Iowa prison population declines with aging offenders
Iowa officials report the prison population fell to 8,458, the lowest since 2007, as aging baby boomers leave the system. Declines are linked to fewer new admissions, drop in drug felonies, and longer stays for violent offenders, with forecasts around 8,900 in 2018.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lettie Prell
Iowa Department of Corrections
Paul Stageberg
Stageberg
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Cedar Rapids girl alerts father as TV fire breaks out
A 12 year old Cedar Rapids girl alerted her father after a television caught fire in an unused bedroom at 200 Edgewood Road NW. James Harmon extinguished the blaze and was treated for smoke inhalation. Fire investigators seek the cause while smoke alarms saved the family.
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Jeff Rausch
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Lindsey Harmon
Edgewood Rd
James Harmon
Lindsey
Emily Harmon
Police identify shooting victim in Davenport
Davenport police released the name of 31 year old Albert Mayweathers who was fatally shot when a gunman walked up to his parked car and opened fire. Darrius Brown 38 of Milan Illinois remains in serious condition with multiple gunshot wounds at Genesis East Medical Center.
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Davenport
Albert Mayweathers
Genesis East Medical Center
Mayweathers
Darrius Brown
Milan
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