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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., June 15th 2016

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June 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 2:40 a.m. CDT

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has ordered an iconic downtown Sioux City hot dog joint to pay more than $72,000 to a minority partner who said he’d never received his share of the business’ profits. The Sioux City Journal reports that District Judge Steven Andreasen ruled Friday that Milwaukee Wiener House owners Mike and John Eliades never paid Gus Demetroulis, who has owned ten percent of the restaurant since 2004.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sioux City officials have agreed to have an architecture firm design a day lodge at a planned all-seasons park. The City Council voted unanimously Monday to have Sioux City-based PLaN Architecture design the lodge, which is estimated to cost $750,000. The park will include a tubing hill, splash pad and ice rink.

MARION, Iowa (AP) — A woman was injured when a school bus hit the car she was driving north of Marion. The Linn County sheriff’s office says the crash happened Tuesday afternoon when a College Community School District Bus carrying about 20 Prairie High students drove through a four-way stop and hit a car driven by 69-year-old Anne B. Wikle, of Davenport. Wikle was taken to a Cedar Rapids hospital, where she was treated for injuries not believed to be life threatening. The bus driver and students weren’t hurt.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad says the state has certified a portion of Iowa Army Ammunition Plant near Burlington as a project-ready industrial development site. A 153-acre plot of land within the 19,000-acre federally owned military installation has been certified by the Iowa Economic Development Authority through its Iowa Certified Site Program.