Local News from the KTTC-TV


Chariton boy admits to killing stepfather
CHARITON, Iowa (AP) -- A 13-year-old boy from southern Iowa admits fatally shooting his stepfather and will spend five years in juvenile detention. The Des Moines Register reports the boy admitted in

Iowa teacher cleared of charges of sex with teen
BELMOND, Iowa (AP) -- A teacher at Belmond-Klemme High School has been found not guilty of charges that she had a sexual relationship an 18-year-old male student. A Wright County District Court jury took

Iowa adopts Common Core State Standards
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The Iowa Board of Education has voted 6-0 to adopt the Common Core State Standards, a nationwide initiative to keep students nationally and internationally competitive. The initiative

1 year anniversary of Americans detained in Iran
NEW YORK (AP) -- The mothers of three Americans hikers jailed in Iran are holding a rally in New York City to mark the one-year anniversary of their children's detainment. The mothers were joined by some

2 charged in burned man case
VIRGINIA, Minn. (AP) -- Two men are charged with attempted murder after a naked man was found burned on a street in the Iron Range town of Virginia. Thirty-seven-year-old Corey Blake TwoCrow and 28-year-old

Iowa receives presidential disaster declaration
Gov. Chet Culver says President Barack Obama has authorized a presidential disaster declaration for 32 Iowa counties affected by flooding and storms since June 1.

RAGBRAI hits Clear Lake
CLEAR LAKE, MINN. (KTTC) -- It is the longest and largest world tour. Anthony Cosentino says, "riding after a long day and it's hot like today, you wonder." Clear Lake is a central stop for over 15,000

Texas man convicted in Iowa of alien smuggling
A Texas man has been convicted of transporting illegal aliens to Iowa, resulting in the death of one of them.

Pawlenty gazes south at Iowa as 2012 looms
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Republican Tim Pawlenty shares something important with the Iowans he's working to impress: A border. The two-term Minnesota governor makes his latest step across state lines this

Red Lake woman sentenced for murder, assault
A Red Lake woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally stabbing a 14-year-old boy in the heart, then assaulting a 17-year-old boy with a knife.






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