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Fatality Reported In Iowa Highway 5 Crash: UPDATED
An accident Monday morning killed one person and closed a portion of Iowa Highway 5 just south of Des Moines for more than three hours.

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An accident Monday morning killed one person and closed a portion of Iowa Highway 5 just south of Des Moines for more than three hours.

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