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Iowa early News Headlines: 6/1/18

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June 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa legislator who dropped his Republican Party affiliation after comments by then-candidate Donald Trump won’t seek re-election. Sen. David Johnson of Ocheyedan announced Thursday he won’t seek re-election in his northwest Iowa district. The 67-year-old didn’t explain his decision but noted in a statement that the political process had become more polarizing and partisan. Johnson dropped his party affiliation in 2016 after Trump made comments about a federal judge of Mexican heritage

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A third person has been sentenced to federal prison in a case that saw the trio using stolen identities and debit card numbers for a buying spree across Iowa. Prosecutors say 21-year-old Liliany de Armas Mena, a Cuban national, was sentenced Wednesday to three years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors say she and two other men stole account information last year from at least 35 accounts using “skimming” devices.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in north-central Iowa say the body of a missing kayaker has been found in the Des Moines River. Fort Dodge Fire Chief Steve Hergenreter told The Messenger on Thursday afternoon that family members had located the remains of 26-year-old Alex Dencklau, of Clare, in the river south of the Fort Dodge Water Treatment Plant. Dencklau’s body will be taken to the state medical examiner’s office in Ankeny for an autopsy.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Concepts for a riverfront revitalization plan in Council Bluffs include an elevated walkway through the trees, a pavilion with a rooftop restaurant and a marina. The Omaha World-Herald reports that those were among ideas floated Wednesday during a community meeting on plans to transform the Council Bluffs side of the Missouri River. On June 12, the Riverfront Revitalization Planning Committee plans to present a master plan for the Omaha riverfront during an open house at Gallup in Omaha.