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Review finds many violations in Des Moines schools
Des Moines school administrators could face ethics violations for failing to remove an unlicensed teacher and an improperly licensed teacher from the district's classrooms, an Iowa Department of Education official said.
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Newest police department member has four legs; finds marijuana at City Council meeting
The Centerville Police Department placed a minute amount of marijuana in a cell phone and planted it in plain site where Chief Demry had control and routinely sits at City Council meetings in City Hall.
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What crime stats show
Economic downturn contributes to increase in thefts, but number of assaults decreases, police chief says
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Murder conviction overturned for former Moberly inmate
An inmate who was once under a death sentence could walk out of prison within two months, after the Missouri Supreme Court overturned his conviction for killing a fellow prisoner in Moberly more than 28 years ago.
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Synthetic drug K2 banned, K4 already on the market
Just when you got used to hearing about the synthetic drug K2 or 'incense' and how it's dangerous and being banned in most states ... now attention is on another version called K4.
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Tight budget forces Columbia to cut assistance city manager
Budget constraints led Columbia city officials to eliminate their assistance city manager.
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