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Iowa early News Headlines: Fri., May 8th 2015

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May 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa agriculture officials say two additional commercial poultry farms show signs of the presence of bird flu. A chicken farm in Osceola County with 100,000 birds and a turkey farm in Cherokee County are the latest additions to the list of farms testing positive for the H5N2 virus.

CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — A jury has found a 74-year-old northern Iowa man guilty of sexual abusing two 8-year-old children. Jurors convicted John Winston Lusk of Floyd of two counts of second-degree sexual abuse. Prosecutors allege Lusk sexually abused a girl about three years ago when she stayed overnight at his home, and sexually abused a boy in 2014.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The murder trial of a Sioux City man accused in the shooting death of another Iowan has been continued as lawyers await forensic test results. Attorneys on Wednesday filed a motion to delay the first-degree murder trial of Timothy Schroeder, arguing they needed more time to conduct depositions. They also said they’re waiting on ballistics and fingerprint reports from the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation laboratory. The Sioux City Journal reports the trial has been rescheduled for September 1st.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man convicted in 2011 of sexually abusing three girls has been granted a retrial in June. Woodbury County Assistant Attorney Drew Bockenstedt tells the Sioux City Journal reports 42-year-old Julius Turner filed for post-conviction relief in 2012, claiming his attorney inadequately defended him.