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Iowa early News Headlines: 9/30/2019

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September 30th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:33 a.m. CDT

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A 28-year-old Iowa man has been sentenced to five years in prison for injuring his girlfriend and causing her death. KCRG reports that Cody Brown was sentenced Friday to the maximum sentence for involuntary manslaughter in the connection with the June 2018 death of 24-year-old Stephanie Bowling. Prosecutors say Brown threw Bowling to the ground during an argument, and she died several days later from head injuries.

HIAWATHA, Iowa (AP) — One Iowa police department is adding cameras to its handguns. Hiawatha Police Chief Dennis Marks told KCRG that the new cameras will help ensure that a full recording will be made of any incident when officers pull their weapons.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The fast-moving water flowing out of Gavins Point dam on the South Dakota-Nebraska border will create dangerous fishing conditions this fall. The Sioux City Journal reports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning fishermen to take precautions and stay out of restricted areas because of the high volume of water in the river.