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Iowa early News Headlines: Thursday, 12/28/17

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December 28th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:405 a.m. CST

BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — A Planned Parenthood clinic in eastern Iowa that is providing abortions will close soon. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland said Wednesday its clinic in Bettendorf will close Friday, several months after the local affiliate announced plans to do so. Planned Parenthood said in May that four of its 12 clinics in Iowa would close soon. The announcement was made shortly after the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature removed state funding for organizations that provide abortions.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A jury has found a 25-year-old defendant guilty of killing one man and wounding another in a Cedar Rapids parking lot. Cedar Rapids television station KCRG reports that Quarzone Martin was convicted of second-degree murder and related crimes. The verdicts were read Wednesday in a Linn County District Courtroom. Prosecutors say he fatally shot 26-year-old Andrew Meeks and wounded 30-year-old Johnny Moore Jr. on July 2.

GILMAN, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 90-year-old man died in central Iowa after falling into a water well on Christmas Day. The Marshalltown Times-Republican reports that first responders were sent to a property in rural Gilman around 9:10 a.m. Monday. Gilman Fire & Rescue says the man was pulled out around 20 minutes later from about 6 feet underground. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Authorities identified the man as Maurice Tufte

OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — New charges have been filed against a man accused of fatally shooting an Ottumwa teenager. The Ottumwa Courier reports that Venhure Tsegay was charged last week with a robbery and burglary that occurred on Oct. 30, 2015. Tsegay is accused of shooting 16-year-old Christian Madueno in the face on Nov. 29, 2016. Authorities say Madueno died nearly a month later, on Christmas Day last year.