Judge overturns jury verdict in Purk Okowski case
Judge Turner ruled key witnesses were not credible and no body was found. Purk testified he left to buy cigarettes April 16, 2000 and never returned, but he denied killing Okowski. The Tama County case began as a missing person inquiry and prosecutors face options after the retrial date is set.
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Okowski
Iowa County
Park
Turner
Tama
Okonski
Iowa
Laura Roan
Tama County
Brent Heeren
Aaron Liebrecht
Linn County
Nick Maybanks
Maybanks
Iowa Courts of Appeals
Kansas
Ernst Reynolds condemn racial violence in Charlottesville
Iowa Republicans Sen. Joni Ernst and Gov. Kim Reynolds denounced the Charlottesville violence as horrifying and unconscionable. They urged peaceful moral and political discourse, condemned racism and violence, and noted no similar plans in Iowa. Both urged strong national and local action.
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Charlottesville
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Joni Ernst
Washington
Kim Reynolds
Reynolds
Ernst
Donald Trump
Ernst Defends Health Care Stance At Iowa Town Hall
About 200 at Washington High School listened as Senator Ernst answered roughly 15 questions. She defended her votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act and argued for solutions in the individual insurance market while supporting border security and legal immigration. A contentious point arose over defunding Planned Parenthood, which she defended by noting funds would support community health centers.
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Ernst
Iowa
Lamar Alexander
Patti Murray
Congress
United States
Obama
Alexandra Rucinski
Burlington
Planned Parenthood
Tipton
Senate
Washington
U.S
Joni Ernst
Iowa to hold hearings on water quality rule change
The DNR proposes dropping the single sample maximum for E coli in impaired waters while keeping it for beaches. Critics warn it could shrink the impaired list and raise public risk. Public hearings are set for Sept 5 in Washington Iowa with online comments due afterward.
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U.S
Environmental Protection Agency
DNR Water Quality Bureau
Jon Tack
Roger Bruner
Bruner
Wally Taylor
Marion
Sierra Club
Iowa
Heathcote
Washington Public Library
Washington St
Washington
Urbandale
Harlan
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