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A 21-year-old Iowa jail inmate injured while reportedly trying to escape the jail is suing the county. The Webster County Sheriff’s Department told the Fort Dodge Messenger that it received notice on Friday that Tanner King had filed the lawsuit. …

A southeast Nebraska man who was accused of rape by a woman who later was charged with perjury has filed a $500,000 claim against Gage County. Beatrice radio station KWBE reports that Elliott Hawkins’ claim has been referred to the …