Iowa health survey boosts push to raise cigarette tax
A Harris Interactive poll for the University of Iowa finds 71 percent of 800 Iowans support increasing the tobacco tax from 36 cents per pack and 32 percent back a rise of $1 or more per pack. The survey, presented to the Iowa Commission on Tobacco Use Prevention, also shows strong support for health spending from tobacco settlement funds and lottery revenues.
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Deportation case expedited for Uganda track coach
Immigration officials will fast track the case of William Keleture a Pleasant Valley High School assistant track coach facing deportation to Uganda. Keleture held in Hardin County Jail Eldora after a 1992 visitor visa and a 1995 asylum appeal denied in 2001.
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America
Lottery results from Iowa and Illinois on Friday
Friday drawings show Iowa $100000 CASH GAME numbers 1 7 9 21 35 and Pick 3 2 4 0 and 2 1 9. Pick 4 9 3 0 5 and 7 889. Illinois Little Lotto 13 19 27 33 38 and 6 of 48 jackpot $5.5 million. Mega Millions numbers 2 9 24 36 52 Megaball 44 with a $12 million jackpot.
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Regional Roundup Kendrick convicted of meth sales in Cedar Rapids
Kendrick was found guilty by a Cedar Rapids jury after a four hour deliberation of selling methamphetamine three times to an undercover agent in 2001. One sale occurred at a Waterloo store where he worked. The case cites recorded calls and a prior drug felony, with sentencing up to 30 years, a 2 million dollar fine, 400 in fees, and life supervised release.
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Waterloo
West Union drug charges follow Wisconsin arrest
Onalaska police arrested Mary Ann Turner 43 of West Union for shoplifting pseudoephedrine a meth precursor. A search of her residence yielded methamphetamine precursors paraphernalia and packaging materials. Turner is charged with possession with intent to deliver failure to attach a drug tax stamp and possession of pseudoephedrine. She remains jailed on 50000 bond. Evansdale Richard Mathis 43 has been indicted for producing child adult material in Cedar Rapids U S District Court. He faces 15 to 30 years and up to 250000 fine if convicted.
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Wisconsin
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Cedar Rapids
More charges filed in fatal Waterloo crash
Kelly Dillon-Love, 43, of Minneapolis faces new counts in a deadly motorcycle crash that killed Vicky Hershkovitz, 43. Prosecutors add vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter, and drunken driving charges after an earlier vehicular homicide arrest. Hershkovitz was a passenger on the motorcycle. police say Dillon-Love was driving 43 mph in a 30 mph zone on July 5.
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