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Your voice- I-80 Westbound Reduced to One Lane Near AvocaThe left lane of Interstate 80 is blocked Near Avoca, In Pottawattamie County, due to a semi crash. Use caution when traveling in this area. Source […]Iowa Department of Transportation
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Daily Archives: July 6, 2010
Corbett suggests time has arrived to build new animal shelter at Kirkwood; talk can continue on who uses it and manages it
CEDAR RAPIDS — Mayor Ron Corbett has suggested in recent months that the city investigate how it might get out of the animal care and control business or find partners to help with the job. The mayor’s view hasn’t necessarily … Continue reading
Heavy Rains Lead to Broken Sump Pumps
MARION – Heavy rains are taking their toll on people’s sump pumps. Plumbers are rushing around town trying to replace pumps that have broken. Plumbing companies say they’re usually busiest in March or April, but all this wet weather lately … Continue reading
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Six days into texting law, zero warnings written for seven city police departments
7:15 p.m. update with edits throughout IOWA CITY – Six days into the new state texting law and seven Eastern Iowa police departments are reporting zero written citations so far. Iowa City Police spokesperson Sgt. Denise Brotherton said the law … Continue reading
Trial set for Andrew Holdgrafer
An order setting trial for Andrew William Holdgrafer was today. Pretrial conference is scheduled for Aug. 6 at 10 a.m., trial is set for Sept. 13 at 9 a.m.
Posted in Crime, Law and Justice
Tagged Andrew Holdgrafer, Collin Holdgrafer, courts, crime, trials
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Bellevue Mayor: Medical Response was Amazing
BELLEVUE - Dozens of first responders are getting credit for their work in the minutes after a tragic parade accident on the Fourth of July in Bellevue. Marcia Ambrosy had the day off, that is, until a woman was thrown from … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of july, Bellevue, Fourth of July, Horses, Janet Steines, Lynn Schwager, parade
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Iowa City convenience store fined, liquor license suspended
The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division fined a downtown Iowa City convenience store and suspended liquor sales there for a month, beginning in January, following a second sale-to-minor violation in February. In a settlement agreement with the Iowa ABD, Kum & … Continue reading
Pawlenty to visit Cedar Rapids for GOP fundraiser
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will make a three-day swing through Eastern Iowa, including a stop in Cedar Rapids, to help Republicans win control of the Iowa Legislature. “Gov. Pawlenty is working hard to help conservatives around the country win this … Continue reading
Four years after banning TouchPlay, state reaches settlement
DES MOINES — Four years after the Iowa Legislature voted to ban TouchPlay, the state has closed the books on the game that generated more than $80 million a year at its peak. The State Appeal Board July 6 approved … Continue reading
Some Iowans Will Have to Wait for Social Security Payments
WATERLOO- At least a hundred Iowans waiting on a form of Social Security payment this month will see a slight delay. Social Security officials in Kansas City said the delay involves only those receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks by … Continue reading
School Will Replace Mistakenly Tossed Out Football Gear
CEDAR RAPIDS- Janitors who cleaned out sports lockers at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids just before the long holiday weekend went a little too far. They accidentally tossed out football cleats and other personal equipment belonging to nearly a … Continue reading