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Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, June 7, 2019

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June 7th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds was taken to a hospital after experiencing chest pains but has returned to work at the Capitol. The governor’s office released a statement saying Reynolds noticed chest pains early Thursday and was taken to a hospital emergency room “out of an abundance of caution.” A doctor checked Reynolds and she was given blood tests, a chest X-ray and an electrocardiogram test. After all the tests came back normal, the governor was released.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Beto O’Rourke alienated a lot of women mere hours into his presidential run, releasing an announcement video in which his wife sat wordlessly by his side and joking repeatedly about her raising the couple’s three young children “sometimes with my help.” O’Rourke’s wife, Amy, is now joining the former Texas congressman in make-or-break Iowa starting Friday, as he looks to jump-start a once-surging White House campaign whose momentum has stalled. The two could have their work cut out for them.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An open government group has filed a lawsuit seeking to force Polk County to release recordings and additional information about the fatal shooting of a motorist from Wisconsin. The lawsuit filed by the Iowa Freedom of Information Council contends that the county has refused to explain why a deputy stopped 25-year-old Isaiah Hayes outside of Des Moines last July. It says the county has not clarified whether Hayes was armed when he was killed and how many shots were fired at him.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa police captain is accusing her police chief and the city she serves of discrimination. The Telegraph Herald reports that Dubuque police Capt. Abby Simon filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging her rights have been violated under Iowa’s Civil Rights Act. Simon is also suing for harassment and retaliation. The 20-year police veteran’s lawsuit says she was passed over for promotions, even though she scored better in tests and interviews than the men who got the jobs.