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Iowa early News Headlines: Tuesday, 9/11/18

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September 11th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — An 11-year-old Iowa boy who wanted racing stickers to cover his casket has died. Michael Sytsma of Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa says Caleb Hammond died Monday. His family brought him home to Oskaloosa after determining the painful leukemia treatments he’d been undergoing at a Des Moines hospital weren’t working and other options offered little hope. Race drivers and others answered his call for the stickers, and he was even given a chance to drive a race car at a local track.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A steam leak at a University of Northern Iowa dining hall has killed a maintenance worker. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports the employee died Monday morning while working on malfunctioning equipment at the Rialto dining center on the Cedar Falls campus. University spokesman Aaron Clingingsmith says 61-year-old Kevin J. Bley died from injuries he received while testing a steam distribution service, which heats water for the center’s dining service.

MONONA, Iowa (AP) — U.S. officials have identified the remains of a sailor killed in the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor as those of an Iowa native. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Monday that the remains of Navy Fireman 3rd Class Robert J. Bennett were accounted for on Aug. 13. The 18-year-old Bennett was born in Monona. His remains were identified using DNA tests and other evidence.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former Food Bank of Iowa employee has been accused of stealing nearly $35,000 while working for the nonprofit. Polk County court records say 31-year-old Lauren Phillips is charged with theft, identity theft, forgery and other crimes.