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Attorneys say Iowa detectives framed Nebraska men

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November 1st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Two black men who served 25 years in prison in the 1977 killing of a retired, white Iowa police captain say they were framed by detectives and are asking a jury to award them more than $100 million.  Terry Harrington and Curtis McGhee were convicted in the slaying of John Schweer in Council Bluffs. They were freed in 2003 after the Iowa Supreme Court found prosecutors had committed misconduct.

The men’s attorneys said during opening statements Thursday in Des Moines that they will show two former Council Bluff detectives coerced car theft suspects into implicating Harrington and McGhee in Schweer’s death. The Nebraska men are suing the detectives and the city.

Their attorneys say they’re seeking justice from a system that deprived them of freedom for much of their lives.

McDermott Trial set for Jan. 8th – additional charges in Webster County

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November 1st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The trial date in the case of an Atlantic man facing a felony charge of Willful Injury Causing Bodily Injury, and a Serious Misdemeanor charge of Domestic Abuse Assault Causing Bodily Injury, has been set. According to online court records, arraignment for 45-year old Rex Dean McDermott is slated for November 19th, with a pre-trial conference scheduled to occur on December 10th. His trial will take place on January 8th, in Cass County District Court.

McDermott was arrested following an incident which allegedly occurred at R&B Feeds in Atlantic on October 13th. McDermott has entered a plea of Not Guilty to the charges. He is currently free on $6,000 bond.  On October 24th, McDermott was arrested by the Iowa State Patrol in Webster County on a charge of OWI/1st offense, and cited for Failure to obey a stop or yield sign. He plead Not Guilty to the OWI charge and was released on $1,000 bond the same day.  A hearing for his initial appearance on the Failure to Stop citation was continued 180 days, pending the outcome of the OWI case.

Walnut City Council meeting this evening

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November 1st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The City Council in Walnut will hold a regularly scheduled meeting this evening. During their 5-p.m. session, the Council will discuss, among other matters,  a possible Streetscape enhancement project, and a possible refacing of the billboard located adjacent to Interstate 80. They’ll also discuss and possibly act on an annual evaluation of the City Employees, along with the Codification of the City of Walnut Code of Ordinances, followed by action on the adoption of a Resolution ordering the City Clerk to publish a notice of hearing on The Adoption of the Proposed Code of Ordinances.

State leaders keeping secret about Project X, with $2B potential

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November 1st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

(Updates 10:10-a.m. with Press Conference at 4-p.m.)

State leaders are meeting in secret today (Thursday) to discuss plans to lure in a big business using only a code-name. Iowa economic development officials are only referring to the possible new recruit as “Project X.” They’re not saying anything about what the company does, either. We have been told it may have an economic impact as big as two-billion dollars. Iowa’s also reportedly in the running with Nebraska for a large data center that’s said to be worth one-and-a-half billion.

Gov. Branstad, Lt. Gov. Reynolds and Iowa Economic Development Authority Director Debi Durham will hold a joint news conference this afternoon at 4 p.m.  in Sioux City, to discuss the large capital investment for the state of Iowa.

Back in September, state officials approved a 110-million dollar incentive package for an Egyptian firm that promises to build a one-point-four billion dollar fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa’s Lee County.

(Radio Iowa)

Charges pending in two-car accident

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November 1st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Department says charges are currently pending, during an investigation into a two-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon. Officials said Thursday, vehicles driven by 16-year old Lucas Alan Schwery, of Harlan, and 18-year old Taber Charles Andersen, of Marne, collided on Littlefield Drive (County Road F-58), about a mile west of Exira, at around 3:45-p.m., Tuesday.

Authorities said both teens were traveling east when a vehicle in front of them slowed down for a bus pulled off the roadway at an intersection. As Andersen slowed, Schwery was unable to stop in-time. The 1998 Chrysler he was driving rear-ended the 2012 Ford driven by Andersen, causing a total of $4,500 damage. No injuries were reported. The accident remains under investigation.

(9-a.m. News)

2nd Biennial Lighted Halloween Campground

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November 1st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Cass County Conservation Board say 155 people voted for their favorite Lighted Halloween Campground site last Saturday, at Cold Springs Park in Lewis.

(left to right) Ansleigh Nelson, Leonard Kinney, and Melissa Ehrman-Johnson.

The first place winner was Site 2, the Nelson family, second place winner was Site 5, the Kinney family, and third place winner was Site 3, the Johnson family. The CCCB says they want to thank business sponsor Cappel’s Ace Hardware, who donated the prizes to our Lighted Halloween Campground. We would also like to thank everyone who signed up to decorate a site, and sharing your Halloween décor with everyone.

 

8AM Newscast 11-01-2012

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Arrest in Red Oak late Wed. night

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November 1st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A Red Oak man was arrested Wednesday night. Authorities say 50-year-old David Lawrence Howe, was taken into custody at around 10:15 p.m., for being in violation of a Trespass order. Howe was being held at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on $300 bond.

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Nebraskans’ rights trial set to begin in Iowa

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November 1st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Opening statements are scheduled at a Des Moines civil rights trial at which two black men will argue they were framed for the 1977 killing of a white, retired Iowa police officer. The lawyers for Terry Harrington and Curtis McGhee are expected to make their statements in a Des Moines courtroom today (Thursday).

Harrington and McGhee, originally from Omaha, Neb., served 25 years in prison after they were convicted of killing John Schweer in neighboring Council Bluffs. They were freed in 2003 when the Iowa Supreme Court found that prosecutors committed misconduct.

Lawyers will argue that Council Bluffs detectives used threats against a group of young car theft suspects to trump up evidence against Harrington and McGhee because of their race and the pressure to solve the retired captain’s killing.