Amber Alert policy questioned in Evelyn Miller case
As Evelyn Miller remains missing in Floyd County, volunteers search area for six days without clues. No Amber Alert issued due to lack of immediate suspect and not meeting alert standards, officials say. Family members and responders discuss alert impact and past cases while awaiting news.
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Hightower to address CCI at Des Moines event
Jim Hightower former Texas agriculture commissioner and radio commentator will speak at the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement convention at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The program includes workshops and a 8 p.m. address followed by a press conference with Attorney General Tom Miller.
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Thompson arrested on four aggravated assault counts in Iowa
Thompson was arrested without incident and charged with four counts of aggravated assault. Police seized an AK 47 rifle ten other guns and a toolbox full of ammunition from Thompson’s home. The report notes planned demolition of nearby towers leaving debris. Wallace and Wilson dorms remain in use.
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ISU to Implode Two High Rise Dorms July 19
Iowa State University will demolish Knapp Hall and Storms Hall, two tall Ames dorms opened in 1966, in a 3 million dollar implosion set for July 19 after years of maintenance issues. Storms has not housed students since 2003 and Knapp since 2004 as crews remove interiors before the timed charges.
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ISU Develops Security System for Madison Bridges
Iowa State University researchers funded by a 126000 grant from the U S Department of Agriculture are creating a security system for Madison County bridges. An infrared camera fiber optic sensors and a flame detector will monitor the Cedar Bridge and alert authorities to suspicious activity.
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Mother seeks ISU memorial wall for son Robert Gore
Sue Selby- Gore, mother of Iowa State University student Robert Gore, asks officials to add her son to the Gold Star Hall. Gore, in Iraq with the Iowa National Guard 186th Military Police Company and contractor for Blackwater USA, died when his helicopter was shot down on April 21. The government labels his death a civilian fatality.
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Man angered by fireworks fired four shots, police say
Rus sell Thompson Sr., 58, of Council Bluffs, was arrested after firing four shots from an AK-47 Monday night when angry at neighbors setting off fireworks. Witnesses say he shouted at them that the fireworks scared his dog and he would shoot if they did not stop. Shots were directed at a hillside, not the neighbors’ home, police said.
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Gambling revenue falls for Iowa tracks and casinos
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission reports 2005 adjusted gross revenues at state licensed venues near 1.01 billion despite a 4.3 percent drop in overall state share. Legislation change and a Meskwaki casino closure inflated 2004 figures. individual venues cited renovations and tribal reopenings as factors.
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Rowley Announces Bid to Challenge Rep John Kline
Apple Valley Minnesota former FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley formally announced her bid to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge two term GOP Rep John Kline in Minnesota's 2nd District Rowley who retired from the FBI last year rose to prominence for critiquing agency responses after the September 11 2001 attacks She was named one of Time magazines People of the Year for 2002 for urging a tougher Moussaoui inquiry.
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Independent Democrat Colleen Rowley Eyes Congress Bid
Colleen Rowley, an independent-minded Democrat, discusses her past as a Republican voter and her shift after Mossouaoui’s Sept. 11 era charges. She cites changes in the GOP and cites embracing conservative lines and progressive reforms as guiding ideas.
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