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No Charges Filed in Boy's Shooting, Wasendorf Jr. Drops Lawsuit and More: Cedar Falls Daily News Links

A quick roundup of local news, including an update in the shooting of David Young, a sad fate for a Decorah eagle, Shawn Johnson's Dancing With the Stars results and a lawsuit filed by Russell Wasendorf Jr.

That huge Powerball jackpot isn't the only news of note in the Cedar Valley and across the state. Here are a few highlights.

No charges will be filed in the accidental shooting of 8-year-old David William Young, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported. Young reportedly walked into the line of fire while a 5-year-old sibling was practicing.

A Decorah eagle was found electrocuted, KCRG reported. The eagles gained fame after millions watch a live stream of their nest and hatching on the Internet. This is the second of this year's hatchlings to be found electrocuted.

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Iowa native Shawn Johnson made it to the finals of Dancing With the Stars for a second season. Read the final results at West Des Moines Patch.

Russell Wasendorf Jr., the son of jailed Peregrine Financial Group found Russell Wasendorf Sr., has dropped a lawsuit against U.S. Bank. Wasendorf Sr. is charged with embezzling over $200 million by falsifying bank documents. Read more about the lawsuit at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.

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