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21 hrs ago | Des Moines Register

Oakdale inmates face charges of assaulting officers

Two Iowa convicts who recently entered prison are facing charges for assaulting correctional officers this week at the Oakdale prison reception center near Iowa City.

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Related Topix: Iowa City Metro, Iowa City, IA, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro

Fri Nov 20, 2009

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Des Moines police make arrests in prostitution investigation

Des Moines Police arrested two women and one man Thursday as part of an investigation into prostitution at different hotels in the city.

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Related Topix: Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro, Ankeny, IA

Thu Nov 19, 2009

KCCI

Longtime Des Moines Attorney Dies Suddenly 11min

Well-known local prosecutor and defense attorney Terry Wright died suddenly this weekend.

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Related Topix: Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Des Moines Register

2 plead guilty in beating on Court Avenue

Two men who beat a Des Moines man unconscious outside a bar in the Court Avenue entertainment district have pleaded guilty to willful-injury charges.

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Related Topix: Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro

Mon Nov 16, 2009

WHO-AM Des Moines

Two locations will be hosting H1N1 flu shot clinics Sunday (November 15).

The Polk County Health Department will again be offering flu shots on Sunday, but at two different locations than previous clinics.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro, Medicine, Influenza

Sun Nov 15, 2009

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Des Moines police: Officer shot robbery suspect

A police officer reportedly shot a robbery suspect in the head this evening in a Des Moines Dollar Tree store.

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Related Topix: Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro, Urbandale, IA

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Body found in burned van in Des Moines

A man's body was found in a burned van near a house at 349 Forest Ave. early today, according to the Des Moines Fire Department.

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Related Topix: Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro, Home Listing, Home, Fire

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State probe homes in on fired film chief

Iowa's tax credit program for filmmaking was intended to be generous, but not so much that it allowed state officials to give away tax breaks for free.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sat Nov 14, 2009

KCCI

Ex-Abuser Urges Help For Troubled Couples 30min

A man with a history of domestic violence said he hopes that his past and the lessons of a fatal shooting in Des Moines this week can encourage abusers and victims to get help.

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Related Topix: Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Des Moines, IA

Fri Nov 13, 2009

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Man charged in estranged wife's slaying was subject to gun ban

A man accused of shooting and killing his estranged wife this week was not supposed to possess firearms, according to a protective order issued by a Polk County judge, a review of court records shows.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Des Moines, IA

Thu Nov 12, 2009

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Police confirm one dead in northwest Des Moines standoff

An apparent domestic dispute ended tragically Wednesday when a man allegedly shot and killed an unidentified female after abducting her from a nearby mall.

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Related Topix: Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro, Violent Crime

Wed Nov 11, 2009

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2 more Iowa H1N1 deaths reported

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting two more swine flu-related deaths.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro

Tue Nov 10, 2009

DesMoinesRegister.com The Des Moines ...

Iowa traffic deaths down sharply in '09

Iowa could end 2009 with its fewest traffic deaths in any year since World War II partly because of a new "data-driven" approach to patrolling the roads, state officials said Monday.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Iowa Government, 9

Mon Nov 09, 2009

WHO-AM Des Moines

Two Runoffs in Des Moines City Council Election

The campaigning's not over in two Des Moines city council races. No candidate in the five-person At Large race or the four-candidate Ward 1 race received 51 percent of the vote.

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Related Topix: Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Des Moines Register

Des Moines woman held on parole violation, 2 arson charges

A woman who was convicted of arson charges in the past again is facing two more charges of arson.

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Related Topix: Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro

Sat Nov 07, 2009

KCCI

Adults Await H1N1 Vaccinations 1hr

Iowa health officials said 14 people in the state have died from the H1N1 virus, most of whom were adults.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro, Woodbury County, IA

Fri Nov 06, 2009

WHO-TV

Iowans Debate Trooper's Shooting Of Dog

Iowans continued to debate Tuesday a controversy over a state trooper's shooting of a dog in Elkhart.

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Related Topix: Elkhart, IA, Urbandale, IA

Thu Nov 05, 2009

KGAN

500 pounds of unwanted drugs collected

An effort to collect unwanted drugs in Polk County has been declared a success. According to activists, more than 500 pounds of unwanted medications were collected at five sites in Polk County on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse), Health

Des Moines Register

Anfinson back to prison until parole board rules

A Polk County judge sentenced Heidi Anfinson to up to 50 years in prison on Thursday, but not without first expressing his own compassion for a woman whose life for many has become a symbol of the devastation caused by postpartum depression.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

WHO-TV

Officials Sort Evidence In Animal Deaths Case

Officials continued to sort evidence Wednesday in an animal neglect case involving allegations of the illegal brokering of puppies.

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Related Topix: Windsor Heights, IA, Urbandale, IA, Agriculture, Science

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