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Financial rules are made to be broken
Financial writer Kathy Canavan wrote a piece this week for USA Todaypointing out eight fincial "deadly sins" that can leave you living in a carboard box.
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Nervous robber escapes with cash from Des Moines QuikTrip store
A nervous robber, who chewed on the strings of his hooded shirt , robbed the QuikTrip Convenience Store at 2945 E. University Ave. shortly before 3 a.m. today.
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Investigation sharpens divide over casino in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, Ia. - Tim Averill has heard the news that state criminal investigators are raising questions about the propriety of campaign contributions from backers of a proposed Fort Dodge casino.
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Software glitch shuts down computers
SIOUX CITY, IOWA-- Business didn't stop, but it was anything but "as usual" Wednesday after employees on the joint Woodbury County-city of Sioux City computer system shut down their machines while the technical staff investigated viruslike activity.
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Deal means nine teachers will keep their jobs
Washington Community Schools Superintendent David Sextro announced that the school district and the Washington Education Association have reached a tentative agreement that will allow nine teachers who were pink-slipped earlier this month to remain with the district.
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Prosecutor diappointed in sentence length
The Monroe County Prosecutor says she's "disappointed" in the seven-year sentence for a Macon man convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
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Furniture made from milk jugs
QUINCY, ILL -- Earth Day is Thursday and one Quincy business has a new exciting green product made from recycled material.
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Missouri River Bridge gets pedestrian walkway
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. -- After more than a year of planning, Jefferson City’s Missouri River Bridge is getting a new pedestrian walkway.
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