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Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, 11/4/16

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November 4th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man charged with killing two police officers was having intense money problems and had been found by a judge to hit and financially exploit his mother. Scott Michael Greene was ordered to move out of his mother’s basement hours before the ambush-style attacks on Des Moines Sgt. Anthony Beminio and Urbandale officer Justin Martin. He was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Funeral arrangements have been set for an Iowa officer who was shot to death as he sat in his police car on a suburban Des Moines street. Urbandale police announced Thursday night that the funeral for officer Justin Martin will be held Tuesday at 11:40 a.m. at South Calhoun Middle School in his hometown of Rockwell City. The city of 1,700 is about 75 miles northwest of Des Moines.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton may not be accumulating the type of early-vote advantage lead her campaign wanted, but she continues to maintain an apparent edge over Donald Trump, with roughly one-fourth of all expected ballots cast in the 2016 election. Ballot requests from likely supporters have been weak in parts of the Midwest, and African-American turnout has fallen, too. Still, the tens of millions of early votes cast also point to strength from Democratic-leaning Latino voters.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A judge has denied a request for a new trial by a Dubuque man convicted of killing his daughter. The Telegraph Herald reports that Iowa District Court Judge Michael Shubatt on Thursday denied the request by 63-year-old Robert Stern. Stern was convicted earlier this year of first-degree murder in the June 2015 shooting death of 27-year-old Kimberly Stern.