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British pastor charged with manslaughter after man drowns at baptism
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (90+ words) A British pastor was charged with manslaughter Wednesday in the drowning of a 61-year-old man at a backyard baptism ceremony. Related video above: Thousands of baptisms invalid after pastor performed them for decades using one wrong word Cheryl Bartley, 48, faces…...
Hampton newspaper acquired by local media group
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (125+ words) On The Go Media says it has officially completed the acquisition of the Hampton Chronicle. Previous coverage in video above: Possible shutdown of 18 Iowa newspapers raises alarm over future of small-town journalism This comes less than a week after the…...
Marshalltown man charged after child's bathtub drowning
1+ week, 6+ day ago (98+ words) KCCI Search location by ZIP code Marshalltown man charged after child's bathtub drowning A Marshalltown man is facing charges after police say a 14-month-old child drowned in his care. 25-year-old Andrew Smith left the child alone in the bathtub for…...
Body of missing Tama County man found in Arkansas
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (227+ words) The body of a missing Tama County man has been found in Arkansas, officials say. Nicholas Collins, 22, was reported missing out of Tama County on Dec. 29 after he stopped communicating with family and friends and failed to make contact following…...
A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1. 8 billion lottery jackpot
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (369+ words) A Powerball ticket purchased outside Little Rock, Arkansas, won a $1. 817 billion jackpot in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Related video above: Lottery players hope for Christmas miracle as Powerball jackpot reaches…...
Wisconsin DA ties Revak to 2006 murder, raises questions in Huisentruit case
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (184+ words) Christopher Revak, a person of interest in the disappearance of Mason City TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit, has been found responsible for the 2006 murder of 21-year-old Deidre Harm in Wisconsin, according to the Wood County District Attorney. Harm was last seen…...
University of Iowa students alarmed by nationwide surge in hoax shooting calls
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (434+ words) Since Thursday, at least 11 colleges and universities have experienced "swatting" incidents - the term for calls made about shootings or other public safety threats that aren't actually happening. On Monday, the Iowa State University police department received two calls claiming there…...
DNA reveals wrong bear euthanized after fatal attack at an Arkansas campground
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (160+ words) The bear that Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) biologists euthanized earlier this year is not the same bear that killed a man in Newton County, Arkansas, the commission discovered. Max Thomas, 60, of Springfield, Missouri, was killed by a bear…...
Wellmark sues to block enforcement of new Iowa law on pharmacy benefit managers
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (683+ words) Iowa's largest health insurer, Wellmark Blue Cross-Blue Shield, is suing the Iowa insurance commissioner to block enforcement of a new state law that attempts to regulate pharmacy benefit managers. Earlier this year, state lawmakers and the governor approved Senate File…...
Texas can't put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts' classrooms, judge says
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (629+ words) Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state's new requirement. Texas is the third state where courts…...