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Redford died “at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved,” publicist Cindi Berger said in a statement. No cause of death was provided.

Jackson County, bordered by bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River to the east and cave networks, soaring rocks and hiking trails to the west, is among the Iowa counties that have shifted significantly to the right in the past decade. Here’s what residents there had to say about what’s behind the change.

The story of the robbery was revived in 1953 after a fire swept through the South Amana store, doing $25,000 in damage.

New public employees would be given the opportunity to opt out of the state retirement program, and teachers would receive financial bonuses for student achievement under recommendations being put forward by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ citizen-run task force on government efficiency.

Also in the Campaign Almanac, Democratic U.S. Senate candidates announce endorsements, a candidate for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District makes a fundraising announcement, and the League of Women Voters plans a candidate forum in Iowa City.

Catelin Drey, a northwestern Iowa Democrat who won an August special election and broke the Republican supermajority in the Iowa Senate, was sworn in at the Iowa Capitol Monday morning.

The Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association announced Monday that a team led by researcher Brendon Baillod found the wreck of the F.J. King.

First responders found a man dead Saturday while putting out a vehicle fire in rural Tama County, according to a press release from Tama County Sheriff Casey Schmidt.