



The Gazette - Mon Dec 21
Posted on Dec 21, 2009 by David DeWitte . Declines in factory, construction and administrative jobs pushed unemployment higher for the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids metro areas in November.
DNA might help Iowa close criminal casesThe Gazette - Mon Dec 21
Posted on Dec 20, 2009 by James Q. Lynch . Secrets from the grave might help close some unsolved Iowa criminal cases, but collecting DNA samples from homicide victims likely would raise civil liberties concerns.
Man charged with attempted murderTelegraph Herald - Sun Dec 20
The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation said a Drakesville man has been arrested on charges tied to an October chase in the southern Iowa community of Seymour.
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