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Okla. Medical examiner expecting more bodies
The vicious tornado that tore across central Oklahoma on Monday has killed at least 51 people -- with about 40 more bodies expected to arrive at the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's office, Amy Elliott of the coroner's office said. The official death toll will gradually rise as the bodies are ...
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Landowners in lake path hope legislature acts to limit eminent domain
A group of southern Iowa landowners is hoping a last-minute effort from lawmakers could roll-back construction plans for a lake near Osceola. Doug Robins of Osceola says the farm ground that’s been in his family since 1971 may go under water if lawmakers don’t act. ';We thought the 2006 law was going to solve everything and two weeks later they came up with the loopholes to get ...
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Gabus family to sell antique car collection
A slice of Des Moines' automotive history will be going on the auction block this summer when the antique car collection of the late Charles Gabus goes up for ...
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The Rolling Cantina Tour comes to Des Moines on May 23
Southern rockers Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers will bring the Rolling Cantina Tour to Des Moines' East Side on Thursday, May 23 for a show at Wooly's. Mississippi roots ...
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Funnel clouds but no touchdowns in Iowa
Tornado warnings were issued for several counties over the dinner hour, including Polk, Story and Jasper counties. Storm spotters and weather radar spotted rotating clouds aloft, but none of the rotations appeared to come down to ground ...
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Possible abduction of young girls
Authorities say a man who appeared to be in his 20s or 30s was driving a big red truck and abducted the girls. Police have been checking out the home of a possible suspect in the ...
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Woman robs Stuart bank
The 1st State Bank of Stuart was held up about 3:45 Monday afternoon. Law enforcement officers are asking for help locating the woman captured in the bank surveillance ...
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State medical examiners office 37 killed in Oklahoma tornado death toll expected to rise
May 20 Oklahoman staff tornadoes/storms gallery View photos of the May 20, 2013, tornado and severe weather damage 41 ...
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Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb kills 37
A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...
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Police Toddlers survive fall from Iowa apartment
Storm Lake Police announced Monday that the children, ages 2 and 4, pressed against a window screen in their apartment unit on the second floor and ...
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Downtown Des Moines plaza gets new name
The name honors the Gardner and Florence Call Cowles Foundation, which is the largest donor toward a planned $9 million renovation of the large space at Locust and Third ...
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Planting progress zooms ahead with a dry week
Iowa farmers made up a lot of time planting last week with a stretch of dry weather. The latest crop report from the U.S.D.A. shows 71-percent of the corn is now in the ground — an increase of 56-percent compared to last week’s report. Even with that progress, the corn planting at this point in the spring remains well behind the 97-percent that was in the ground last year, and also ...
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Twister season starts late but starts nonetheless
Twister season starts late, but starts nonetheless Deadly tornadoes that have raked communities in Middle America over the past week, including Monday's massive twister that carved a path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, belie what had been a relatively quiet start of the 2013 tornado ...
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Officials 6 killed in OKC tornado
A powerful tornado blasted an area outside of city on Monday, ripping roofs off buildings, leveling homes and leaving a massive band of destruction in its ...
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Jury convicts Mason City man in death of girlfriend
A Mason City man has been found guilty of first degree murder in the death of his girlfriend in July 2012. An autopsy showed 40-year-old Sarah Winters died of strangulation. Thirty-six-year-old Aaron Harris now faces life in prison with parole. Cerro Gordo County Attorney Carlyle Dalen says he’s pleased with the jury’s verdict. ';This, factually, was a very gruesome ...
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NWS report 3 tornadoes reported in Sundays storms
The team found evidence that confirmed three short-lived tornadoes were embedded in a larger area ofstraight linewinds Sunday night across Iowa. The tornadoes and straight line winds impacted Dallas, Polk and Story ...
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FBI launches investigation into Bachmann campaign
Peter Waldron, a former Bachmann staffer in Iowa, claims a crime took place inside the Bachmann campaign's Urbandale headquarters and that state Sen. Kent Sorenson, a co-chairman of the campaign, stole a valuable home schooling list off of a computer belonging to a woman ...
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Do you recognize this man
The man is described as being in his 30s and about 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 240 pounds. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, a blue mask and dark ...
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Anderson questions timing of her termination
A Senate Republican spokesman told KCCI's Shaina Humphries on Monday that here is a zero tolerance policy for sexual harassment. He said Anderson's termination was only the result of substandard work ...
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Swine virus confirmed in Iowa Indiana hog herds
(Reuters) - Farms in two of the nation's leading pork producing states have tested positive for the potentially fatal porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), U.S. pork industry veterinarian official said ...
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Officials hope big crowd at U.S.A. championships will sell Drake for Olympic track trials
Local organizers say they want to pack Drake Stadium next month for the U.S.A. Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The meet, which runs June 19th through the 23rd will determine the qualifiers for the World Championships that will be held in Moscow in August. Former Drake Relays director Mark Kostek is serving as competition manager and says a big crowd could help Des Moines attract an even ...
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Iowans share their storm stories
Ham said he considers himself lucky. He surveys the damage and the how the storm decorated his tree and laughs because homes on either side of his were virtually ...
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Tornado tears through Oklahoma City suburbs
"The motion on this storm is sickening," says a storm chaser The tornado is estimated to be at least two miles wide 2 people are confirmed dead after a tornado tears through Shawnee, Oklahoma "500,000 square miles under the gun for severe weather," a meteorologist ...
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Branstad says hes open to health care compromise
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Gov. Terry Branstad says he is prepared to work on a compromise plan for how Iowa delivers health care to low-income ...
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Location change not impacting field for Principal Charity Classic golf tournament
A change in venue has not had a major impact on the field for next week’s Principal Charity Classic in Des Moines. Corey Pavin, the 1995 U.S. Open champion, is the latest big name from the Champion’s Tour to announce he will play the Wakonda Club in Des Moines. Tournament Director Jamie Alt says they get a top field every year and this year should be no different. He says the large ...
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