Des Moines Man Charged With Four Murders
Daniel Russell Munro 42 was charged with four counts of murder for the February Des Moines killings. He waived extradition from Alabama to face Iowa gun charges. bond set at 1 million per murder count. Preliminary hearing July 19 in Polk County.
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DES Moines
Daniel Russell Munro
Munro
Alabama
Iowa
Thomas Renda
Polk County
Story County
Nevada
Gerald Hoffman Jr
Geoffrey
Jeff Beavers
Polk
Dan Johnston
Renda
Johnston
William Fitzgerald
West Des Moines
Hoffman
Monroe
Luther Glant
Iowa recruits California prison guards for Iowa jobs
Iowa officials led by Harry Woods interviewed about 100 California applicants for corrections roles in Des Moines. About 225 responses came from ads in California as layoffs in the state followed Proposition 13. No hires were announced, and moving expenses were mostly on the applicants.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
California
Harry Woods
Iowa Department of Social Services
Woods
Woods’ Department
State Judicial Nomination Panel to Pick Supreme Court Nominees
The Iowa State Judicial Nominating Commission will meet Friday to select three finalists from 25 candidates for the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice C. Edwin Moore’s retirement August 2. Governor Ray will choose one of the three to forward.
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Des Moines
IDPA
State Judicial Nominating Commission
Iowa Supreme Court
Robert Ray
C. Edwin Moore
Ray
Robert Allbee
Supreme Court
Allbee
Iowa Court of Appeals
Michael L. Mason
Maurice E. Rawlings
Moore
District Court
David J. Blair
Sioux City
Margaret S. Briles
Davenport
Newt Draheim
Clarion
Jerry L. Larson
Harlan
Arthur A. McGiverin
Ottumwa
Louis W. Schultz
Marengo
Harold D. Vietor
Cedar Rapids
Appeals Court
Allen L. Danielson
James H. Carter
Richard E. Haesemeyer
Eliza
Justice Mason
Buckley
College of Law
Iowa City
Frederici
McGiverin
High river level causes problems on Mississippi
The Mississippi River rises disrupt river traffic and recreation as seven of twelve Rock Island District dams fail to operate. Dubuque sees a 15.4 foot stage with a 15.6 forecast crest, while flood stage is 17 feet. Debris and strong currents warn boaters and swimmers as fishing suffers.
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Mississippi
Dubuque
Mississippi River
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Gall
Minnesota
Dubuque Dock Board
Shirley Lang
Two Die in Home Built Plane Crash Near Goldfield
A light plane crashed 14 miles south of Goldfield killing pilot John Clark of Fort Dodge and 14 year old passenger Steven Peterman of Webster City. The crash occurred in a soybean field on Jerry Christensen farm near Eagle Grove airport. FAA investigators are examining the accident.
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Goldfield
Wright County
John Clark
Fort Dodge
Steven Peterman
Webster City
Jerry Christensen
Eagle Grove
Lewis Nelson
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Waterloo
Gordon E. Allen
C. Carleton Frederici
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John J. Shea
Lyle Bruere
Charles M. Manly
Grinnell
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T.M. Whicher
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Douds
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