Gambling funds shift from treatment in Iowa
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission chair Michael Mahaffey says funds moving away from gambling treatment could affect decisions on expanding gaming. He urges that Iowa mix a premier gaming environment with top treatment for problem gamblers, noting 0.3 percent of casino and lottery gross revenue funds the treatment program and tax revenue totals about 3.7 million dollars.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Michael Mahaffey
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Mahaffey
Tom Vilsack
Peter
Paul
State
Irgc
Iowa Gambling Treatment Program
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
Rants
Biagioli
Iowa considers riverboat gambling bets amid treatment funding shifts
Iowa lawmakers diverted about 1.7 million from gambling treatment to other uses as agencies anticipate slow revenue growth. Frank Biagioli warns problem gamblers could top 60,000 with only 800 in counseling. Voters in Emmetsburg weigh riverboat gaming while a July 17 meeting may lift a five year moratorium on casino licenses.
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Iowa
Biagioli
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Hampton
Northwood
Emmetsburg
Spirit Lake
Mason City
Mahaffey
Vilsack
Matt Paul
Paul
25 year sentence shocks ex wife in Iowa burglary case
Greg Schoo 38 of Eagle Grove received a 25 year prison term after being convicted of first degree burglary for striking his ex-wife at a party in Wright County Iowa. The sentence drew criticism from supporters seeking mandatory sentencing reform.
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Eagle Grove
Greg Schoo
Wright County
Schoo
Kay Dicke
Iowa
Lawmak
Ers
Jamie Schoo
Vilsack
Stewart Iverson
R-Dows
Bob Rigg
Drake University
Jeff Berryhill
Estherville
Berryhill
Benton County Gains 26.5 Miles of State Highways
The 10 year funding plan from Senate File 451 shifts 26.5 miles to Benton County. The county will receive 207062 dollars annually for a decade then 95281 dollars yearly thereafter to maintain highways including 82 near Blairstown and 131 near Belle Plaine among others plus segments in Nor way Garrison Van Horne and Urbana. Snow removal is cited as the major maintenance challenge.
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Winton
Benton County
Iowa
Senate
Akeep
Benton Corey
Myron Pariz
Blairstown
Belle Plaine
Garrison
van Horne
Keystone
Norway
Atkins
Newhall
Urbana
Walker
Parizek
Raccoon River fishing death ends search. body recovered
The body of 21 year old Troy Morrison of Windsor Heights was recovered Monday noon, a mile south of the U S Highway 6 bridge, after he slipped into the Raccoon River while fishing near a dam Saturday. A family member located the body following unsuccessful searches Saturday and Sunday.
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Adel
Kcci-Tv
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Crime Index Drops 3 Percent in 2002
The FBI notes Cedar Rapids crime index fell from 7 496 in 2001 to 7 233 in 2002 a 3 percent decline mirroring Midwest trends. Burglaries dropped 1 322 to 1 111 while robberies and aggravated assaults rose modestly. Cedar Rapids police credit property crime reduction but warn underreporting skews figures.
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Christoph Trappe
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Midwest
FBI
Mike Klappholz
Klappholz
Northeast
South
West
Hearing delayed for teen charged in Ames hit and run
Tim Lozano a 15 year old from Ames faces vehicular homicide involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene charges after a May 18 crash killed Linda Chittenden 54 of Ames The hearing to decide adult status was postponed to allow a physical and psychological evaluation Lozano was with four friends at the time and fled the scene. no charges against the others have been filed.
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AMES
Tim Lozano
Linda Chittenden
Lozano
Greeley Medical Center
Adria Stonehocker
Mystic Goat Races Return for Fourth of July Celebration
Mystic Iowa plans first annual goat races along with parade queen pageant and live music to revive a faded Fourth of July. The event features a celebrity goat race with the county sheriff, college dean and local business leaders as contestants.
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Mystic
Iowa
Missouri
Mystic Booster Club
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