Bentler Trial Details Family Murder Case
The report covers Shawn Bentler's interrogation as authorities link him to the killings of his parents and siblings. Prosecutors allege motive of inheritance from a grain elevator and lumberyard business. Testimony includes a DNA expert describing the scene and witnesses placing Bentler at the home time line.
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Bentler
Kietzman
Shawn
Iowa
Shawn Bentler
Anthony Logsdon
Travis Holder
Quincy
Holder
Logsdon
Bonaparte
Michael Halverson
Bentlers
Michael Bentler
Sandra Bentler
Shelby
Shayne
Halverson
Sheena
Michael R. Mullins
Library Board approves severance packages amid budget strain
The Library Board votes to approve severance deals for laid off staff as city revenue forecasts show continuing shortfalls. Budget concerns spur talk of closing the Westside branch at Westdale Mall, with a $215000 annual operating cost and a March 2008 lease due.
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McMenimen
Tim Hill
West-Side
Westdale Mall
Hill
City Hall
Westside
Missouri floods prompt National Guard calls after record river surge
Big Lake Missouri 95 miles NW of Kansas City with 150 residents year round and 150 summer visitors faced rising floodwaters near Craig Fortescue and Agency where evacuations already occurred. Gov Blunt declared emergency mobilizing National Guard as 19 Kansas counties and many Missouri towns prepared with sandbags amid 4 to 8 inch rainfall.
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Kansas City
Craig
Fortescue
Litherwood
Agency
Platte River
U.S
Midwest
Pauline Gibson
Missouri
Matt Blunt
National Guard
Kansas
Iowa
Weathir
Wichita
Butler
Western Iowa towns hit by flooding across several counties
Missouri Valley reported 77 homes and 12 businesses underwater as Boyer River swelled while Red Oak saw 50 homes damaged and Coburg eight. Gov Culver declared five counties state disaster areas, with assessments starting today and a tour planned to Red Oak and Missouri Valley. I 29 southbound lanes closed at Fremont County due to a levee break. Nebraska roads largely closed. Forecasters warn the flood may worsen in the coming days.
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Missouri Valley
Council Bluffs
Boyer River
Red Oak
Iowa
Nishnabotna River
Coburg
Chet Culver
Montgomery
Harrison
Decatur
Fremont
Pottawattamie
Culver
Missour Valley
Iowa Department of Transportation
Missouri
Fremont County
Rock Port
Common sense guides Iowa students to career planning shifts
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City middle schools adopt electronic career planning to steer students toward long range goals. Officials cite unfunded mandates and new tools from the Grant Wood Area Education Agency as enabling teachers and students to map paths, with plans moving from paper to computer platforms next year.
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Ulrich
Orelius
Thornton
Cedar Rapids
Keith Westercamp
Carcreore
Grant Wood Area
Edu
Iowa City
Pam Ehly
Ehly
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