Angler Seeks Spot Below Mississippi Dams
An angler drives toward Lock and Dan No 10 at Guttenberg as anglers report strong catches of saugers and walleyes in the tail waters below the Mississippi River dams. Despite forecast snowmelt, the river remained unusually clear and debris free late last week.
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Guttenberg
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Flexibility Sought in Federal Farm Bill
Iowa farmer Bill Ortner and about 125 agriculture groups urged Sen. Tom Harkin to base farm aid on prices and income, expand conservation, and reward land stewardship in a new farm bill. They stressed countercyclical subsidies and stronger foreign trade focus as hearings loom later this year.
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Lewis
Iowa
Bill Ortner
Congress
Ortner
Tom Harkin
Wallace Foundation
Harkin
Senate Agriculture Committee
Mike Duffy
Iowa State University Agriculture
Duffy
Senate
Des Moines Man Fights Germany Custody Battle
Des Moines father John Armstrong seeks international joint custody for daughter Kimberly and son Jeremy with German petitions. He has seen them for about a month in seven years while Sabine Armstrong relocated near Munich and plans to adopt. He pays $300 monthly support and awaits emergency German hearings amid limited U.S. help.
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Des Moines
John Armstrong
Germany
Armstrong
Kimberly
Sabine
Jeremy
Sabine Armstrong
Munich
Michael Said
U.S
Said
United States
Iowa feeds large feedlots under new permit rule
Iowa cattle producers must obtain state permits for large feedlots under a new agreement with regulators. Farmers registering by January first avoid fines and must reduce runoff, with a five year enforcement relaxation. The deal aims to curb manure pollution near waterways and replaces potential EPA inspections with state oversight.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wayne Gieselman
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Gieselman
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Midwest
Smith
Washta
Little Sioux
Carol Balvant
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
Balvant
Balv
Wendelsdorf perjury charge dismissed after prompt retraction
In Algona a judge dismissed a perjury charge against Jesse Wendelsdorf after ruling his immediate on the stand retraction could not have substantially affected proceedings. Wendelsdorf, acquitted of murder and sex abuse in Shelby Duis case, faced further charges related to statements about his courthouse arrival. Heidi Watkins, mother of the victim, remains jailed on child endangerment charges.
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Algona
Jesse Wendelsdorf
Spirit Lake
Shelby Duis
Wendelsdorf
Shelby
Heidi Watkins
Watkins
Thomas McGee
McGee
Patrick Carr
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