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Donald Trump touched down in Burlington on Wednesday evening, bringing his campaign to the southeast corner of the state for the first time. The Burlington Memorial Auditorium has hosted plenty of political events before, but they are mostly confined to the main floor. On Wednesday, Trump packed all three levels of the building, which is the largest venue in town. As the crowd awaited Trump’s arrival, the candidate’s Iowa staff passed out supporter cards, promising t-shirts to anyone who signs up to help organize their local precinct caucus. Iowan Tana Goertz, a former contestant on The Apprentice, is one of...

The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation has released a 12 second video captured from Burlington Police Officer Jesse Hill’s body mounted camera on January 6th–the day that Hill shot Autumn Steele when responding to a domestic dispute. In it, it shows the moment of the shooting. While Autumn Steele is grabbing and pulling at her husband Gabriel, Hill orders the couple to stop. “He’s got my kid!” Steele responds. Immediately afterwards, a dog can be heard. Hill orders the couple to “get their dog”. A shot is fired. The camera falls backwards as Hill slips on the snow. Another shot...