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Iowa early News Headlines: Tuesday, May 9th 2017

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May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 2:20 a.m. CDT

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — The western Iowa sheriff’s deputy who authorities say was killed by an inmate during a jail escape was remembered Monday, for the way he treated everyone with respect. Hundreds of law enforcement officers filled the floor of the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, to honor Pottawattamie County Deputy Mark Burbridge. Daughter Karley Burbridge says her dad was her hero not just for protecting the community but also for protecting her from the monsters under her bed.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police are investigating the shooting death of a man found in a south Des Moines home. Sgt. Paul Parizek says officers were called about 1 p.m. Monday to a reported shooting and after arriving found the body of an adult man. A woman believed to be the shooter was also at the home. Parizek says the shooting appeared to be a “domestic-related incident.” Police haven’t made any arrests and didn’t release the names of those involved.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice David Stras to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Stras once clerked for conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and believes in a limited role for the judiciary. The 42-year-old former University of Minnesota Law School professor was once on the Trump campaign’s short list of possible U.S. Supreme Court nominees.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — United Airlines says it has reached a satisfactory resolution with the British breeder of a giant rabbit that died after flying from the U.K. to Chicago. United declined to comment Monday on a threat of legal action from the new owners of Simon the rabbit, who live in Iowa. An attorney for the owners says the new owners are troubled that he was cremated without a post-mortem examination soon after his death April 20.