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Iowa early News Headlines: Thursday, 10/3/19

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October 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — California Sen. Kamala Harris is looking to revive her presidential campaign with an aggressive addition of staff and a strategic shift toward Iowa that will put her in the state each week of October. But she’s facing questions about whether her investment has come too late, as many other Democrats similarly hope that Iowa can be their launch pad. Her team is also trying to beat back the notion that she has an unstable campaign after reports that she recalibrated some senior staff roles.

BONDURANT, Iowa (AP) — Officials in a Des Moines suburb have approved plans for a warehouse and distribution center that would create more than 1,000 jobs. The company behind the project to be located in an industrial area of Bondurant is confidential. City Administrator Marketa Oliver confirmed Wednesday the City Council gave initial approval for the development called Project Bluejay at its Monday meeting. It includes plans for a 780,000-square-foot building up to five stories high on about 100 acres.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says until the U.S. House votes on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, she’s not convinced there’s a case. Speaking to reporters Wednesday Reynolds said, “until they take a vote and I know what they’re accusing him of, I don’t think there’s anything there.” Reynolds, a Republican, is an honorary state chairwoman of Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say drugs killed two people whose bodies were found in a Burlington apartment. The bodies were found July 17 by officers sent to check on the man who lived there. Police said Tuesday that autopsies showed that 59-year-old Kevin Shavers died after ingesting fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine. The woman with him, 33-year-old Marlo Pilkington, of Fort Madison, died of methamphetamine and fentanyl intoxication.