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Iowa early News Headlines: Wednesday, Nov. 21st 2018

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November 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:15 a.m. CST

PLEASANTVILLE, Iowa — A 17-year old male died in a rollover accident Tuesday night, in southeast Iowa’s Marion County. The Iowa State Patrol reports the teen was driving a pickup too fast on a 90% ice and snow packed road south of Pleasantville at around 7:50-p.m., when the vehicle went out of control and rolled into a ditch before landing on its top. The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected and died at the scene. His name was not immediately released.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A longtime Roman Catholic priest in Iowa has been removed from the ministry a year after a girl complained that he improperly touched her. The Diocese of Sioux City says a fourth-grader alleged that the Rev. Brian Danner rubbed the top of her leg while taking her confession at a church in Humboldt. The diocese lawyer says Danner’s actions were inappropriate but didn’t constitute sexual abuse. No charges have been filed.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A state audit says the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has been mismanaging a multimillion-dollar fund set up to help oversee Iowa livestock farms and their manure. The audit report issued Tuesday said the agency improperly transferred money from a state fund meant to finance oversight of livestock farms.

NORTHWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Officials say some of the nearly 170 Samoyed dogs seized from an overcrowded puppy mill in northern Iowa are being placed with shelters and rescue groups elsewhere in the Midwest. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced Tuesday that dogs have been sent to Iowa shelters in Mason City and Waterloo; to a Wichita, Kansas, shelter and to one in Omaha, Nebraska. The rest will stay at an undisclosed shelter where experts can complete assessments for the investigation.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is replacing her legal counsel days after winning a four-year term in office. Reynolds’ press secretary Brenna Smith confirms that attorney Colin Smith has left the office as of Nov. 14. Smith says that Windsor Heights attorney Michael Boal will replace Smith beginning Nov. 28.