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Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., Aug. 31st 2015

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August 31st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A new law that prevented Iowa schools from starting before August 23rd helped boost crowds at the State Fair and other attractions this month. The Sioux City Journal reports attendance at the Iowa State Fair in mid-August hit an all-time high of 1,117,398.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Waterloo police are investigating after a 27-year-old man was shot and killed outside a gentlemen’s club. Authorities say Justin Montravious Dollen was wounded several times in the parking lot outside the Porsches Theater of Arts around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Dollen died later at an Iowa City hospital. Last year, Dollen was wounded in his leg by a previous shooting

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Ohio State University administrator is one of the four finalists to become president of the University of Iowa. The Iowa Board of Regents said Sunday that Joseph Steinmetz will visit the campus in Iowa City on Monday to meet faculty and students. He is currently Ohio State’s executive vice president and provost.

ONAWA, Iowa (AP) — Scott Walker wowed Iowa Republicans in January at one of the first events of the 2016 campaign, a moment that shot the Wisconsin governor into the top-tier of GOP candidates for president. But in the months since, Walker has slowly fallen back into the pack of more than a dozen seeking the GOP nomination. Walker is looking to Iowa to regain his momentum. He was there for two days last week, retail politicking at diners and dives.