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Iowa early News Headlines: Sun., Aug. 10th 2014

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August 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates were making the most of a prime opportunity yesterday to make their case before social conservatives in early-voting Iowa. The lineup of speakers for the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines included Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Time is nearly up for the homeless living in camps along the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers. The Register reports that those in the homeless camps will have one week before Des Moines city officials survey their campsites and force them to leave. Earlier this month, an administrative law judge ruled that the city can legally evict homeless residents who received notices.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines man managed to escape injury after waking up to find his bed on fire. KCCI TV reports that firefighters were called to an apartment building in the city around 2:30 p.m. Friday. Firefighters quickly put out the fire, and no one was injured.

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Donny Schatz won the Knoxville Nationals sprint car race in Iowa Saturday night for the eighth time in nine years. Schatz collected $150,000 for the win, by far the richest purse in sprint car racing. Brian Brown placed second for the third year in a row.