Mediacom may bar anti abortion tape over patient faces
An anti abortion activist faces blocking on public access Des Moines TV if he does not blur patients faces from footage at a Planned Parenthood clinic. Spokeswoman Deborah Blume said third party privacy concerns justify withholding the tape if faces are visible. The producer, Dave Leach, argues journalists have broader rights and questions the privacy claim.
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ISU studies alligator disposal option for dead pigs
ISU researchers explore raising alligators to dispose of dead pigs. Sherry Hoyer says the project compares viability amid rising rendering costs and fewer rendering firms. Two small alligators are being raised at the research farm near Castana, funded by an outside grant. Kris Kohl notes warmth needs are similar to a swine nursery.
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Remains Found on Grape Island Near Fort Madison
Volunteers cleaning land along the Mississippi River found human remains that may belong to a 22 year old Burlington man missing since November 2001. Dental records are being used to confirm identity. A skull was found on Grape Island about five miles north of Fort Madison, with more skeletal remains later located in a remote area. Police say the case is not treated as suspicious.
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Former Dubuque fraud convict to serve six days in jail
Karen O Rourke 52 formerly of Troy Illinois was sentenced to six days in jail for contempt of probation after moving from California to Illinois without notifying her probation officer. A 1999 conviction for third degree fraudulent practices led to the probation violation. Judge James Beeghly ordered the restraint instead of a prison term.
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