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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed. Nov. 19th 2014

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November 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

FAIRFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say they’re investigating the deaths of two people found in a motel room in southeast Iowa. Fairfield police say 20-year-old Alexandra Higdon and 24-year-old Casey Griffin were found unconscious Sunday morning at a Super 8 motel room. Autopsies are pending. Fairfield police are seeking help from the public in gathering information about the deaths.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Activists are asking the U.S. Department of Labor to investigate allegations that workers at an Iowa City factory have been illegally denied wages. The Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa filed the complaint against RockTenn, a Georgia-based corporation that operates a packing facility in Iowa City. Two staffing companies that recruit temporary workers for RockTenn are also named.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A memo from the Iowa Board of Regents says freezing tuition rates for all students next year would cost $14.5 million in lost revenue for the state’s three public universities. The Iowa Board of Regents is scheduled to set tuition rates Dec. 3. Key members have indicated they would like to freeze tuition for a third straight year for resident undergraduate students.

WAPELLO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say eight students have transported to a Muscatine hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a school bus crash in southeast Iowa. The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office says the driver lost control of the vehicle and it rolled over. State and county officials are investigating.