Exercise periods risky, penitentiary officials say
Iowa prison officials told a federal judge that regular inmate exercise orders would create security problems at Fort Madison after a Sept. 2 uprising. Inmates Goff and Gruber argued for access to secure, supervised spaces and for constitutional rights. Legislators urged a probe into penitentiary employee conduct.
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Iowa City
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Ames
Judge O'Brien
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Bruner
Appropriations
State Division of Criminal Investigation
Branstad calls for tougher Iowa crime laws
Lt Gov Terry Branstad urged Iowa to adopt mandatory minimum sentences more prisons and better prison guard training. He said crime rose from rural areas as cities like Des Moines and Waterloo faced violence. He proposed no good time credits and expanding Oakdale, with small new facilities if needed to separate dangerous criminals.
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Terry Branstad
Branstad
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Waterloo
Oakdale
Fort Madison
Iowa reduces motorcycle fatalities with more helmet use
Through August 55 motorists died in Iowa motorcycle crashes, seven fewer than last year. A state study found 20 percent of cyclists wore helmets, up 6 percent from the prior year, and headlight requirements on all rides help drivers see riders, per IDOT safety chief Dennis Ehlert.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa AG reports August saves for consumers rise to 124k
Des Moines AP Iowa Attorney General office said August yielded the largest monthly recovery for consumers this year totaling over 124000, lifting the year to date savings to 609430. The office logged 7594 new complaints and closed 6649 actions with credit problems topping the list and health spa disputes among others. In Ames AP IDOT notes rural highways near 60 year life expectancy with preservation and bridge work funded by fuel tax increases.
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Iowa Attorney General's Office
Tom Miller
Miller
Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa
IDOT
Retirement announced by Iowa patrol Lt Colon Chrystal
Des Moines AP reports Lt Col Al Chrystal assistant chief of the Iowa State Patrol for seven years will retire effective September 30. A Manchester native and 29 year patrol veteran, Chrystal leaves without a replacement announced.
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al Chrystal
Iowa State Patrol
Chrystal
Manchester
Des Moines duo linked to major U S bank heist returned
Des Moines residents David Lee Grandstaff and Douglas Brown, accused in the 3.3 million First National Bank of Tucson robbery and two Tucson jewelry store robberies, were brought back from Denver after waiving extradition. They face federal charges in Des Moines over the May 22 1980 Phoenix Jewels by G Darrel Olson robbery.
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Douglas Brown
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Ariz
Iowa
G. Darrel Olson
Phoenix
Principal faces Iowa commission over disciplinary actions
A former Mar Mac High School principal, Craig McIntosh, now Garnaville High School principal, is brought before the Iowa Professional Teaching Practices Commission by the Mar Mac Education Association. The commission panel voted to hear the case, though no hearing date was set, citing free speech and due process questions.
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Iowa Professional Teaching Practices Commission
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