Nine Die In Illegal Fireworks Explosion In Beaver Township
An illegal fireworks factory exploded in Beaver Township near Youngstown, killing at least nine people and damaging nearby homes and a dairy barn. The blast at 10:55 a.m. leveled a shed about the size of a garage and sent debris and body parts over hundred feet. investigators from ATF planned a national response.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Don Getz
Beaver Township
Youngstown
Pennsylvania
Mary Kissos
Kissos
Jeffrey Huntley
Ohio Department of Industrial Relations
Mahoning County
Ed Nemeth
Cheryl Cagni
Cagni
Nemeth
Walter M. Duzz
Duzzny
Debbie Roman
Western Reserve Auction House
Wayne M. Lovan
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
UPI
Ohio
Kidnapper pleads guilty seeks probation in two counties
Edward Woods 36 pleads guilty to two counts of terrorism and two counts of false imprisonment after kidnapping two co workers at gunpoint in Scott County. Buchanan County Attorney recommends five years probation with suspended sentences with sentencing set four to six weeks later.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Edward Joseph Woods
Allan Vander
Hart
Woods
Steven Ristvedt
Buchanan County District Court
James Bauch
Benito Tapia
Cheryl Scott
Scott
Quasqueton
Walker
Lottery Ad Firm Wins Bid for Iowa Lottery Campaign
West Des Moines agency Lord Sullivan and Yoder won the Iowa Lottery Board contract to publicize the first games launching in August. They pledged pervasive jingles and logos across newspapers radio and TV with a 90 second weekly TV show and inserts, aiming to create strong brand recognition with the line A Million Good Reasons to Play. The board spent over eight hours reviewing pitches from four agencies and nine finalists and selected the firm after comparing jingles and visuals including a green The Iowa Lottery logo and a jingle praising good reasons to play.
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Moines
Bure
Des Moines
Iowa
West Des Moines
Lord, Sullivan and Yoder
Iowa Lottery Board
Lottery Board
Fea
Iowa Lottery
Iowins
Lottery
Branstad vetoes wage and drunken firefighter bills
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad vetoed two bills. One would ease workers compensation for drunken volunteer firefighters and the other would mandate prevailing wages on state construction. He warned the moves could threaten public safety and burden taxpayers.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Iowa
Iowa Firemen’s Association
$1.50 Sobertest lets drivers gauge drunkenness before driving
St Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids will sell Sobertest a chemical filled tube for $1.50 starting Thursday. Blow into the tube its yellow crystals turn pink if blood alcohol is .08 percent or higher. The test aims to curb drunken driving over Memorial Day weekend as Iowa law allows arrest at 10 percent and patrols note high alcohol fatalities.
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Reid Melrose Magney
Iowa
Iowa State Patrol
St. Luke’s
Nancy Schirm
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