Iowa Supreme Court backs cities in retroactive cable fees ruling
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 5 to 2 that Des Moines Waterloo Dubuque and Bettendorf may keep cable franchise fees collected before the 2007 law took effect. About 50 million dollars in fees were involved with roughly 3 dollars per month per subscriber. The decision preserves funds used for police fire public works and parks while dissents questioned the approach.
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District Court
U.S
Iowa
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Daryl L. Hecht
Rubashkin Jurors Deliberate After Weekend Break
Jurors in Sholom Rubashkin's child labor trial in Black Hawk County District Court return Monday after the judge dismissed seven jurors Friday afternoon for not reaching a verdict. The state accuses the Postville plant of employing 26 minors between 2007 and May 2008 while Rubashkin was CEO and co vice president.
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Gazette
Waterloo
Agriprocessors
Sholom Rubashkin
Nathan Callahan
Rubashkin
Black Hawk County
Postville
Fire damages Independence home. woman and four children safe
A fire at 2180 Double L Dr in Independence displaced a mother and four children after flames on the second floor spread to the roof. About 40 firefighters from four departments battled the blaze through the night. no injuries were reported and authorities investigate the cause.
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Gazette Independence
Independence
Double L Dr
Doug Cook
Cook
Joan M. Wieland
Winthrop
Quasqueton
Jesup
Man and woman found dead in apparent murder suicide
In Ottumwa police investigated an apparent murder suicide after a late Thursday shooting. Deborah Gardner 46 and William Gardner 47 were found dead. investigators say William Gardner shot his wife then himself.
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Deborah Gardner
William Gardner
Thieves Steal Antique Cemetery Gates in Iowa Restoration Project
In western Iowa, two 1800s era iron cemetery gates were stolen from Hazel Dell Cemetery near Crescent, part of a restoration project organized by 16 year old Boy Scout David Athey who logged nearly 170 volunteer hours. Authorities investigate the theft described as sad and disappointing.
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Iowa
Boy Scouts
Hazel Dell
Omaha
Neb
David Athey
Boy Scout
Athey
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