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DCI believes remains are missing Mt. Pleasant woman

Radio Iowa Contributor — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:28:34 +0000

Investigators believe skeletal remains found in southeast Iowa are those of a young Mount Pleasant woman who went missing one year ago this week. Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation special agent Jeff Uhlmeyer spoke at a news conference today in Mount Pleasant. “While no scientific identification has been made, at this time, we believe that [...]

State releases audit of Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School

O. Kay Henderson — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:32:21 +0000

A state audit shows new computer software at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton caused errors of up to a million dollars in the school’s accounting system. But Deputy State Auditor Andy Nielsen says there was never any missing money. “The books were o.k.,” Nielsen says. “It was just a matter of [...]

Report shows Iowa below national average for “kinship care” children

Dar Danielson — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:15:29 +0000

A new report shows Iowa is below the national average for the number of kids who are raised by relatives other than their parents. Michael Crawford, a senior associate at the Child and Family Policy Center, says it’s an arrangement known as “kinship care.” “Kinship care basically is a situation where children are cared for [...]

Workforce Development says more workers needed for “middle skill” jobs

Matt Kelley — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:12:07 +0000

State labor officials say Iowa has an abundance of good-paying jobs in a wide range of professions and too few workers trained to fill them. There are plenty of openings in what are considered “middle-skill” jobs. Kerry Koonce, spokeswoman for Iowa Workforce Development, says those jobs require at least a high school diploma and additional [...]

Name released in fatal northwest Iowa crash

Radio Iowa Contributor — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:07:48 +0000

Authorities have released the name of a man who was killed in three-vehicle crash earlier this week in northwest Iowa. The State Patrol reports 57-year-old Randal Haveman of Whiting died when his pickup crossed the center line on a roadway and collided head on with a straight truck. It happened Monday afternoon on county road [...]