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Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., April 12th 2016

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April 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

A Des Moines lawyer who helped manage Chuck Grassley’s first U.S. Senate campaign and is considered a friend says it’s time for Grassley and Republican Senate leaders to “man up and vote” on a U.S. Supreme Court nominee. Keith Uhl, a Republican who donated money to President Barack Obama’s campaigns in 2008 and 2012, says if Grassley refuses to hold hearings on Obama’s supreme court nominee he’ll have to seriously consider whether he votes for Grassley again.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines lawyer who helped manage Chuck Grassley’s first U.S. Senate campaign and is considered a friend says it’s time for Grassley and Republican Senate leaders to “man up and vote” on a U.S. Supreme Court nominee. Keith Uhl, a Republican who donated money to President Barack Obama’s campaigns in 2008 and 2012, says if Grassley refuses to hold hearings on Obama’s supreme court nominee he’ll have to seriously consider whether he votes for Grassley again.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man has been sentenced to five years in prison for crashing his truck into a backyard trampoline and killing a 6-year-old boy in Des Moines. Guadalupe Villa-Guzman had earlier pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Police say the man has a history of seizures and shouldn’t have been driving last June when his truck struck and killed Irving Aguilar Gonzalez.

DECORAH, Iowa (AP) — Security was stepped up Monday at schools in Decorah. Police say a lockdown was put in place after a person angry about a curriculum matter at Carrie Lee Elementary sent an email that raised the concern of school officials.