increase
The Iowa Senate approved House File 826 by 27 to 23 to raise the interstate speed limit to 70 mph beginning July 1 and to nearly double speeding fines and court costs. The bill, earlier passed by the House 51 to 49, awaits Gov. Vilsack's veto decisions as negotiations continue.
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Iowa Guard Soldier Killed by Sniper Near Ramadi
Spc. John W. Miller 21 of West Burlington died Tuesday morning near Ramadi Iraq while his unit the 224th Engineering Battalion Burling tion was securing a crater area. He is the 25th Iowan to die in Iraq and two Iowans have died in Afghanistan.
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DNA Test Shifts Iowa Farmhouse Murder Verdict
In Cedar Falls the 1975 killings of Dorothy Mark’s son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren haunt the town. Jerry Mark, once convicted, faces new scrutiny as DNA tests exclude saliva on cigarette butts from linking him to the crime scene, altering decades of appeals. The case highlights how forensic advances reshape long-standing murder prosecutions.
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