Daily Archives: July 2, 2010

UPDATE: Two people found dead inside Cedar Rapids apartment building

CEDAR RAPIDS – Causes of death for two people found dead inside a Cedar Rapids apartment Friday may not be known for weeks, but police do not suspect foul play. Several police officers and an ambulance responded to Three Oaks … Continue reading

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Man who pleaded guilty has case dismissed

IOWA CITY – A Sigourney man who originally pleaded guilty to exposing himself to a 10-year-old girl at a Coralville store in 2008 has had his case dismissed. Joel A. Hollingsworth, 43, pleaded guilty in Johnson County District Court in … Continue reading

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MUGSHOT: Former Iowa basketball star Marble arrested again

CEDAR RAPIDS – Police arrested a former University of Iowa basketball star in Cedar Rapids early Friday morning. Roy Marble Jr., 43, was arrested at 12:01 a.m. after a traffic stop in the 600 block of Second Avenue SE, according … Continue reading

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City expectation of millions from FEMA tied to flooded Sinclair and hydro plants takes big hit

UPDATE: Friday, 4:30 p.m. CEDAR RAPIDS — City Hall has taken a hit to its flood-recovery plans. On Friday, city officials learned that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will not pay the city some $30 million from the agency’s special “alternate-project” and … Continue reading

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Linn County inmate charged with escape

UPDATED JULY 2 at 1:30 p.m. by Steve Gravelle Police located McCool about 3 p.m. Thursday and returned him to jail. He was charged this morning with escape, a serious misdemeanor that could add up to a year to his … Continue reading

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Bicyclist OK after car hits him in downtown Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS – A bicyclist rode off minutes after a car struck him and knocked him to the ground Friday afternoon in Cedar Rapids. Police and an ambulance rushed to the crosswalk in the 300 block of First Avenue East, … Continue reading

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Cedar Rapids woman gets 10-plus years in Washington, Iowa, bank robbery

Verkisha L. Burns, 21, of Cedar Rapids, has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for the armed robbery of a Washington, Iowa, bank last October. Burns pleaded guilty March 1 to bank robbery with a dangerous weapon … Continue reading

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IC Makes Progess on New Animal Shelter Site

IOWA CITY – The two-year-long waiting process for Iowa City to identify a new location to rebuild its flooded animal shelter is finished.  “This is what we’ve been waiting for to have this actual site identified and have it in … Continue reading

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Loebsack says Speaker Pelosi on board with him on Cedar Rapids flood protection for both sides of the river

CEDAR RAPIDS — City Hall has made it clear for months: Building a flood-protection system that the city wants won’t happen without enormous help from Congress. Congressman Dave Loebsack, D-Mount Vernon, has said as much, and on Friday, he reported … Continue reading

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Fire on Oxford’s Main Street

OXFORD — A gas grill was the source of a fire that ravaged a home in Oxford last night, said Fire Chief Al Thomas. Nobody was injured. However, two dogs were taken to a veterinary hospital for treatment. Thomas said … Continue reading

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