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DES MOINES (AP) - Des Moines-based EMC Insurance Group says Midwest storms have cost the company more than $23 million. Company officials blamed the storms for a second-quarter loss of $940,000.

DES MOINES (AP) - Postville is preparing for weekend immigration protests that could draw as many as 1,000 people to the tiny northeastern Iowa city. Busloads of people from the Twin Cities, Chicago and elsewhere are expected to hit the town on Sunday afternoon.

DES MOINES (AP) - A Centerville grocer has been indicted on food stamp fraud charges for allegedly allowing customers to buy ineligible items, set up credit accounts and pay for rent using their food stamp benefits.

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - Some flood victims in Cedar Rapids are getting cozy quarters while the Federal Emergency Management Agency works to remove larger mobile homes with mold problems.

IOWA CITY (AP) - A former University of Iowa football player charged with sexually assaulting a woman is asking the state to pay for a private investigator.

IOWA CITY (AP) - Some flood-damaged buildings at the University of Iowa are being targeted by thieves. At the Voxman Music Building, returning faculty have found offices ransacked and computers and electronic equipment stolen.

DES MOINES (AP) - A drug company has paid Iowa nearly $2 million to settle fraud allegations. Bristol-Myers Squibb paid the money to Iowa as part of a $515 million national settlement that followed allegations that the New York-based company gave doctors improper incentives to prescribe its drugs.

DUBUQUE (AP) - Funeral services will be held next week in Dubuque for an Army nurse killed in North Carolina. The body of 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc, of Dubuque, was discovered July 13, three days after a suspicious fire at her Fayetteville apartment.

NORTH LIBERTY -- Everyone at RAGBRAI has a story, and many are already thinking about next year's ride. If you look beyond the typical sights and sounds at RAGBRAI, you'll find people like Tim Dale and Bob Briggs. Bob is still recovering from injuries he suffered in Iraq three years ago.

VINTON - Governor Chet Culver told Americorps volunteers in Vinton Thursday that Iowa sustained ten billion dollars in damage from last month's record flooding. He says their clean-up efforts combined with financial help from state and federal governments are critical for flood victims.

Postville - Postville police are looking for a man who they say stabbed two other men. It happened just before three A-M. This is the same town where immigration officers raided the Agriprocessors meat-packing plant.

CEDAR RAPIDS- A long time Cedar Rapids hotel and restaurant complex is showing faith in future city flood recovery with a plan to rebuild a heavily damaged facility.

DES MOINES - Iowa's Attorney General wants people to know about a new tool to help prevent identity theft. A law took effect July 1, giving Iowans the right to tell the three major credit reporting agencies to stop sharing their credit reports.

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POSTVILLE - Police are looking for a man they believe could be a suspect in a double stabbing. Officers say 47-year old Norberto Luna of Postville is reportedly driving an early 1990's green Ford Aerostar with Illinois license plate 9465817.

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GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. - A Cedar Rapids man is dead after a shooting outside of a Missouri night club. Police say they found Jesse Saldivar Jr., 38, alread dead when they arrived on scene.

TAMA COUNTY - An accident between a charter bus and a car sent 35 people to a the hospital on Wednesday. It happened around 11:00 a.m. on Highway 30 in Tama County.

DES MOINES (AP) - A West Des Moines man will serve as head coach of the U.S. women's gymnastics team competing at the Beijing Olympics. Liang Chow was named head coach last weekend. He also coaches Olympics gymnastic Shawn Johnson.