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Ben Carson will not comment on McCains war hero status

Ben Carson will not comment on McCains war hero status

  Several Republican presidential candidates have come out against fellow contender Donald Trump’s negative remarks about Senator John McCain’s war hero status after Trump said McCain is only a war here “because he was captured.” One candidate who refused to comment on Trump’s statements was Dr. Ben Carson. In a media press conference following his…MORE

Torch Morning News you can use 7-17:

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It’s a political star-packed weekend in Iowa, with the Iowa Democratic Hall of Fame dinner tonight in Cedar Rapids. And the Family Leadership Summit in Ames tomorrow draws in the Republican presidential hopefuls. Iowa lawmakers have been concerned about the governor eliminating the state’s mental health hospitals…but it appears a Tennessee-based company may bring a…MORE

State rests in Hot Lotto fraud case

State rests in Hot Lotto fraud case

Three siblings of Eddie Tipton took the stand yesterday in his Hot Lotto fraud trial.  The three all said the person in the video buying the winning ticket could not have been their brother.  Tipton is accused of rigging a lottery computer so he could get the winning ticket, and having someone else claim it…MORE

Medicinal pot costs state big bucks

Medicinal pot costs state big bucks

Iowa’s medical pot oil program is costing the state 115-thousand dollars so far.  That’s what it paid Morpho Trust to design and create the cards needed to register for the program. The card program has faced criticism that it’s cumbersome and largely useless.MORE

Martin O’Malley taking grassroots approach to campaign

Martin O’Malley taking grassroots approach to campaign

Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley made a few stops in the metro before heading to Cedar Falls to attend the Iowa Democratic Party’s Hall of Fame dinner tomorrow night. In a sit-down interview before heading to an round table discussion with immigration leaders on Thursday, O’Malley talked about how his nearly two-month old campaign is…MORE

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Former lottery IT security director Eddie Tipton’s former coworkers looked at the video from the store at which a winning Hot Lotto ticket was purchased and said it was Tipton buying the ticket. One of the witnesses said the video made him feel sick because he had helped Tipton get a job with the lottery.…MORE

U-I starts to tighten budget

U-I starts to tighten budget

University of Iowa administrators are tabling three energy conservation projects in order to focus on the school’s upcoming budget. The projects would have improved energy efficiency at numerous sites on campus…but officials say they want to decrease student expenses first.MORE

Transportation projects on hold

Transportation projects on hold

The head of IDOT says they’re waiting on 600-million dollars’ worth of transportation projects that are supposed to be funded in part with federal highway dollars. Congress has an August 1st deadline to make a decision on the highway funding program.MORE

Torch Afternoon News 7-15: GOP candidates add more Iowa stops ahead of summit, Water Works lawsuit scheduled, Teens go through driving workshop

Torch Afternoon News 7-15: GOP candidates add more Iowa stops ahead of summit, Water Works lawsuit scheduled, Teens go through driving workshop

Lots of Republican presidential candidates are flocking to the state this week before headlining at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames this weekend. Lindsey Graham, Rick Santorum, and Marco Rubio all added stops in western and southeastern Iowa tomorrow and Friday to meet with voters. Santorum is currently on a four-day swing through the state.…MORE

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The defense in the Hot Lotto trial this week in Des Moines says there is no evidence that Eddie Tipton had contact with the two people involved in trying to claim a winning lotto ticket.  They also told the jurors there’s no proof that the former lotto IT security chief tampered with the lottery computer…MORE