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Iowa early News Headlines: Tuesday, July 30th 2019

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July 30th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 2:53 a.m. CDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating a shooting in Iowa City that injured an officer and a suspect. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says the incident started about 3:30 p.m. Monday when Iowa City police were called to an alleged shoplifting. Officers found a suspect nearby and as the matter was unfolding, an officer was struck multiple times. The weapon was later determined to be a BB gun. The officer also fired his gun and hit the suspect. Both were in stable condition at a hospital.

HARPERS FERRY, Iowa (AP) — A northeast Iowa farmer has died after being attacked by a bull. Allamakee County Sheriff Clark Mellick says someone called authorities Sunday to report the attack at a farm pasture northwest of Harpers Ferry. First responders found the body of 59-year-old John Francis Conway in a wooded pasture area. Deputies determined a bull had attacked him Saturday night. Deputies killed the bull because of its aggressive behavior.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A Dubuque woman accused of stealing from her elderly mother has pleaded guilty. The Telegraph Herald reports that 55-year-old Susan Shea pleaded guilty to felony abuse of a dependent adult. Her sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 16. A court document says investigators estimate that around $140,000 or more had been taken from Shea’s mother from December 2016 through January 2018.

PERCIVAL, Iowa (AP) — A third bout of flooding is taking a toll on people who operate businesses along Highway 2 in southwestern Iowa. They rely on Interstate 29 traffic and on travelers being able to cross a nearby Missouri Bridge over to Nebraska. But roadways leading to their community were covered with water and the businesses were inundated in mid-March after levees failed. More flooding occurred in late May. One business owner, Alicia Chrastil, who also was flooded out in 2011, doesn’t see herself returning.