Inmate hanged himself at Oakdale prison
Coralville officials say Jerry Dillinger, serving a life sentence for murdering Loretta Dillinger and Michael Robinson in Union County, died by hanging in his Oakdale cell at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center. No foul play suspected. Dillinger was pronounced dead after being taken to the University of Iowa hospital.
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Union County
Loretta Dillinger
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University of Iowa
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Loretta Lynn Dillinger
Loretta
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Iowa Lottery Numbers Drawn on Thursday Evening
Iowa Lottery results show Pick 3 Midday 3 6 1 and Evening 4 3 4. Pick 4 Midday 1 8 2 6 and Evening 4 7 6 1. All or Nothing Midday 1 2 5 9 11 12 14 15 19 20 23 24. Evening 3 5 6 7 8 12 17 18 19 20 22 23. Lucky for Life numbers are 11 27 29 31 36 with ball 5.
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Jury convicts Dustin Jefferson in 2013 slaying
A Jasper County jury found Dustin Jefferson guilty of aiding and abetting first degree murder in the death of his wife Kerry O Clarke Jefferson on September 25, 2013. He faces life without parole and will be sentenced April 28 in Tama County District Court. Ginger Jefferson, his mother, was convicted of first degree murder in 2014.
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Tama County
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O’clair Jefferson
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Waterloo Cedar Falls
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Gazette
the Courier
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Iowa Senate votes to halt Medicaid privatization plan
The Iowa Senate approved Senate File 2125 by 29 to 19 to stop Gov. Branstad’s plan to privatize Medicaid for about 560000 Iowans. The measure, backed by 26 Democrats and 3 GOP senators, would end contracts with three managed care firms and push toward a slower, value-based system while solving readiness issues before March 1 implementation.
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Medicaid
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Schultz
Iowa
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House
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Mason City
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Adel
David Johnson
Ochevedan
Tom Shipley
Nodaway
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Chet Culver
Hammes
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Centers For Medicare and
Medicaid Services
House GOP Outlines Iowa Budget Targets
Iowa House Republicans propose 7.32 billion general fund for next year with a 2 percent overall increase, 2 percent for K 12 schools, and cuts in health and human services postsecondary education and justice. Dems criticize higher property taxes and larger class sizes while Senate leaders blast the plan as poor for education.
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Sioux City
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