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Ninth Street location dropped for Des Moines immigration center
ICE wants to find a new location in Des Moines or one of 11 other metro communities by late October. The law enforcement agency is currently located in the Neal Smith Federal Building, but it appears to have outgrown its space.
Updated: 05/20/2011 05:12A
US town seeks money lost by Madoff
/Shannon Stapleton/Files (UNITED STATES BUSINESS CRIME LAW) Lawyers representing Fairfield, Connecticut, asked a court on Thursday to reverse a lower court ruling that the town cannot make claims for losses due to disgraced financier Bernard
Updated: 05/20/2011 05:12A
White powder suspicious, but harmless
Iowa City Police Sgt. Denise Brotherton said that at about noon an employee at the office of local criminal defense attorney J. Dean Keegan opened an envelope containing a handwritten letter and a powdery white substance. The third-floor office and
Updated: 05/20/2011 05:12A
Benefit to aid family of guardsman
Iowa musicians will raise money Saturday for the family of Iowa National Guard Staff Sgt. James Justice of Grimes. The event will be from noon to 10p.m. at Bogie's Pub, 8980 Hickman Road in Clive. Justice, 32, was killed in a firefight April 23 while
Updated: 05/20/2011 05:12A
State Regents exams pared down - again
whose primary language is not English and translations into Spanish, Chinese, Haitian-Creole, Korean and Russian. A number of exams will be available to preserve policy options as the state implements its new teacher- and principal-evaluation law.
Updated: 05/20/2011 05:11A
Rwanda: UN Finances Women's Rights Project
Non-government organizations; RNC Justice and Democracy and Haguruka Association, have launched a three-year project, titled "Beyond Raising Awareness: Improving Women's Access to Land." It is funded with a US$ 2 million grant by the United Nations
Updated: 05/20/2011 05:10A
Verdict expected today on sex abuse
A guilty verdict would send Bucy to prison for six years. A Jackson County jury continues its deliberations today. "She had the courage to come in here and talk about what happened. Have the courage to believe her," said Jackson County Deputy District
Updated: 05/20/2011 05:09A
Schwarzenegger puts acting career on hold, prepares for diovorce
He suggested that if the former governor is smart, he would seek to have divorce proceedings handled privately by a retired family law judge, keep his mouth shut in public and tell the truth in court. "Because courts go crazy if people lie," he said.
Updated: 05/20/2011 05:09A
Save Yourself the Hassle: Call Before You Dig
Richard P. Hastings is a Connecticut personal injury lawyer at Hastings, Cohan & Walsh, LLP, with offices throughout the state. He has been named a Connecticut Super Lawyer and is the author of the books: "The Crash Course on Child Injury Claims";
Updated: 05/20/2011 05:09A
Appeals court returns 2 cases to county level
St. Lawrence County Judge Jerome J. Richards made an "oral ruling" to dismiss 22 animal-neglect charges against Ms. Elmer because she was not given a speedy trial, court records show. Ms. Elmer was indicted in June 2009 on 37 misdemeanor counts of
Updated: 05/20/2011 05:08A
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