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Iowa early News Headlines: Thu., May 12th 2016

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May 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

NEOLA, Iowa (AP) — A western Iowa teen is accused of intentionally swerving his truck and causing a rollover crash that killed another teen. Eighteen-year-old Kael Karagianis was charged Wednesday with vehicular homicide stemming from the March 21 crash that killed 14-year old Gage Williams in Neola. Williams and another teen were riding in the bed of the truck when officials say Karagianis intentionally swerved and hit the brake to trigger a reaction.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — About 70 U.S. Army Reserve soldiers from the Starkville, Mississippi area are preparing for deployment to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation Spartan Shield. The group is assigned to the Sioux City, Iowa-based 960th Quartermaster Company and is among the 180 soldiers scheduled to leave this weekend. A farewell ceremony for the company is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at East High School in Sioux City.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Court of Appeals has thrown out the sentence for a Mason City woman which prohibited her from becoming pregnant while on probation for a child endangerment conviction. The court says the sentence violates the woman’s “fundamental right to procreation.”

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A $300,000 grant has been approved for a proposed park in Sioux City. The Vision Iowa Board approved the grant Wednesday for the Cone Park project, which is estimated to cost about $4 million and is set to feature a tubing hill and an ice rink. The award is contingent on the city raising an additional $16,684 in the next 90 days. The completion date for the park is anticipated for December 2017.