Experts weigh in after deadly Texas flash flood surge
Experts warn rural areas lack robust warning systems as Central Texas floods kill at least 120 over the Fourth of July weekend. Weather models improve but precise, site-specific flash flood warnings remain nearly impossible, say specialists including Witold Krajewski of the University of Iowa.
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Reynolds Rejects Regulation To Solve Iowa Water Woes
Governor Kim Reynolds defends voluntary conservation measures amid protests outside a Des Moines groundbreaking for the Italian American Cultural Center of Iowa. She argues regulation is rarely the answer to high nitrate levels in drinking water, as Central Iowa Water Works bans lawn irrigation to protect its 600,000 customers from nitrate-contaminated supplies.
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Karina Cooper Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
Linn County jury convicts Karina Sue Cooper, 48, of fatally shooting her husband Ryan Cooper, 42, as he slept in June 2021 at their farmhouse. Sentencing set later. she faces life without parole. Prosecution alleged plot with lover Huston Danker, 27, whose trial is scheduled for August 12.
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