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Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., Sept. 28th 2015

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September 28th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — One motorcyclist died and three others were injured when a car crashed into a group of riders who were escorting a veteran’s body to Nebraska. The wreck happened Saturday afternoon on Interstate 80 near Atlantic, Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol says 81-year-old Donald Kerby of Des Moines struck the motorcycles when he changed lanes, killing 38-year-old Ryan Lossing of Omaha.

BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa couple got married in a hospital chapel over the weekend after the bride broke her leg on their wedding day. The Quad-City Times reports Melissa Eisenbacher slipped on gravel Saturday morning and fell. Doctors determined she separated her ankle and fractured her tibia. The groom, Rex Grebner, says the groomsmen and bridesmaids joined them in the hospital chapel at Genesis Medical Center-West Central Park. The couple went to their planned reception before heading home.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The weak demand for crude oil and ethanol has delayed construction of a proposed $30.9 million rail car maintenance facility in northwest Iowa. The Sioux City Journal reports local officials believe the TrinityRail project will still be built in Sioux City once shipments rebound. The facility was supposed to create 250 new jobs.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The state treasurer has blocked a proposal by Governor Terry Branstad’s administration to finance Iowa’s $68 million communications system for emergency responders through a lease-purchase agreement with Motorola Solutions. Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald says he didn’t approve the deal because it adds roughly $9 million in interest payments to the price during the 13-year term. Motorola was chosen last year to build the system following a controversial bidding process.