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Iowa early News Headlines: Thu., Sept. 4th 2014

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September 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

CLARION, Iowa (AP) — Jurors in the first degree murder trial of a man charged with killing a Rockwell City police officer heard a taped interview in which he expressed no regret about shooting the officer. The Fort Dodge Messenger reports that during the first day of testimony Wednesday, jurors heard a two-hour taped interview of 33-year-old Corey Trott. He’s charged with the September 2013 death of 37-year-old Jamie Buenting during a standoff at Trott’s house. He has pleaded not guilty.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The Scott County attorney says two Davenport police officers were justified in using deadly force against a man armed with a knife. The Quad-City Times reports county attorney Mike Walton announced Wednesday that Officers Epigmenio Canas and Shawn Sullivan were justified when they fired seven shots at 61-year-old Alvin Jennings on August 13th.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa man has died of injuries he received after falling off a roof. The Globe Gazette reports 48-year-old Kalin Kuhlers died Tuesday at a Mason City hospital, where he was taken after being injured Monday.

LE MARS, Iowa (AP) — The maker of Blue Bunny ice cream says it will close a plant in Utah and shift production to northwest Iowa. Le Mars, Iowa-based Wells Enterprises, Inc., announced Tuesday it would close its ice cream plant in St. George, Utah, and move production to its Le Mars facility. Company spokeswoman Liz Croston says production and storage will move to Le Mars over several months, with the Utah plant closing by the end of 2014. The Le Mars Daily Sentinel reports the St. George plant employed about 90 people. The plant was built in 2003.