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Ex-con from Iowa who lectures on ethics owes Oklahoma millions

RON JENKINS
Associated Press Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A man who spent years on the run before going to prison for helping bilk Oklahoma out of $6 million has paid the state less than $17,000 since his release, despite a successful career lecturing on business ethics, a state official said Thursday.
Patrick Kuhse, an Iowa native who [...]

More than 4,500 get shots after hepatitis A outbreak; Crossed from Illinois into Iowa

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say more than 4,500 people received preventive shots following a hepatitis A outbreak that crossed the state line from Illinois into Iowa.
Rock Island County Health Department spokeswoman Theresa Foes says about 200 people came in for shots Wednesday. And a vaccine clinic at Rock Island High School drew more [...]

Is Iowa the only state without laws against video voyeurism?

Expert: States taking video voyeurism seriously
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A national victims advocacy group says nearly every state has a law against video voyeurism, such as a video that an attorney says was secretly taken of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews while she was naked and alone in a hotel room.
The National Center for Victims of [...]

U.S. government seeks volunteers to test swine flu shots in Iowa City, 7 other cities

LAURAN NEERGAARD
AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government called Wednesday for several thousand volunteers to start rolling up their sleeves for the first swine flu shots, in a race to test whether a new vaccine really will protect against this novel virus before its expected rebound in the fall.
Eight medical centers around the country are [...]

Eastern Iowa native Michael Emerson among Emmy nominees for Supporting Actor

Michael Emerson, from Toledo, Iowa, was born in Cedar Rapids, graduated from  Drake University in Des Moines, and has family in Grinnell.

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Primetime Emmy Awards nods in major categories
The Associated Press
Nominees in major categories for the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Drama Series: “Big Love,” HBO; “Breaking [...]

Iowa judge denies Arizona foundation’s request to dig up body

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa judge has denied a request by an Arizona foundation to disinter a Burlington man so his remains could be preserved through a low-temperatures process known as cryonic suspension.
Orville Richardson died in February at the age of 81.
Alcor Life Extension Foundation, of Scottsdale, Ariz., said in a lawsuit that Richardson [...]

Kurt Warner, Shawn Johnson win ESPY Awards

ESPY Awards List

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Winners at the 17th annual ESPY Awards presented Wednesday:
Male Athlete: Michael Phelps, swimming
Female Athlete: Nastia Liukin, gymnastics
Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Coach-Manager: Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers
Breakthrough Athlete: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons
Game: Pittsburgh Steelers defeat Arizona Cardinals, Super Bowl
Record-breaking Performance: Michael Phelps, eight Olympic gold medals
Championship Performance: Michael Phelps, eight Olympic [...]

New Hampshire man charged 23 quadrillion dollars for smokes ($23,148,855,308,184,500 to be exact)

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AP) - A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23 quadrillion dollars.
Josh Muszynski checked his account online a few hours after the purchase and saw the 17-digit number - a stunning $23,148,855,308,184,500 (twenty-three quadrillion, one [...]

Grassley at Sotomayor hearing: ‘I always said I had the ability to turn people on’

Protester removed from Sotomayor hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - An anti-abortion activist has been removed from Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing, the fifth demonstrator to disrupt the proceedings in two days.
It took a half-dozen Capitol Police officers to remove the struggling protester from the hearing room Tuesday after he yelled, “She’s a baby killer.”
Four protesters were [...]