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The man suspected of abducting two Dayton girls Monday was accused of attempted rape at the age of 15, court records show. The search for one of the kidnapped girls is in its third morning today, while the other girl, who escaped, talked about her ordeal on Wednesday.

• Alleged kidnappers' violent past' | Search enters Day 4 | Interview: Abducted girl tells how she escaped
• Videos: Family friend speaks out | Wednesday search recap | Students react | Prayer vigil | Child advocate speaks
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  Bailey Bergman wrung the water from her socks Wednesday afternoon after spending three hours searching for a missing teenager, who with another girl was abducted after getting off a school bus Monday afternoon.]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 03:08:00 CDT
  The hundred-plus people who met for a candlelit vigil Wednesday evening at Dayton's Emmanuel Lutheran Church said they hold out hope that authorities will find Kathlynn Shepard alive.]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:00 CDT
  The 12-year-old girl who was abducted along with Kathlynn Shepard this week told a local newspaper that the girls got in the kidnapper's pickup truck after he asked if they wanted to earn money mowing lawns.]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 00:49:00 CDT
  Indianola's former city attorney, who was arrested Wednesday on three felony charges, says through his lawyer that he's not guilty of bilking the city out of more than $90,000 in overcharges.]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 00:19:00 CDT
  A federal judge in Des Moines has ordered that a 3-year-old girl be sent back to Sweden within two weeks after he concluded that her Iowa-born mother has been unlawfully keeping the girl away from her father since August 2012.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 23:41:00 CDT Wed, 22 May 2013 23:39:00 CDT
  Des Moines police have responded to dozens of reports of shots fired in the past two weeks, so many that residents in one neighborhood have asked police to step up their patrols.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:00 CDT
  A man allegedly led police officers, sheriff's deputies and state troopers on a pursuit that at times topped 100 mph through three counties Tuesday night before crashing in a ditch.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 01:41:00 CDT
  Four Louisiana men have been found guilty of poaching deer in southwest Iowa.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 00:26:00 CDT
  Stuart police are looking for someone who robbed a local bank while wearing a bright green dress, officials said.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 00:25:00 CDT Tue, 21 May 2013 23:45:00 CDT
  West Bank is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest in a bank robbery in March.]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 23:33:00 CDT Tue, 21 May 2013 23:29:00 CDT Tue, 21 May 2013 23:27:00 CDT
  A man allegedly led police officers, sheriff's deputies and state troopers on a pursuit that at times topped 100 mph through three counties Tuesday night before crashing in a ditch.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 01:41:00 CDT
  The suspect handed the teller a note demanding money and the teller complied, police said. The suspect fled and a witness later reported seeing the suspect climb into the trunk of a car parked in a nearby alley.]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:35:00 CDT
  A man reportedly robbed a bank at gunpoint Monday in east Des Moines, police said.]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 23:49:00 CDT Mon, 20 May 2013 23:46:00 CDT Mon, 20 May 2013 23:42:00 CDT Mon, 20 May 2013 23:41:00 CDT
  A 15-year-old girl is missing after police believe she was abducted in Dayton.]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 22:18:00 CDT Mon, 20 May 2013 17:26:00 CDT
  Three teenagers were reportedly robbed at gunpoint early Saturday morning near East 15th Street and Dean Avenue, according to a Des Moines police report.]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 23:44:00 CDT
  Shots were fired in the front yard of a Des Moines apartment building overnight Friday after several people returned to a party that had ended earlier in the evening, according to a Des Moines police report.]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 23:37:00 CDT
  Shots were fired in the front yard of an apartment building overnight Friday after several people returned to a party that had ended earlier in the evening, according to a Des Moines police report.]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 13:23:00 CDT
  Three teenagers were robbed at gunpoint early Saturday morning near E 15th Street and Dean Avenue, according to a Des Moines police report.]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 11:46:00 CDT
  ONAWA, Iowa (AP) - A western Iowa woman was found guilty Friday of involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 15-month-old son, who authorities say drowned in a bathtub.]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 10:35:00 CDT
  Two young men allegedly involved in a brutal February carjacking should face trial on felony robbery charges as adults, a Polk County judge ruled Friday.]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 00:13:00 CDT
  Dentists can set their own fees on services that insurers do not reimburse, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday in a decision that will mean higher out-of-pocket costs for patients.]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 00:13:00 CDT