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Iowa early News Headlines: Monday, 9/19/16

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September 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:10 a.m. CDT

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Glenwood Police arrest a 27-year-old Ohio man as a suspect in shooting death of an 18-year-old woman in western Iowa. Police say the woman was shot outside the assisted living center where she worked. The victim and the suspect knew each other.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The space used to treat patients at a now-closed state mental health institute in southwest Iowa is reopening under new management. The Iowa Department of Corrections is expected to sign a contract this month with a company to lease four wards at the facility once known as Clarinda Mental Health Institute. Zion Recovery Services offers substance abuse treatment. The three-year contract could complicate any effort to reopen the space as a state-run mental health facility.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Falls Police Department raises $30,000 in donations to buy body cameras for the rest of its officers. The donations will help the department equip all its officers with the cameras instead of trying to share 15 cameras between shifts and officers.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities arrest man after he hit two men with his truck and crashed into a concession stand at a baseball complex near Des Moines. One victim was in hospitalized in critical condition afterward.