Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., Sept. 15th 2014
September 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton has returned to Iowa for the first time since her 2008 presidential campaign, telling Democrats that voters face a choice between “the guardians of gridlock” and those who push for shared opportunity and prosperity. Former President Bill Clinton joined the former Secretary of State to pay tribute to retiring Iowa Senator Tom Harkin at his final steak fry fundraiser. Sunday’s event drew more than 6,000 party activists.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A driver died at an Iowa race course after an RV rolled over during a race in Cedar Rapids Saturday night, and police are investigating. Cedar Rapids Police spokesman Greg Buelow told KCRG the fatal crash happened during a “Race ‘Em or Wreck ‘Em” event where school buses were being raced against RVs. Paramedics worked for more than half an hour to extract the driver from the wreck. The rest of the scheduled racing for the night was cancelled.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A deputy U.S. Marshal who shot an Iowa fugitive in his arm during an arrest earlier this year has been cleared by an investigation. The Daily Nonpareil reports that Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilbur concluded that the May 29th shooting was accidental.
ALBION, Iowa (AP) — Authorities believe a body found in the Iowa River belongs to a man who had been missing for a week. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that volunteers discovered the body of 52-year-old Kevin Kroener north of Marshalltown Saturday night.