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Iowa early News Headlines; Thu., July 30th 2015

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July 30th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The founder of a large transportation company based in Cedar Rapids has died. CRST International, once known as Cedar Rapids Steel Transport, says Herald “Smitty” Smith Junior. died Monday at his home in eastern Wisconsin following a brief illness. He was 91. Smith founded the company in 1955.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in eastern Iowa are increasing their presence at recreational trails in the area after a woman said she was sexually assaulted while jogging at a state park in Waterloo. The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office tells KWWL-TV authorities are encouraging people to stay alert and to use the trails with a friend.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Federal authorities believe a man suspected of robbing a credit union in Iowa with an assault rifle is the same man suspected of robbing banks in several states. The FBI says the “AK-47 Bandit” robbed banks in California, Idaho and Washington in 2012 and a bank in Nebraska in 2014. Authorities say a man entered the Iowa Heartland Credit Union in Mason City on Tuesday wearing a black ski mask.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Some residents of a mobile home park in Davenport say they still don’t know where they’ll live next as a deadline looms to leave the property. The Quad-City Times reports that Lake Canyada Mobile Home Park residents were notified by the park’s management company, CFLane, that they must leave before the end of the day Friday.