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Iowa early News Headlines: Monday, Oct. 17th 2016

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October 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

CEDAR RAPIDS — A 49-year old former Cedar County Sheriff’s Office jail administrator was charged Saturday, with first degree Theft, for allegedly misappropriating over $36,000 in funds from the Sheriff’s Office, which is located in Tipton. Daron Lance Wilkinson served as the Jail Administrator for the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office from May 2013 until December 2015. A state audit released last week reviewed jail records and Wilkinson’s personal accounts. It concluded he skimmed off about 23-thousand dollars in fees for room and board at the jail, plus another 36-hundred dollars from the commissary and other funds.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man and a woman and two dogs were all found dead in a Waterloo home. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that autopsies are planned for the two unidentified people found in the home Sunday morning. Authorities say they do not suspect foul play. Police and paramedics were called to the house shortly after 10 a.m. after an acquaintance arrived and found one of the two people unresponsive.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Some eastern Iowa law enforcement agencies are considering whether to provide their officers with a drug that reverses the effects of opioids, potentially saving the lives of addicts who have overdosed. The Quad-City Times reports that police have to take into account how many overdose calls they go to each year and training for officers, as well as cost and storage of the drug.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Despite a spate of heavy rains and flooding in recent years, Iowa officials have little idea how much it would cost to protect homes, schools, factories and infrastructure, let alone how to pay for it. The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa cities and towns have compiled $1.4 billion in plans to protect themselves from flooding. The plans call for buying homes and businesses near rivers, building levees and flood walls, and better protecting utilities.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Mystery and crime fiction writer Edward Gorman has died. Gorman’s publicist says he died Friday after a long battle with cancer. He was 74. Gorman, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the author of dozens of mystery novels, including the Sam McCain, Jack Dwyer and Dev Conrad series