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Iowa early News Headlines: Monday, Aug. 8th 2016

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August 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

GRANDVIEW, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities are still searching for a man who went swimming in the Mississippi River, but he’s now presumed dead. The Hawk Eye in Burlington reports that the man went missing north of Port Louisa on Friday night. Authorities say the unidentified man was swimming with a small group of people around 6 p.m. when he ventured too far from shore and disappeared underwater.

DENISON, Iowa (AP) — Officials in a western Iowa county are trying to decide what to do with a damaged bridge that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Beaver Creek Bridge was damaged when a vehicle or towed equipment snagged the bridge’s west truss. The Daily Nonpareil reports that it can’t be repaired and was permanently closed in April.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is seeing a surge of delicate white flowers that some people view as a nuisance and others want to photograph. The Queen Anne’s Lace, or wild carrot, is abundant this year because of optimal weather conditions and roadside management practices such as less mowing and herbicide spraying. The Des Moines Register reports the flowers are spreading through roadside ditches, along bicycle trails and on the fringes of public parks.

INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified one of the two people killed in an Iowa plane crash north of Indianola. Twenty-two-year-old Alex Michael Winter of Indianola died when the Piper PA-11 crashed around 11:40 a.m. Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. The name of the second victim has not been released.