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Iowa early News headlines: Mon., Sept. 10th 2012

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September 10th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa egg producer diverted eggs from the food supply after a recent inspection discovered salmonella in two of its barns. Centrum Valley Farms told The Associated Press this weekend that the FDA found the strain called salmonella heidelberg in two of six poultry houses tested at its Clarion facility in May. The company said the finding didn’t mean eggs were tainted. But it withheld them until they tested negative and were approved for sale by the FDA.

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — An autopsy is planned, but authorities don’t suspect foul play in the drowning death of a Des Moines man. The Marion County Sheriff’s office says the body of Dean Hoganson was found Saturday evening in Roberts Creek. A Drake University spokesman says Hoganson was a professor emeritus of biology at Drake.

WHITTIER, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating the drowning death of a 2-year-old in a family swimming pool in Linn County. KWWL reports Aaron Rickles drowned in Whittier around 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man with an extensive criminal history has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for robbing a Sioux City bank. Prosecutors say 53-year-old Stephan Hall of Sioux City was sentenced to 125 months in prison for robbing the First National Bank on February 13th. Prosecutors said that Hall was arrested after authorities quickly identified the robber and discovered his planned escape route.