Judge denies move to speed Dustin Hanken trial in 1993 slayings
A federal judge in Sioux City refused to advance the August 16 trial date for Dustin Hanken charged in the 1993 drug related killings of three adults and two children. The case ties to Honken, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty for Hanken and Angela Johnson.
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Sioux City
Dustin Hanken
Mark Bennett
Hanken
Britt
Angela Johnson
Terry DeGeus
Gregory Nicholson
Nicholson
Lori Duncan
Duncan
Kandace
Amber
Mason City
DeGeus
Honken
Johnson
Benton County
Robert McNeese
Illinois
Residents pledge funds to save Little Wall Lake from marsh
Neighborhood residents around Little Wall Lake pledge 20000 toward a 35000 project to install a new pumping system. If a water permit from the state is granted, work could start in two weeks. Funds will cover equipment and supplies with over 3000 monthly in electricity. The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation will secure a loan for total cost. Officials call the project a temporary fix to a permanent issue.
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Iowa
Little Wall Lake
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Iowa to receive $44 million for housing and community aid
The U S Department of Housing awarded Iowa over 44 million dollars for housing and economic development. Funding through Block Grants, HOME, Emergency Shelter Grant, and HIV housing programs supports shelter, rehabilitation, home ownership aid, and community modernization across Iowa. Senators Grassley and Harkin announced the awards, stressing benefits to smaller communities.
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Des Moines
U.S. Department of Housing
Iowa
U.S
Home Investment Partnership
Chuck Grassley
Tom Harkin
Des Moines Law Day Open House With Court Judges
In Des Moines the Judicial Branch Building hosts an open house to mark Law Day with Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, and district court judges available to answer questions about the court system. Law Day, established in 1958, honors the rule of law.
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Des Moines
Judicial Branch
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
District Court
Associated Press
Woman donates $5500 Lewis and Clark gold coin to conservancy
An anonymous Ames woman donated a 1905 Lewis and Clark gold coin appraised at $5,500 to The Nature Conservancy in Des Moines. Sale proceeds will fund Loess Hills preservation in western Iowa. The coin, minted nearly a century ago, was gifted weeks before the national bicentennial celebration.
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Des Moines
Nature Conservancy
Ames
Iowa
U.S
Portland
Ore
Conservancy
Jan Glendening
Philan
Poor communication blamed for Weishea riot in Ames
A campus festival riot sparked by a rift between city officials and Iowa State University students prompted a Thursday night forum with about 100 attendees. Police used tear gas as more than 30 people were arrested. leaders urged better cooperation to prevent future violence and restore ties between the university and Ames residents.
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Ames
Iowa State University
Peter Englin
Iowa State
Iowa
Greg Geoffroy
Veishea
Tom Borich
Five C R union members honored at banquet
Five Cedar Rapids union members were honored at the Hawkeye Labor Council AFL-CIO 23rd Academy Awards Banquet. Justin Shields received a Special Award for lifetime service in labor and politics. Cathy Singer, nurse and SEIU Local 199 president, won Citizen of the Year.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Labor Council
Afl-Cio
Acade
Justin Shields
Shields
Retail Wholesale Department Store Union
RWDSU
Quaker Oats
Cathy Singer
Service Employees International Union
SEIU
Gary Ketchum
Singer
Robert Turecek
International Association of Machinists
IAM
Betty Pierce
al Hartl Jr
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Judicial Open
D.M. Conservancy
Loess Hills
U.S. Mint
Joyce Harris
Lewis and Clark
Harris
Pat O’neil
Dan Parish
Jerrid Traboulay
St. Louis
Davenport
Weishea
Pekin Life Insurance Company
Eldon
Pac Eella
Catfrey
Atmeet
Realty
Ae Edey
Vv H
Ssean
S Canal
Digital Ite
Livingston
7Th Ave
Marion
Nu-Ear
Sophie
C.R. Union
Nicole Schupper
Hartl
Judy Fries
Communication Workers of America
Hart
Richard E. Johnston
Coldwell
Erie Carla
Fifth Avenue Medical
10Th Street
Ste. Goo
Rere
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