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  1. Update: Des Moines homicide victim, suspect were locked in financial dispute

    Ronald Hawkinson and Rhonda Plew are charged in a Thursday night incident. Two of the people involved in Thursday’s Des Moines homicides had been locked in a financial dispute since last fall, records at the Polk County Courthouse show.

  1. Gambling commissioner, former state senator arrested on OWI charge

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    Jeff Lamberti, 49, was observed by Des Moines police driving along Interstate 235 swerving onto the shoulder and weaving, a police report shows.

  2. 4 missing after Mississippi River boat crash; 1 seriously injured

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    Four people are missing and at least eight others were injured early today when two jon boats crashed along the Mississippi River near Burlington, officials said.

  3. Child abduction attempt reported in Perry

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    The Perry Police Department say there was an attempted abduction of three girls, ages 8 and 9, that occurred around 8 p.m. Friday by man who attempted to lure the girls into his car.

  1. Harkin stumps for students; GOP says he is missing the bigger jobs picture ERROR: Macro ody_time_ss is missing!

  2. Branstad pushes for higher gas tax

  3. Feud likely a factor in double homicide

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  5. Senate incumbent upset by challenger's radio ad

  6. Winnebago leery, says takeover offer isn't credible

  7. Iowan has his own angle on tracking solar eclipse

  8. Ames man killed while working in water truck

  9. International hunger program relies on private sector

  10. Professor loses case against U of I foundation

  11. Names of fallen Iowa police officers engraved into memorial

  12. Des Moines driver sentenced for vehicular homicide

  13. Woman accused of assaulting 2 Des Moines officers


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Politics
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  1. King has more than $1 million on hand for race against Vilsack

    If there were any question that the Steve King versus Christie Vilsack race will be a battle royale, King's new fundraising numbers show he's preparing for a fight.

  1. Branstad to push for gas tax hike, avoids questions about goals
  2. Branstad will return to China
  3. Challenger in heated Clive senate race: I stand by abortion allegations
  4. Obama campaign lines up events for women in Davenport, Dubuque, Independence
  5. Obama to discuss economy, take time to stump in visit to Iowa next week

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Crime & Courts
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  1. Feud likely a factor in double homicide

    Police investigate the grounds of Seibert Trucking and LCS Logistics in Des Moines after receiving a 911 call Thursday. They found two victims with multiple gunshot wounds at the site. Bryon Houlgrave/the Register One man likely died over money, the other for even less: walking in on a fight that police say ended in a double homicide.

  1. Des Moines driver sentenced for vehicular homicide
  2. Woman accused of assaulting 2 Des Moines officers
  3. Justices: Combining condemnation appeals too risky
  4. Iowa lawyers urge judge to break up racial bias suit
  5. Bullying preceded stabbing, teen's mom says

  6. CRIME & COURTS BLOG

State & Local Government
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  1. Branstad pushes for higher gas tax

    Gov. Terry Branstad said Friday he'll push in next year's legislative session to raise the gas tax and possibly vehicle registration fees to finance road and bridge maintenance. "I think next year is the year to do it," Branstad said during an interview o

  1. Senate incumbent upset by challenger's radio ad
  2. King has more than $1 million on hand for race against Vilsack
  3. Branstad ducks questions about his priorities' progress
  4. Branstad to push for gas tax hike, avoids questions about goals
  5. Branstad will return to China

  6. STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT BLOG

Education
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  1. Iowan has his own angle on tracking solar eclipse

    At 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, amateur astronomer Cory Schmitz of Ankeny plans to be watching a solar eclipse from multiple angles.

  1. UNI officials say faculty moves save $1.3 million
  2. Big Ten network cuts academics, including Iowa offerings
  3. Students at ISU unaware of cost of learning
  4. Des Moines charter school's budget gap closed, but future unclear
  5. Edmunds Elementary School's year-round calendar bid OK'd

  6. EDUCATION BLOG

Columns

    Munson: Twin Peaks: Is it hot stuff, or too spicy?
    May 16, 2012
    What else were we supposed to do? Stay home and watch the season premiere of “The Bachelorette”?...

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    Reader's Watchdog: Failed bill means mobile home rules still shaky
    May 12, 2012
    The call came from Regency Manor, a sprawling, well-kept mobile home park in Des Moines near Southridge Mall....

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