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December 19th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Court of Appeals has affirmed the murder and attempted murder convictions of a Coralville woman who in 2008 slashed the throats of her two young sons. Michelle Kehoe’s 2-year-old died but the 7-year-old survived and testified at her trial. Kehoe’s appeal alleges her attorney was ineffective in part because he didn’t claim she was mentally incompetent to stand trial. She says he also didn’t try to suppress incriminating statements made to investigators while she was hospitalized. The court ruled Wednesday she failed to prove her lawyer was ineffective. She’s serving a life sentence at the women’s prison in Mitchellville.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Court of Appeals has reversed the second-degree murder conviction for a Dubuque man and ordered a new trial. The court concluded Wednesday that Fontae Buelow should have been allowed to present evidence of his girlfriend Samantha Link’s history of suicide attempts and mental health issues. Buelow denied he stabbed her in 2017 and claims she committed suicide by stabbing herself. The court says he should get a new trial that includes the background evidence.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been granted an extension that will allow him to avoid filing a mandatory financial disclosure until after Iowa’s presidential contest. Presidential candidates are required to reveal their investments, businesses and streams of income. Only Bloomberg and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick have yet to do so.