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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 7, 2010
UPDATE: Georgia man dead after fist fight in Cedar Rapids
Updated headline – 11:25. p.m. by Christopher Pratt Updated at 9: 48 p.m. by Christopher Pratt Dustin Davis has died, according to a press release received at 9:30 p.m. this evening from police spokeswoman, Cristy Hamblin. Davis had been at … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Law and Justice
Tagged 370 15th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, disturbance, Dustin Davis, fight, Henry Rogers, police, willful injury
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Flooding in the Cedar Terrace neighborhood in Waterloo
5:47 p.m. update with video Friends and neighbors come to help remove water from Mary Lentzkow’s basement on Belle Street. Update By Chris Earl/SourceMedia Group News: 9:30 p.m.: WATERLOO — Emily Zeien had just come home from an overnight shift … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster and Accident, weather
Tagged Black Hawk County, flooding, Mary Lentzkow, Waterloo
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Incident at Hiawatha Convenience Store
Updated at 9:14 p.m. by Christopher Pratt HIAWATHA — A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested after stealing money from a Hiawatha convenience store Wednesday afternoon, and the store’s owner says he now feels unsafe in the small town. Anthony … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Law and Justice
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Independence Residents Watchin’ the Wapsi
INDEPENDENCE – In 1999, Independence suffered its worst flooding ever and FEMA bought out 172 homes. Now, that town is watching the Wapsipinicon rise again. The Wapsipinicon has already spilled out of its banks and heavy rains will likely make … Continue reading
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Dubuque man charged with attempted homicide in Wisconsin crash
Bryce A. Hinkel, 28, of Dubuque, Iowa, was charged Wednesday in Winnebago County Circuit Court with attempted first-degree intentional homicide and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, his fourth offense in five years. … More from the Appleton Post-Crescent (story … Continue reading
Vote on Johnson justice center could come next year
IOWA CITY – Johnson County voters could head to the polls as early as next year to decide whether to pay for a new criminal justice center. A committee studying the facility, which may include court and jail space, approved … Continue reading
Posted in government
Tagged courthouse, criminal justice center, jail, Johnson County, Lonny Pulkrabek, Sally Stutsman
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Black Hawk County Battles Early Morning Flood
5:49 p.m. update with edits throughout and new picture BLACK HAWK COUNTY – The people of Black Hawk county woke up to rain early Wednesday morning, July 7, 2010; five inches of rain. Residents who live on Shirley Avenue now … Continue reading
Kirkwood won’t allow humane society to run shelter on campus
Local humane societies need not apply to run any animal shelter located on the Kirkwood Community College campus, leaving the operation in the city’s hands. “We don’t have any interest in a non-profit running it,” Kirkwood president Mick Starcevich said … Continue reading
Gingrich to lead training for GOP candidates
DES MOINES – Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will be in Iowa July 12 to lead workshops for Republicans candidates for state office. Gingrich and Joe Gaylord, CEO of his American Solutions think tank, along with the Republican Party of … Continue reading
Posted in government, politics
Tagged House Majority Fund, Iowa, newt gingrich, Republican Party
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