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Iowa early News Headlines: Fri., June 20 2014

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June 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

LAKE CITY, Iowa – Authorities say a Lake City man was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of 1st degree murder in connection with the deaths in May of a woman and her adult son in Glidden. 53-year old Thomas Henderson was being held in the Carroll County Jail.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The overall index for a monthly economic survey of bankers in Iowa, Nebraska and eight other Midwestern states has fallen from May but remains in positive territory. The Rural Mainstreet Index fell to 53.6 in June from 55.6 in May. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey from Omaha. He says June’s results indicate that areas highly dependent on agriculture and energy are experiencing slower growth than a year ago.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Officials say heavy rains are to blame for the overflow of some sanitary sewers in Dubuque. City officials say manholes at several locations overflowed into the streets early yesterday, allowing untreated wastewater to enter some storm sewers. The state Department of Natural Resources cautions people to keep their children and pets away from the affected areas.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Dozens of inmates at the Newton Correctional Facility in central Iowa have been relocated because of water damage in their dorm unit. The state Department of Corrections says a major thunderstorm yesterday caused water damage at the facility’s Correctional Release Center.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — An inmate at a southern Iowa county jail is accused of assaulting two people and attempting to escape custody. The Mahaska (muh-HAS’-kuh) County Sheriff’s Office and the Oskaloosa Police Department says the assault occurred Wednesday while 18-year-old Martell Lamar Tillman-Hollinshed was visiting a local doctor for an appointment. Tillman-Hollinshed is accused of attempting to assault a jail staff member with a fire extinguisher.