Funding unknown for Lake Delhi dam rebuild
James Q. Lynch reports Lake Delhi homeowners commit to rebuilding a dam swept away by floodwaters. Gov Culver pledges state help but funding remains unclear. ideas include selling hydroelectric power and FEMA assistance, with officials awaiting a disaster declaration and a funding roadmap from state agencies. The privately owned dam sits on a public lake used by hundreds of residents and businesses.
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Delhi
Lake Delhi
Chet Culver
Lake
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Wiley
Willey
Maggie Burger
Waterloo
Culver
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Josh deBerge
FEMA
Kansas City
Iowa
Homeland Security & Emergency Management
Iowa film tax credits shrink as probe narrows eligible work
Iowa's maximum potential film tax credits has fallen to 200 million dollars from around 330 million as investigators pare down eligible projects after misconduct claims in the halted program. Officials say six months more are needed to finish the probe and resume the credits.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Lown
Attorney General's
Jeffrey Thompson
State
Iowa
Wheeler
Chet Culver
Thompson
Farmers push back as EPA reviews air dust rules
The EPA weighs tighter limits on fine particulate matter affecting farms and rural roads. Linn County farmer Jim Lensch says dust from combines and gravel roads raises health concerns, while resident Laura Henderson cites daily dust on her home. EPA aims to finalize rules by February with public comments invited.
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Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Jim Lensch
Linn County
Lensch
Laura Henderson
Henderson
Van driver accused in attempt to run down man in parking lot
Police say Shidona Jetter, 19, tried to strike a man with a van in a Von Maur parking lot while two children under three rode in back unrestrained. An affidavit notes the man jumped onto a parked car hood to escape. Jetter faces misdemeanor counts including domestic assault with intent, simple assault, reckless driving, and two child endangerment charges.
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Davenport
Shidona Jetter
von Maur
Jetter
Former officer charged with sex at Burlington halfway house
Megan E. Cecil, 31, a former residential officer at the Burlington Men's Residential Facility, is charged with four counts of sexual misconduct for allegedly having sex with a 23-year-old resident in March. Cecil, who worked there from May 2008 until resigning in April, is free on bail. no comment was available.
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Associated Press
Burlington
Department of Correctional Services
Des Moines
Megan E. Cecil
Donnellson
Cecil
Department of Corrections
Rain delays road to new Waukee elementary school
Soggy weather slows road widening work for Shuler Elementary in Waukee. Duane Van Gorp says the school will open on time, but heavy rain has halted paving and left the access route a muddy mess, forcing officials to adjust student arrival plans.
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Waukee
Duane van Gorp
Shuler
van Gorp
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