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Iowa early News Headline: Monday, 9/14/15

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September 14th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

WELLMAN, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a Washington County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a suicidal man. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says the confrontation between deputies and 39-year-old Martin Hammen happened early Sunday at Hammen’s rural home near Wellman. Deputies were responding to a report of a suicidal man. Authorities say Hammen refused to drop a handgun, so the deputy shot Hammen.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A 31-year-old man is charged in a 2014 shooting that killed two people. Cedar Rapids police say Kendu Ray Petties was charged with first-degree murder after he was returned to the state on Friday after being arrested in Arizona last month. Police say 22-year-old Quintrell Perkins and 20-year-old Sierrah Simmons were shot and killed in April 2014.

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Inspectors say a nursing home in Perry mishandled the treatment of three patients that were transferred there this summer after a state mental hospital closed. The Perry Health Care center faces up to $13,500 in fines after one of the patients died and another suffered a broken leg. The manager of the nursing home company, Bruce Mehlhop, says he disagrees with the inspectors’ findings and plans to appeal.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is announcing changes to the federal college aid system that are intended to help students get a better handle about whether they can afford school. President Barack Obama plans to announce the changes Monday when he meets with Iowa high school students. The White House says requiring students to wait until January to fill out the federal aid form makes it harder for them to qualify for private scholarships and figure out whether they can pay for college.