Iowa unemployment hits 24 year low in October
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 2.4 percent in October, the lowest since March 2000, with 41,200 unemployed and 1,647,100 employed. Private sectors added jobs led by construction and leisure and hospitality, while retail and education health saw declines. Hawaii and New Hampshire posted lower and near rates for national comparison.
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Democrat files recount bid in Iowa House District 55 race
Kayla Koether, challenging Republican Michael Bergan in District 55, filed a recount request after trailing by seven votes. An election board will appoint members and set a recount time, likely after Thanksgiving. Bergan 6,919 Koether 6,912 per Iowa unofficial results.
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Three charged in burglary at Cedar Rapids construction site
Officers found Rebekah McWherter 20 Ray Troyer 24 and Ryan Mullnix 30 at a Stoney Point Meadows site after a 2:27 a.m. call. Troyer led a high speed chase with McWherter and Mullnix detained. Troyer fled on foot but was captured. Troyer faces multiple additional charges.
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Man charged in backpack meth lab case
Iowa City man Ryan Michael Brown, 39, is charged with a Class B felony controlled substance violation after police found a backpack behind a southwest Iowa City home containing a one pot meth lab and remnants of others. He is held at Johnson County Jail.
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