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Associated Press - July 31, 2010 5:14 AM ET
CHARITON, Iowa (AP) - A 13-year-old boy from southern Iowa admits fatally shooting his stepfather and acknowledged also firing shots at his mother and half-sister. The boy made the admissions as part of an agreement to reduce charges to second-degree murder, reckless use of a firearm and intimidation with a deadly weapon. He'll spend five years in juvenile detention.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A postal clerk from Indianola who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $240,000 has been sentenced to a year in prison. Kimberly Sue Nordhagen admitted to converting Postal Service money orders and cash transactions to her own use. Nordhagen worked at the West Suburban Station in Clive
BELMOND, Iowa (AP) - A teacher at Belmond-Klemme High School has been found not guilty of charges she had a sexual relationship an 18-year-old male student. Jodi Barrus's attorney pointed out 50 inconsistencies in the teen's statements to police, friends and testimony in court. Barrus plans to file multiple civil lawsuits, adding that possible legal targets could include school employees.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - A Cedar Falls fire official says a Minnesota man was injured while repairing the roof at the UNI-Dome. The construction worker slipped, fell and slid down before landing on a wide platform around the outside edge of the Dome. Firefighters rescued the man, and he was taken to a Waterloo hospital for examination.
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