Judge Finds Ross acted with deliberate intent in fatal 2012 shooting
Ross was convicted after a two week Linn County trial for killing Latasha Roundtree on September 22, 2012, firing a .40 caliber weapon at a car as it sped away. The judge ruled the act showed specific intent to kill the front passenger. Police and prosecutors highlighted the weapon, actions after the shot, and lack of reasonable self defense.
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Ross
Roundtree
Linn County
Nick Maybanks
Losalla
Cedar Rapids
Latasha Roundtree
Maybanks
Tasha
Sosalla
Liban
Yasin Mahidin
Jeremiah Ellis
Adrian Kenney
Ellis
Inspectors audit fair games to ensure genuine win chances
James Romer, vice president of the fair board, and Dan Horner of the DIA program audit team inspected carnival games at the Iowa State Fair. They noted some games offer higher winning odds while others stump attendants, and past issues included rings too small for bottle necks. The fair runs through August 17 with ongoing signage and demonstrations.
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James Romer
The
Fair Board of Directors
Dan Horner
DIA
Benjamin
Horner
Iowa
California drought spurs social media water shaming
In California drought the public uses Twitter and VizSafe to expose water waste from San Diego to San Francisco. Reports to Sacramento soared to nearly 12 000 in six months with most regions in extreme drought and officials urging 20 percent cuts while fines up to 500 dollars target runoff and nonessential watering.
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Los Angeles
California
San Diego
San Francisco
Sacramento
Middletown
Rhode Island
VizSafe
U.S
Montague
Oregon
Folsom
State Water Resources Control Board
Marcus Yasutake
San Juan Capistrano
Orange County
Excrement testing tracks lead exposure in free flying Iowa eagles
ISU researchers collected 400 excrement samples from 140 nests in 2011 2012 to measure lead levels in wild eagles. They compare excrement results with blood tests from three rehabilitation centers finding correlations though not perfect. Lead in deer gut piles and ammunition remains a concern, spurring support for non toxic substitutes.
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ISU
Dinsmore
Macbride
Solon
ISU Wildlife Care Clinic
SOAR
Neumann
Jadeane Cancilla
Cancilla
Blanchong
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Thegazette
Eric Baade
Daren Procin
Folsom Lake
Calif
Francie Kennedy
Control Board
Mike Budd
Brentwood
Budd
Agua Caliente
Pasadena
Kings Row Gastropub
James Fraley
Fraley
Water Resources Control Board
George Kostyrko
Orlan
Stewart Baxter
StewartBaxter.com
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