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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 12, 2010
Iowa City to seek funding for levee
IOWA CITY – The City Council voted 7-0 Monday night to apply for state funds to help build a levee to protect flood-prone Baculis and Thatcher mobile home parks. The city will seek state I-JOBS funding for the $3.8 million … Continue reading
Flash Flooding Closes Highway 151 in Marion
MARION – With so much rain recently, it doesn’t take much to create a flash flood. Rising water shut down several major roads, including Highway 218 South of Vinton and Highway 151 east of Marion. “It came up quick. In … Continue reading
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Iowa City police substation gets OK
IOWA CITY – City Council members and residents alike gave a thumbs-up Monday night to the idea of putting a police substation in southeast Iowa City. “I see this as an opportunity for the Police Department to become partners in … Continue reading
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Dubuque County To Makes Changes After Assault on Prosecutor
A convicted killer will face more charges after this attack on the Dubuque County attorney last Friday. Michael Mayton hit Dubuque County Attorney Ralph Potter in the head with his handcuffs just moments after Mayton was convicted of second degree … Continue reading
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Iowa City considers new taxi rules
IOWA CITY — Iowa City taxicabs may soon be required to have meters and to handle dispatching from an office. A majority of City Council members also said at a work session Monday night that they were interested in requiring … Continue reading
Six teens charged in Palo burglary
CEDAR RAPIDS – Six teens were charged Monday in Linn County District Court with second-degree burglary for breaking into a couple’s Palo home Saturday, stealing personal items and causing $10,000 in damages to their residence. Those charged: Reilly Hootman, 19; … Continue reading
Branstad pledges to undo two executive orders
ATLANTIC – Former Gov. Terry Branstad on Monday pledged that, if he is elected to a fifth term as governor in November, he would reverse two executive orders dealing with voting rights for felons and project labor agreements issued by … Continue reading
Trial date set for Riggs in Johnson County
EDITED TO CLARIFY JOHNSON CHARGES ARE WEAPONS CHARGES: IOWA CITY — Peter Riggs, the Nebraska man charged with first-degree murder in Iowa County for the shooting death of a maintenance worker at an Interstate 80 rest stop, also faces a … Continue reading
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