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Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., April 7th 2015

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April 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

(Atlantic) — Widespread illness in Shelby County linked to Norovirus. Health officials advise if you experience symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps, to stay home and drink plenty of fluids. People with norovirus illness are contagious from the moment they begin feeling sick until the first few days after they recover. Some people may be contagious for even longer.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man accused of having sex several times with a teenage girl has entered a plea deal. Thirty-two-year-old Joshua Case pleaded guilty to four counts of third-degree sexual abuse and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor. Court documents say a teenage girl reported having sex about 20 times over a nine-month period in 2013. Records show the girl was 14 or 15 years old throughout that time frame. Case is also accused of having photos of sexual acts with the girl.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to consider the “widespread harm” done by a nationwide salmonella outbreak in sentencing two egg industry executives whose company was responsible. Prosecutors say Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son Peter ran a company that for years “routinely disregarded food safety standards and practices.” . The DeCosters face up to a year in prison when sentenced next week. Both have pleaded guilty to introducing adulterated eggs into interstate commerce.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified the officers involved in a shooting in Waterloo. The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation says officers Thomas Frein and Mark Nissen fired several shots at a vehicle early Sunday morning after 27-year-old Javon Darnell Webb drove into Officer Steve Bose. The officers have been placed on administrative leave. The shooting remains under investigation.