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Iowa early News Headlines: Fri., Aug. 7th 2015

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August 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says two beaches at Saylorville Lake are closed due to a blue-green algae bloom that could be harmful to people and pets. Routine water quality monitoring performed at the lake identified high levels of a compound produced by blue-green algae under certain environmental conditions that can cause illness through direct skin contact, by ingesting the water or by breathing airborne water droplets. The compound called microcystin can cause skin reactions, gastrointestinal pain, breathing problems or liver damage.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A female race car driver severely hurt while competing at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids has died from her injuries. An employee of Merdoch Funeral Home in Marion says a celebration of life service for INEX Legends race car driver Joan Feller is set for Saturday. Feller, a long-time supporter of Legends racing, was in her first season as a driver. She died Wednesday at an Iowa City hospital from injuries sustained in a crash when her car struck another stalled on the track during a July 31 race. She was 53.

FAIRFIELD, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge says he made a mistake in ordering an ex-felon to pay $254 in court costs in a voter fraud case that was dismissed. District Judge Randy DeGeest told The Associated Press on Thursday that he would amend the order against Cheri Rupe to assess those costs to the state.

WHITTEMORE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating the shooting of a crop-dusting plane in northern Iowa. The Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office says the plane owned by Steier AG Aviation was hit in a wing flap while spraying a field in Fairfield Township last Friday morning. The pilot returned to Steier’s landing strip in Whittemore.