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Authorities finally reveal location of jailed Colorado theater killer

RJ Sangosti / Getty Images(AURORA, Colo.) -- Authorities with the federal prison system revealed overnight that convicted mass murderer James Holmes, serving multiple life sentences for a 2012 massacre at an Aurora, Colorado movie theater, is now being held at a maximum-security penitentiary in Pennsylvania.As of 5 a.m. Thursday, Holmes is serving his time at the Allenwood prison, west of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.The location where Holmes was being kept had […]

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Police look into Indiana man as possible suspect in Delphi double murder

@EPCSheriff/Twitter(DELPHI, Ind.) -- Police say a man arrested in Colorado on Monday could be connected to the unsolved murders of two Indiana teenagers.Authorities are investigating a possible connection between Daniel Nations, 31, of Indianapolis, and the murders of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, whose bodies were found near a hiking trail in Delphi, Indiana in February, Indiana State Police officials confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday.Police in El […]

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Essential hurricane tracking jet failed three times in last eight days

Science Photo Library - NOAA/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An essential hurricane tracking jet has repeatedly experienced technical issues, preventing it from completing crucial fact finding missions, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).The information gathered by the gulfstream jet improves hurricane track forecasts by about 20 percent on average, NOAA said. The system failure of the jet is of special concern to researchers and lawmakers, because there is […]

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State News

Texas holds off Iowa State 17-7

Texas jumped out to a 14-0 lead at halftime then held off Iowa State in the second half to claim a 17-7 victory in a mistake filled Big 12 opener in Jack Trice Stadium. It was a struggle all night for the Iowa State defense. Quarterback Jacob Park was intercepted three times and the Cyclones […]Powered by WPeMatico

todaySeptember 29, 2017

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Iowa State unveils new helmet logo for Texas game

The Iowa State Athletic Department unveiled a new logo for Cyclone football team helmets late today. The logo is being used for the first time as ISU hosts Texas in Jack Trice Stadium in a nationally televised game on ESPN. The Athletic Department says it is the latest step in Coach Matt Campbell’s transformation of […]Powered by WPeMatico

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Eastern Iowa radio personality dies in bike accident

A legendary radio personality in eastern Iowa has died. S eventy-nine-year-old Darryl Hensley, who was known as “The Mad Hatter,” was killed Wednesday in a car /bicycle accident in Burlington on Carmen Road near 1100 North in Henderson County, when he apparently turned in front of a vehicle driven by 57-year-old Shawn Dunne. Hatter was […]Powered by WPeMatico

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Johnston teens charged with sexual abuse of classmate

Four teenagers were arrested this morning at their central Iowa school, accused of sexually assaulting a classmate. Johnston Police Lieutenant Tyler Tompkins says the four boys, between the ages of 15 and 18, are each charged with one count of sexual abuse in the second degree, one count of felony assault, and one count of […]Powered by WPeMatico

todaySeptember 28, 2017

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Settlement reached to end appeal in Iowa Senate sex harassment lawsuit

The State of Iowa has reached a settlement in a lawsuit with a former staff member for Iowa Senate Republicans. The state has agreed to pay Kirsten Anderson a little more than one million dollars, along with  $705,000 in legal fees. The former communications director for Iowa Senate Republicans sued after being fired just hours […]Powered by WPeMatico

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ISU study finds a TV in the bedroom might hurt a child’s school performance

An Iowa State University study shows the negative consequences of children having a TV or video game console in their bedrooms. Lead author and ISU psychology professor Doug Gentile says having a TV in a child’s bedroom leads to more screen time. “Having a TV in the bedroom might decrease school performance not because of […]Powered by WPeMatico

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