Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…
WOODWARD, Iowa (AP) — Residents of Woodward in central Iowa were without water after a water main break. The water was shut off yesterday morning. KCCI-TV reports water was restored Monday afternoon, but officials are advising residents to boil their drinking water until testing shows it’s safe.
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Judith Cabanillas was just 13 when a middle-of-the-night phone call conveyed the shattering news: Her older sister had been found murdered in an Iowa farmhouse. That was in 1974. The slaying went unsolved for years. Now, almost four decades later, her quest could be near an end as authorities put a suspect on trial today in the death of Mary Jayne Jones, a carefree 17-year-old wh worked at a drive-in restaurant. Cabanillas hopes the trial in Ottumwa provides some justice for her family and eases their grief.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A northeast Iowa man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for possession of a homemade bomb. Federal prosecutors in Cedar Rapids say 34-year-old Bjorn Luster of Cresco pleaded guilty in September to one count of possession of a destructive device.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Naadir Tharpe scored a career-high 23 points, freshman Andrew Wiggins had 17 points and 19 rebounds and Number 15 Kansas beat 8th ranked Iowa State 77-70 last night for its third straight win to open Big 12 play. The Jayhawks handed the Cyclones their second consecutive loss after a 14-0 start.