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THE BURLINGTON CITY COUNCIL HOLDS ONE OF ITS TWICE-MONTHLY WORK SESSIONS THIS(MON) AFTERNOON AND WILL DISCUSS A NUMBER OF FINANCIAL MATTERS, INCLUDING THIS YEAR’S BUDGET…SOME AUDIT REPORTS…AND A SCHEDULE OF THE CITY’S BOND MATURITIES.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — New information shows that nearly half of the construction jobs created by a new $132 million state prison at Fort Madison went to out-of-state workers.

One person was killed last night along Highway 34 in Danville and another was seriously injured.

The Iowa Pork Producers Association has selected a southeast Iowa restaurant as the winner of the 2013 Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest.

For seven years now, Mount Pleasant, Iowa has been attracting people from miles around every October to experience Thrasher House of Terror.

THERE’S A BENEFIT SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW(SAT) FOR A 6-MONTH-OLD WEST BURLINGTON BOY WHO’S SUFFERING FROM A RARE DISEASE THAT RESULTS IN HIS INTERNAL ORGANS BEING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HIS BODY.

THE DIRECTOR OF THE CLARK COUNTY, MISSOURI AMBULANCE SERVICE HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF MOLESTING A 10-YEAR OLD GIRL.