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Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., Feb. 2nd 2015

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February 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — More than 6 inches of snow fell across much of eastern Nebraska and Iowa Sunday. Des Moines observers reported 10 inches of snow there yesterday morning.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The winter storm has forced airlines to cancel some flights in Nebraska and Iowa, but the airports are operating normally despite the snow. The main problem area Sunday for airports in Omaha, Lincoln and Des Moines was flights headed to and from Chicago. Most of the cancellations involved one of Chicago’s two major airports O’Hare and Midway. Des Moines International Airport spokesman Andrew Wall says a few flights were cancelled Sunday, but those were mostly the ones that go back and forth to Chicago all day.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As Iowa’s modified Medicaid expansion hits the one-year anniversary mark, some enrollees will be asked to pay small monthly premiums because they haven’t completed a physical exam and health questionnaire. For Governor Terry Branstad, those health requirements were key provisions for expanding Medicaid in Iowa using funding from President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The only time of year Kevin Moreland eats meat is when he serves as a judge at the Des Moines bacon festival’s food competition. The Des Moines Register reports Moreland again served as a judge at the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival on Saturday. Moreland has only been a vegetarian since 2010, and he did it to help him meet his fitness goals.