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06/22/2009
IOWA NEWS
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Summer has officially arrived in Iowa, bringing a half-dozen tornadoes, flash-flooding and dime-sized hail with it. .
A slow-moving storm in northern Iowa damaged buildings and downed trees in several counties yesterday Sunday, but no injuries were reported.
At least four tornadoes were reported in north-central Iowa, and a second storm produced at least two tornadoes in the eastern part of the state.
The first tornado reports came from Hamilton County, where two funnels touched down, but no damage was reported.
The same storm produced a tornado near Iowa Falls in Hardin County.
There were reports of a tornado hitting a house near Dike and extensive tree damage. There also was a report of the storm being filled with debris from a barn.
Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com CAR-CALF FATAL
Iowa man dies after truck hits calf
LADORA, Iowa (AP) A 19-year-old Iowa County man has died after his truck hit a calf.
The Iowa County Sheriff's department says Caleb Lee Cronbaugh was traveling on a rural Ladora road Saturday morning when his Chevy Silverado hit the animal.
The truck rolled several times, and Cronbaugh was thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. DEER-MOTORCYCLE
23-year-old CR woman dies in motorcycle crash
CENTER POINT, Iowa (AP) A 23-year-old Cedar Rapids woman has died after a motorcycle she was riding on hit a deer.
The Iowa State Patrol says 23-year-old Donald Bruce was driving the motorcycle near Center Point when a deer ran into his path. Officials say Bruce tried to stop but couldn't.
Authorities say Bruce's passenger, Elexia Turk, sustained head injuries and died at the scene. They say Bruce was taken to a hospital with undisclosed injuries.
Officials say the two weren't wearing helmets.
Information from: The Gazette, http://www.gazetteonline.com/ VERONA WRECK
2 from Iowa dead after Verona wreck
VERONA, Wis. (AP) Two people from Dubuque, Iowa, have been killed and a third person has life-threatening injuries after a motor home collided head-on with an SUV in the town of Verona.
The names of the victims are being withheld pending notification of their families.
The Dane County Sheriff's Office says Saturday's accident happened when the large motor home crossed the median near Highway G and struck an eastbound Oldsmobile SUV.
Authorities say the driver and a passenger of the SUV were killed on impact, while another passenger was pinned in the SUV with life-threatening injuries. A fourth passenger was also hurt.
The Sheriff's Office says the driver and passenger of the motor home suffered injuries that are not life-threatening. POSTHUMOUS DAUGHTER
Widow wants Social Security benefits for in vitro daughter
WEST BRANCH, Iowa (AP) West Branch resident Patti Beeler's daughter was born almost two years after her husband, Bruce, died of leukemia.
Now, Patti Beeler is fighting for Social Security survivor benefits for her daughter, Brynn, now 6. The girl was conceived through in vitro fertilization using sperm from Bruce.
The government says Brynn is not eligible for the benefits, based upon an interpretation of a 150-year-old Iowa law written before technology was available to allow the preservation of genetic material.
Patti Beeler is challenging the government's decision.
Winning would mean more than $150,000 for Brynn's college education.
Several months after their wedding in 2001, Bruce Beeler was diagnosed with leukemia that required chemotherapy. Chemotherapy can cause sterility, so he banked sperm before he began the treatments.
Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com ADHD DRUGS
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack says he feels like the ``luckiest guy on earth' for the opportunity to head the U-S Department of Agriculture.
Vilsack will return to Iowa for a Democratic Party event next weekend. Vilsack, his wife Christi and former Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson will be inducted into the party's Hall of Fame.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Vilsack called President Barack Obama a ``very different politician' for picking himself and Hillary Rodham Clinton for his cabinet although they opposed him in the race for the Democratic nomination.
Iowa Democratic Chairman Michael Kiernan says the Vilsacks and Pederson were being honored because of their role in building the foundation for the party's current success.
Apparent increase of ADHD drug abuse by young people in Eastern Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) Authorities say an increasing number of young people from Eastern Iowa have been seen at hospitals for abusing drugs prescribed for ADHD.
The Iowa Poison Control Center reports that seven people, ages 13 to 24, were seen at Eastern Iowa hospitals in four days for abuse of such medications as Adderall, Concerta, Ritalin LA and Vyvanse.
Center director Linda Kalin says the prescription medications are being abused to get high, to lose weight, to stay awake and to increase mental alertness.
The drugs are prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, commonly known as ADHD.
The surveillance system detected cases in which all the patients had tremors, high blood pressure, rapid heart rate, agitation and vomiting.
Kalin said that the drugs can even be deadly if taken improperly.
Information from: The Gazette, http://www.gazetteonline.com/
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