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Tuesday Afternoon News, October 25th

Trial Delayed For Man Accused Of Stabbing

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A trial has been delayed for a man charged with stabbing
to death another man in Sioux City.

Elias Wanatee’s defense team sought the delay Monday because the lead attorney had been sick since Thursday and would not recover in time for jury selection, which was supposed to begin Tuesday.

It’s unclear when the trial will get underway.

Wanatee is charged with first-degree murder in the Feb. 17 death of 50-year-old Vernon Mace. Police say the men had been arguing before Mace was stabbed six times. Wanatee’s lawyer has said Wanatee will argue that he acted in self-defense.

 

Iowa Reports First Death From West Nile Disease
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Authorities have reported Iowa’s first death caused by West Nile virus since 2010.
The Iowa Public Health Department said in a news release Tuesday that the man was 81 or older and lived in northwest Iowa.
The state has confirmed 33 cases of West Nile virus so far this year, with several more under investigation. The number is more than twice that reported by this date last year.
About 20 percent of people infected with the virus will have significant symptoms, including fever, aches and vomiting.
The department recommends people use insect repellent that contains DEET, picaridin, IR3535 or oil of lemon eucalyptus. The department also recommends people avoid outdoor activities at dawn and dusk and wear socks, long pants and long-sleeved shirts when outdoors.

 
Tourists Can Now Visit “Field Of Dreams” Home

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) – The owners of the Field of Dreams movie site near Dyersville say that for the first time they will allow tours of the house that overlooks the famous baseball field.
The group Go the Distance Baseball announced Monday it would open the lower level of the house, which was used as a backdrop for much of the 1989 movie starring Kevin Costner. Until now, the house has been closed to the public.
Although there is no cost to tour the baseball diamond or walk to the corn- fringed outfield, it will cost $20 for adults and $12 for those younger than 18 to see the house.
Denise Stillman, president and CEO of Go the Distance Baseball, says about 100,000 people visit the site annually.