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Iowa early News Headlines: Thursday, Dec. 10 2020

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December 10th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CST

FORT MADISON – The Iowa Department of Public Corrections reports three correctional officers were assaulted by an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary, Wednesday. The three officers were attempting to escort an inmate to the infirmary for medical attention when the inmate unexpectedly began attacking the officers with closed-fist strikes. While the three officers were attempting to restrain the inmate, another officer in the unit called for additional assistance and used O.C. spray to assist in gaining control of the inmate, and resolved the incident. The three officers were taken by department vehicle to receive treatment at the local hospital. They have since been treated and released. The inmate was found to have not suffered any major injuries. The incident remains under investigation.

ARMSTRONG, Iowa (AP) — An administrative judge has approved a $76,000 penalty against an Iowa cattle feedlot for violating the Clean Water Act. The judge ruled that Tony and Joshua Brown, who operate Riverview Cattle in Armstrong, discharged pollutants from their cattle feedlot on 41 days into the East Fork of the Des Moines River. The Environmental Protection Agency said the business did not obtain a federally required permit for the discharges. The cattle company contended the pollutants never reached the river. Administrative Judge Christine Donelian Coughlin agreed with the EPA and found the feedlot liable for Clean Water Act violations.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Fire officials in northeastern Iowa say one person has died and five others were injured in a townhouse fire in Waterloo. Officials say the fire was reported early Tuesday morning, and firefighters arrived to flames coming from the home and several people trapped in and around the home. The Courier reports that six people — three adults and three children — were taken to a hospital, and one adult later died. Officials said five of those who were injured were removed from the burning house by firefighters. Officials have not released the names of the victims or the cause of the fire.

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — University of Iowa Health Care officials say the group’s hospitals expect to get their first shipment of a coronavirus vaccine as early as next week and that they plan to begin giving it to employees who work in COVID-19 units within 24 hours of receiving it. Suresh Gunasekaran, the CEO of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, said Wednesday that he expects the UIHC subsidiary to get 1,000 doses next week. The hospital plans to give its first doses to some of the roughly 2,000 doctors, nurses and others who work in COVID-19 units. He says he expects to learn on a week-by-week basis how many doses the hospital will receive, so it’s unclear when the first group to receive doses will get a second and be fully vaccinated.