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Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, 10/29/17

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October 29th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

BELLEVUE, Iowa (AP) — Police officers from around the country are reaching out to support a fallen Iowa officer’s son. Anamosa police Officer Mitch Kelchen died in a car crash over Labor Day weekend while off duty. After his death, Kelchen’s oldest son, Shane, collected business cards from other officers. But someone at his school destroyed the cards. KCCI television station in Des Moines reports that officers from Kansas City, Kansas, presented a special gift to the family Friday in Bellevue, Iowa.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge had ordered the appointment of a receiver to manage a 12-story historic art deco building in downtown Sioux City while foreclosure proceedings against the building’s owner and developer continue. The Sioux City Journal reports that the order was issued Friday for the historic Badgerow Building. The Badgerow Building was built in 1933 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A Cedar Rapids woman accused of breaking the leg of a baby in her care has been charged with child endangerment causing serious injury. Cedar Rapids television station KCRG reports that 21-year-old Victoria Stastny was operating a child day care when the 1-year-old boy was injured on July 18. The boy’s mother reported that he was screaming when she picked him up from the day. She took him to a hospital, which discovered a spiral fracture in his left femur.

FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — A southern Iowa woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for embezzling nearly $19,000 from a Fort Madison chiropractic office where she had worked. The Hawk Eye reports that 48-year-old Danylle Lei Weiler, of Chariton, was sentenced Friday in Lee County District Court _ even though prosecutors had asked for a suspended sentence because of her lack of criminal history. Weiler’s attorney has also asked for a deferred judgment. Weiler pleaded guilty to theft after being arrested last year.