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Macon Building heavily damaged by fire
CentralMoInfo.com's Bill Peterson reports:
A structure fire heavily damaged a home at 903 Briggs Drive in Macon that had been converted into a bed-and-breakfast and, at one time, was a restaurant.
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Des Moines woman files rape report on husband
The DesMoinesRegister.com's blogger, Tom Alex, tells readers:
A Des Moines woman told police Monday night that she was raped by her estranged husband. The 31-year-old woman said she has been separated from him for two months. On Monday night he went to her south side apartment to visit their three children, police said.
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No one hurt in Monday morning electrical fire
The Hannibal Courier-Post's Danny Henley reports:
A majority of people would probably say they are not fans of Mondays. Heading that list in Hannibal might be Amanda and Earnest Williams, who were forced out of their home at 1540 Tindall in Hannibal Monday morning by an electrical fire.
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Keokuk prepares for new gun law
The DailyGate.com's Cindy Lutzi tells readers:
Keokuk police are planning for the worst and hoping for the best after the new open carry law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2011.
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Kemner named new volleyball coach at Culver-Stockton CollegeThe Quincy Herald-Whig's Sports Editor, Don O'Brien, tells readers:
Caren Kemner says "a gut feeling" led her to become the next women's volleyball coach at Culver-Stockton College.
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Authorities investigate hunting accident near Barnes City
The Oskaloosa Herald reports:
Authorities say a Minnesota man has been hospitalized after a hunting accident in southeast Iowa. KJAN-AM in Atlantic reports that 71-year-old Gerald Bader of Federal Dam, Minnesota, was hunting in a party near Barnes City on Saturday when another person hit him in the hip with a shotgun slug.
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Mail carrier honored for putting out fire on route
WGEM.com reports:
(AP) A Cedar Rapids mail carrier has been honored for putting out a fire in an apartment building on her route.
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