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Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., Nov. 17 2014

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November 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

JOHNSTOWN, Iowa (AP) — About 80 soldiers in an Iowa Army National Guard unit may be sent to West Africa to help respond to the Ebola outbreak there. The Iowa National Guard said yesterday that members of the 294th Area Support Medical Company are being notified that they may be deployed next spring for six months to a year.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State officials may impose new limits on groundwater use to protect the underground aquifer that supplies drinking water to a half-million Iowans. The Des Moines Register reports environmental leaders are concerned about the future of the Jordan aquifer that sits beneath most of Iowa because water use continues to grow. The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission is scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss requiring additional conservation measures and possibly force some water users to seek other sources of water.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A shooting in downtown Dubuque that injured two women is being investigated. Police Lieutenant Pablo Ramirez says 46-year-old Tanya Brisco and 34-year-old Danielle Brown were both wounded shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday. The Telegraph Herald reports that the shooting happened at The Mad Hatter bar, which was the site of a different shooting last November when the bar was called Players Club.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A 5-year-old girl was critically hurt this weekend when she sledded into a street in Council Bluffs and was hit by a pickup truck. The Daily Nonpareil reports the incident happened just before 1 p.m. Saturday.