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Iowa early News Headlines: Thu., Nov. 20 2014

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November 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Senator Chuck Grassley has offered an emotional farewell to longtime colleague Tom Harkin, who is retiring after three decades in the Senate. Grassley spoke on the Senate floor yesterday. The Republican Grassley and Democratic Harkin have served from Iowa together since the mid-1980s. Grassley noted that Wednesday was Harkin’s 75th birthday.

GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — School officials have issued an apology to victims of a 2011 hazing incident at a Greenfield high school. KCCI-TV reports the apology came as part of a settlement Tuesday from the incident in the high school’s wrestling room. Two students were originally charged with second-degree sexual abuse, but the charges were reduced to first-degree harassment.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A 9-year-old boy has suffered minor injuries after being hit by a car in Council Bluffs. Police Department Sergeant Jason Bailey says Joshua McNutt was hit Wednesday morning at an intersection. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports the driver of the car will not be charged.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A Burlington woman is being honored for her part in saving a man’s life at a Milwaukee music festival over the summer. The Hawk Eye reports Shelley Jochims and her family were attending Summerfest in July when her husband saw man collapse on the Milwaukee lakefront. The Wisconsin police department is awarding her with its highest civilian honor, a Valorous Conduct Award.