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Iowa News Headlines: Fri., Jan. 10th 2014

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January 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Mark Jacobs says he raised $400,000 from donors last year, but the former energy executive won’t reveal if he has put his own cash into his campaign account. Jacobs, an Iowa native, formerly served as chief executive officer of Texas-based Reliant Energy. He has great personal wealth but hasn’t disclosed whether he plans to spend his own money on his campaign.

CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an Iowa inmate has died while in hospice care. Fred Scaletta with the Department of Corrections says 62-year-old Steven Daniels died yesterday at the hospice unit of the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville. Scaletta says Daniels died of natural causes due to liver failure.

CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — A new sentencing hearing has been ordered for a Charles City teenager convicted of killing his 3-year-old cousin. The Waterloo-Cedar Fall Courier reports the Iowa Court of Appeals issued the ruling yesterday for Edgar Concepcion Junior. His convictions, including for first-degree murder, were upheld, but his life sentences were overturned and sent to district court for resentencing.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Davenport has approved a program that will let residents use a property tax rebate to help save for college. The Quad-City Times reports the Davenport City Council voted on Wednesday in support of the College Cornerstone program, which will be an addition to the Davenport Now property tax rebate program.