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Iowa News Headlines: Mon., Dec. 16 2013

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December 16th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

APLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Officials are recommending that residents of Aplington boil their water until tests ensure it is safe to drink. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the advisory Saturday after a water main break in the Butler County city of about 1,100 people.

MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — Crews plan to renew a search for a man who fell through the ice of Lake Ponderosa in Poweshiek County. Montezuma Fire Chief Chris Widmer says the man had been fishing on the lake Saturday. A Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office official says he was riding an all-terrain vehicle when he fell through the ice around 6:30 p.m.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Woodbury County supervisor and jail official is on paid administrative leave after he was arrested this weekend on suspicion of domestic assault. David Tripp is accused of firing a revolver into the air during an argument with his wife at their home on Saturday. No one was injured. The 43-year-old Tripp was charged with aggravated assault, a misdemeanor.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Police are looking for a man who is accused of carjacking a couple in Council Bluffs and then hitting the woman as he drove away. Police say the couple left their vehicle running outside a Bucky’s convenience store in shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday. The couple told police that a man climbed into their car and started to drive off before running over the woman. She was taken to the hospital.