Iowa Supreme Court to hear Oppelt appeal in 1981 murder case
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in the appeal of the second degree murder conviction of David Oppelt, 25, for the fatal May 1981 stabbing of Steven Scott White 16 in downtown Iowa City. Oppelt seeks reversal on multiple trial issues.
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Fund drive starts for Iowa Peace Officer Memorial
A Des Moines Gazette report says a fund drive for a memorial near the Iowa Capitol has begun, aiming for an $18,000 cost with $6,100 raised or pledged. The Peace Officer's Memorial, designed by Ames officer Richard Webb, features three granite slabs around a central pinnacle and will be built north of the Lucas State Office Building with no public funds. Donation details are listed through the State Historical Department.
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Okoboji man resigns from commerce panel
Fred Moore of Okoboji, a member of the Iowa Commerce Commission since 1972, will resign January 4 due to ill health. He is the sole Democrat on the three member panel. replacement must be a Democrat. Governor-elect Branstad has not named a successor. applications are being accepted. Moore’s resignation takes effect the day Branstad is sworn in.
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Iowa AG reports help for lowa consumers
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says his consumer division saved or recovered 907 800 for Iowa residents in the first 11 months of the year. The office logged 9641 new complaints and completed action on 7084, with 7799 complaints pending in mediation or litigation and 22 lawsuits in court. The division assisted 74.1 percent of completed cases, with top complaints involving autos mail order heating and air conditioning deceptive advertising magazine sales and service billing and debt collection television and radio service consumer credit codes and health spas.
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One Dead In Clinton Iowa Two-Truck Crash
Gary Alan Calhoun, 43, of rural Charlotte Iowa, died from injuries after his car hit the rear of a westbound semitrailer on Highway 30 near Clinton. Don Jordan, 28, of Waterloo, driving the semi, turned into a truck stop. Jordan was uninjured. Calhoun died at Mercy Hospital Clinton after ambulance transport.
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University of Iowa Holds Winter Commencement
One thousand five hundred eighty candidates will receive degrees at 10 a.m. Saturday in Hancher Auditorium marking Iowa’s winter commencement. The university will reach about 171,000 total degrees granted.
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