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Learn more about our <a href="http://apdigitalnews.com/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a>. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LA_MISSISSIPPI_NUTRIENTS_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it aims to stop agricultural runoff in 41 watersheds in 12 states from ending up in the Mississippi River.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IA_IOWA_COAL_PLANTS_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- A new report by Environment Iowa indicates the state has some of the oldest coal-fired energy plants in the nation.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IA_THANKSGIVING_FIRE_SAFETY_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa's fire marshal is advising state residents to make fire safety a priority while preparing dinner for Thanksgiving.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IA_CARBON_MONOXIDE_CHOIR_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Authorities say the Des Moines church where more than two dozen parishioners were sickened had used gasoline generators for months to power the building.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WINDSTREAM_IOWA_TELECOM_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Phone company Windstream Corp. announced Tuesday it would buy Iowa Telecommunications Services Inc. for $1.1 billion in cash and stock, and pick up a quarter-million subscribers in Iowa and Minnesota.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CASH_GRAIN_KX_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Wheat 17,159 bushels: 23 cents lower to 3 cents higher; No. 2 hard 4.67-4.95 1/2n; No. 3 4.56-4.94 1/2n; No. 2 red wheat 4.85-5.60 1/2n; No. 3 red wheat 4.74-5.59 1/2n.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IA_THANKSGIVING_TRADITION_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) -- Like Thanksgiving 1983, the upcoming holiday arrives with lean times and high unemployment.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LIVE_ST_JOE_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) -- Estimated Receipts: 700... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IA_IOWA_SCHOOL_ENROLLMENT_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Officials say enrollment overall in Iowa's public and private schools continue to show a slide.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IL_DEERE_EARNINGS_PREVIEW_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MOLINE, Ill. (AP) -- Analysts expect Deere &amp; Co. to report essentially flat profits for the company's fourth fiscal quarter.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IA_KOSHER_SLAUGHTERHOUSE_BAIL_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- The former manager of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse who was jailed after his conviction on financial fraud charges is asking a judge to release him on bail.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IA_ROCKWELL_COLLINS_ACQUIRES_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Rockwell Collins Inc. has announced plans to acquire Texas company AR Group Inc. and its affiliated companies, including Air Routing International.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IA_IOWA_JAIL_SPRINKLER_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MONTROSE, Iowa (AP) -- An inmate at the Lee County jail in Montrose has been accused of damaging the jail's fire sprinkler system, causing more than a dozen inmates to be evacuated.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IA_IOWA_BODY_FOUND_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) -- Authorities say a 78-year-old man is dead after he was pulled from a pond near Sioux Center in northwest Iowa.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IA_SIOUX_CITY_SLAYING_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A Sioux City man accused of killing his wife during an argument has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IA_IOWA_RESTAURANT_FIRE_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (AP) -- Officials suspect a fire that destroyed a restaurant near Columbus Junction over the weekend started in the roof.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_T25_TEXAS_IOWA_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Cocking his arm back, Dexter Pittman swooped in for an emphatic slam, the kind that sets the tone for the game, brings the crowd to its feet.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IA_BK_IOWA_PREP_SCORES_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IL_LOT_LOTTERY_GLANCE_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Here are the winning numbers selected Monday in the Illinois State Lottery:... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IA_CORN_HARVEST_LIQUID_PROPANE_IAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT FAIRBANK, Iowa (AP) -- A liquid propane shortage could bring even more problems to Iowa's weather-slowed corn harvest....