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Iowa early News Headlines: Tuesday, 10/10/17

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October 10th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Strange as it seems, Iowa Democrats can expect to see Donald Trump at the state party’s annual marquee fundraiser next month. That is, in the form of actor Alec Baldwin, the walking parody of the Republican president. The actor who received an Emmy award last month for his running parody of Trump on Saturday Night Live is to be the keynote speaker at the state party banquet in Des Moines on Nov. 27.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — It took jurors only hours to find a Davenport man guilty in the 2016 fatal shooting of his parents. The Scott County jury deliberated less than three hours before finding 21-year-old Sean M. Freese guilty of two counts of first-degree murder. Prosecutors argued Freese shot 58-year-old Kevin Freese and 57-year-old Donna Freese with a semi-automatic rifle in the early morning hours of Oct. 5, 2016. Freese faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.

NASHUA, Iowa (AP) — Chickasaw County authorities say they’re investigating an accident in which an 8-year-old boy at an orchard was wounded by a gunshot fired from a nearby gun range. Authorities say the child was wounded Sunday at the Apples on the Avenue orchard, which is near one of several ranges operated by the Nashua Fish and Game Club. An orchard spokesman couldn’t be reached Monday. The gun club president declined to comment. The boy is being treated at an Iowa City hospital.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The second of four finalists to be Iowa State University’s next president is senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Georgia, Athens. Pamela Whitten will visit the Ames campus Tuesday and meet with staff and students.