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  • What changes could come to the deadly Bondurant intersection killing an Ankeny teen?

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• Families call for change after two deaths at rural Bondurant intersection (who13.com) — A 19-year-old from Ankeny and a Marshalltown woman were killed in separate crashes at the same rural intersection near Bondurant, prompting grieving families to demand safety changes. Polk County has hired a consultant for a comprehensive traffic study, while a fast-growing petition urges immediate improvements so Ankeny- and Polk County–area drivers aren't put at continued risk.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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