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Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, June 29th 2018

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June 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a former insurance claims representative in West Des Moines, Iowa, has been sentenced to two years’ probation in a fraud case. The Iowa Insurance Division said Thursday that Cora Harrington pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree fraudulent practices, a felony. An investigation begun in 2017 concluded that Harrington submitted false information in support of insurance claims and altered insurance company records to generate payments for her own benefit.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Nearly 1 percent of the electorate in Iowa’s largest counties did not show identifications during the June 5 primary, prompting critics to warn that the requirement could disenfranchise some voters in elections beginning next year. Figures provided by the 10 counties with the highest turnout show that 1,198 voters signed oaths attesting to their identities of 144,000 ballots cast.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the number of pigs on farms has reached a record high for June 1. The agency says in a report released Thursday that the inventory of pigs was 73.5 million, up 3 percent from a year ago and an increase of 1 percent from March 1.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A 21-year-old Davenport man accused of crashing a stolen garbage truck into a police chief’s squad car, seriously injuring the chief, has been found guilty of attempted murder. A jury returned the verdict Thursday against Logan Shoemaker. Authorities say Logan Shoemaker stole the truck Sept. 25 after his pickup truck collided with it while being pursued by police. Authorities say Shoemaker rammed the garbage truck into the squad car of Buffalo Police Chief T.J. Behning.