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RoundUp: health insurance, child molestation & flooding
Posted: 02.17.2010 at 8:39 AM
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  About 80,000 Iowans who buy their own health insurance through Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield will pay an average of 18 percent more this year, the largest increase in four years.  STORY DETAILS HERE 

   After a 30-minute hearing, and with a 6-0 vote, Donnie Dobbs, Fort Madison High School head girls junior varsity basketball coach, was terminated Monday night by the Fort Madison School Board.  CLICK HERE for story details. 

 Iowa state air monitoring staff met last week with the Keokuk Catholic School Board to discuss placing an air monitor on the school’s roof to measure air levels of manganese near the school.  CLICK HERE for story details

   Appanoose County citizens now have free access to official, timely crime data through the CrimeReports Web site and iPhone app. More details HERE. 

   A 20-year-old Marceline man is behind bars, after being arrested for child pornography. David Darr is charged with first degree statutory sodomy, two counts of use of a child in a sexual performance, possession of child pornography and sexual misconduct involving a child.  Click here for DETAILS

  The flood outlook for 2010 does not look good for many cities along the Mississippi River and it's tributaries. STORY DETAILS HERE 

 COLUMBIA, MO. -- A man accused of killing his mother plead guilty Tuesday. Click here for DETAILS 


 

 

 

 

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