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Wisconsin’s governor suggests GOP should be more optimistic, relevant & courageous (AUDIO)
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker fueled speculation about his presidential aspirations with a speech in Iowa tonight. AUDIO of Walker’s speech, runs 40:00 Walker spoke of his childhood years in Iowa: “Between July 1st of 1970 and March 15th of 1977 I lived in Plainfield, Iowa.” Made sure the audience knew he is among nation’s younger governors: ”I remember [...]
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UPDATE: Blood found at hog lot belongs to missing girl
Investigators in Dayton say blood evidence found around a hog confinement lot has tested positive as belonging to Kathlynn Shepard. The 15-year-old has been missing since she and a 12-year-old girl were abducted Monday. The younger girl escaped. Agent Bill Kietzman with the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation provided an update on the case late [...]
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Ankeny looks for repeat baseball title before new school opens
Ankeny is a favorite to repeat as the class 4A state baseball champions this season. The Hawks have a large core of players back from last season and they open top ranked in the Radio Iowa/Coaches poll. This season will also bring the end of an era as a second high school opens in the [...]
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NIACC headed to JC World Series
A post season run by the North Iowa Area Community College baseball team will end at the Junior College World Series in Enid, Oklahoma. The Trojans advanced by rolling to three straight victories this past weekend at the North Plains District Tournament in Montana. NIACC coach Travis Hergert says it started with the pitching staff [...]
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Girl who escaped kindnapper talks about ordeal
Dezirea Hughes, a seventh-grader from Dayton has identified herself as the girl who escaped an abduction attempt Monday afternoon in which her friend Kathlynn Shepard was taken. Shepard is still missing, and search crews continue to look for her in the surrounding area. Hughes says 42-year-old Michael Klunder got them into his pickup truck Monday [...]
