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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 9, 2010
Landlords vs. city officials and neighborhood leaders on cure for bad landlords and bad tenants
CEDAR RAPIDS — Landlords are howling here. Their attorney is on the line. Neighborhood leaders, meanwhile, are mobilizing. Stick to your guns, they are telling the City Council. The clash is over the City Council’s proposed revision of Chapter 29 … Continue reading
Dollar General heisted
Update at 9:46 p.m. – Video link and also corrected spelling of street. CEDAR RAPIDS — Police are investigating a robbery at a northwest side retail store, where a man showed a knife to a clerk, demanded money and then … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Law and Justice
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Yard Bugs Coming Out In Full Force
Updated at 19:25 with complete story CEDAR RAPIDS – John Goldsmith’s backyard is under attack. “It’s squishy here, you can see the earth moving,” said Goldsmith, 56, Cedar Rapids. He’s one of many Eastern Iowans under attack by a recent … Continue reading
Posted in environmental issue, weather
Tagged bugs, critters, earwigs, insects, moles, Springer Pest Solutions, yards
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Dubuque man attacks prosecutor following guilty verdict
DUBUQUE, Iowa – It was a wild scene in a Dubuque courtroom Friday when a man convicted of murder assaulted a Dubuque County prosecutor as he was being led out of the courtroom following the verdict. Michael Mayton, 41, found … Continue reading
Get Your H1N1 Shots–at Linn County Fair?
LINN COUNTY – Flu season may have come and gone, but the Linn County Health Department is still offering up free H1N1 shots in an unusual location this weekend. Nurses set up a walk-in clinic on Friday at the Linn … Continue reading
Accident on I-80 near Iowa City: one injured, traffic moving again
IOWA CITY — A passenger was injured around 2:45 p.m. when a semi-trailer truck rolled over on Interstate 80 near the Dubuque Street exit. The injuries were non-life threatening, said Iowa City Police Sgt. David Droll. He said only the … Continue reading
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State health department issues salmonella warning
CEDAR RAPIDS – State health officials are warning Iowans about touching reptiles after two Eastern Iowans contracted salmonella. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, the two illnesses could be associated with a national outbreak linked to exposure to snakes, turtles, … Continue reading
Economic development entity Priority One wants new City Hall commitment of funds; expect a debate and thoughts of Go Daddy
CEDAR RAPIDS — Don’t look for a lovefest on Tuesday evening when Priority One, the economic development arm of the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, comes to the City Council with its hand out. Priority One, which now receives … Continue reading
Central City playground a wash
I was in Central City this afternoon to visit the Linn County Fair and decided to see how high the Wapsipinicon River is today. As you can see, the river has temporarily ruined summer playtime Central City residents.
Posted in Disaster and Accident, weather
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Pinicon Ridge County Park Battling High Water Once Again
CENTRAL CITY- Central City officials said despite the rising Wapsipinicon River nearing a crest, there were no reports of any significant flood damage in that Linn County community. But a county park area nearby is getting hit by high water—and … Continue reading