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Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., June 3rd 2013

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June 3rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

VAN METER, Iowa (AP) — Republican David Young, who was U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley’s top aide, is running for Iowa’s other U.S. Senate seat in 2014. Young said yesterday that after talking with friends and family he decided to run for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring five-term Democratic Senator Tom Harkin. Young lives in Van Meter, Iowa, and says he’s looking forward to campaigning.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The drier weekend weather has helped ease flooding in Iowa, but rivers remain high in parts of the state and rain is in this week’s forecast. The greatest flood concerns yesterday were in eastern and southeastern Iowa because the rivers near Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Burlington all continued to flood.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa City man is charged with attempted murder after police found him holding a hammer near a man who was bleeding profusely. Authorities say the incident happened on a downtown pedestrian mall shortly before 6 a.m. yesterday. Police say that 61-year-old Richard Hoyt told officers that he hit the victim in the head several times because he mistook the other victim for someone he was quarreling with. He’s being held on $25,000 bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Public Health is offering free help during June to people trying to stop smoking. For more information about the service, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or go online to WWW DOT QuitLineIowa DOT org.