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But steve donald also had sharp words for Nicholas Luerkens the man donald refused to call by name today in court. On friday in linn County District court, judge Mitchell Turner had no latitude in the sentence for Nicholas Luerkens this would be mandatory life in prison for first degree murder. Yet, minutes before the sentence, two statements on Lynnsey Donald, the young woman that luerkens stabbed to death in april in a marion Grocery Store parking lot. The first, a statement from donalds grandmother, read by a victims advocate, talked of the nightmares that have filled the nights of so many ...

This afternoon will top out in the middle 50s, but will continue to rise through the evening and overnight. Rain chances will arrive tonight and continue through sunday, you may even hear a rumble of thunder or two. Expected rain totals are around 1 to 3 inches, locally higher amounts are possible. Thanks britley. Democratic president ial candidates are once again making appearances throughout the state this weekend. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders will make a few stops in eastern iowa today. At 10 this morning, hell visit Strawberry Hill elementary in anamosa to talk about Racial Justice and p...

All students in iowa. Yet as low as this may be, the 10 percent was substantially higher than missouri, illinois, nebraska and wisconsin and the same level as minnesota. We often talk about Graduation Rates in iowa and achievement gaps and those do hold in iowa. 90 for all students and 74 for African American students, according to the report. Whats also worth noting is how iowa measures student achievement. The iowa assessment test a paper test where students fill in bubbles is in its last year as the state will switch to the smarter balanced assessment for next year thats an online test. Lea...

Weather service until noon today. Temperatures this afternoon will top out in the middle 50s, but will continue to rise through the evening and overnight. Rain chances will arrive tonight and continue through sunday, you may even hear a rumble of thunder or two. Expected rain totals are around 1 3 inches, locally higher amounts are possible. Thanks britley. Democratic president ial candidates are once again making appearances throughout the state this weekend. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders will make a f stops in eastern iowa today. At 10 this morning, hell visit strawberrrr hill elementary in...

Team meteorologis t britley ritz. Thanks britley. New this morning. One cedar s been charged with operating a vehicle under the influence and reckless driving. Linn county sheriffs deputies tried to pull over 19yearold jeremy mirkesust before midnight last night. He drove away from police until he e ashed with two other cars at the intersection of 38th street and 1st avenue northeast. Mirkes and his passengerwh o happened to be his motherwere both taken to the hospital with mimir injuries fromomhe crash. The other people involved in the crash were not hurt. The three democratic president ial c...