Daily Archives: July 21, 2010

Governor, cities want Army Corps to review policies at reservoirs

Update: quotes from John Castle, Kelly Hayworth, and Governor Culver inserted.  Information that Iowa City supports this proposed review added as well. BY: Jami Brinton, with contributions from Rod Boshart JOHNSON COUNTY – Gov. Chet Culver has written letters to President … Continue reading

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Work is underway on new home for Options of Linn County, other county agencies

Crews building a new home for Options of Linn County and several other county agencies are taking advantage of a week or two of relatively dry weather. “The rain we had in June and the first part of July might have caused … Continue reading

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Police: Boy, 16, stole pickup and ran from officers

CEDAR RAPIDS - It’s going to be a while before 16-year-old Duval Walker gets his license. Walker, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested early Wednesday morning after police say he ran stop signs and refused to pull over for police while he was driving … Continue reading

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Trial reset for former Regina High teacher

ANAMOSA – The third-degree sexual abuse trial of Robert Dolan, 50, of Olin, has been reset to Oct. 18 in Jones County District Court. A pretrial hearing is set for 10 a.m. Oct. 4. According to criminal complaints, the former … Continue reading

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18 arrested in Waterloo money-laundering scheme

UPDATED AT 3:53 so credit can be given to content gatherer. By Justin Foss, SourceMedia Group WATERLOO – A money laundering scam that started in 2008 is finally coming to a close, after police started arrested 18 people. The group, consisting of … Continue reading

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Mother, teen daughter caught shoplifting together in Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS – Police arrested a mother and her teenage daughter Monday after they were caught shoplifting together in Cedar Rapids. An employee at Gordmans, 4601 First Ave. SE, called police around 1:10 p.m. Monday to report the shoplifting. The employee told … Continue reading

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Vehicle was shot four times in Daniels Park

CEDAR RAPIDS – No arrests have been made after as many as 15 gunshots were fired in a Cedar Rapids park. Police have been tight-lipped about the investigation into the shooting in Daniels Park around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday. No one was injured. Sgt. Cristy Hamblin … Continue reading

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Cedar Rapids bicyclist struck by car in Wisconsin, taken to hospital, cited

According to an accident report published today by the Green Bay Press-Gazette, bicyclist Peter Hart, 53, of Cedar Rapids, was injured Thursday in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, while passing a parked car. As Hart entered the roadway from the paved shoulder … Continue reading

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Former Marion man pleads guilty to attempted enticement

A former Marion man previously convicted of traveling to Texas and sexually assaulting an underage girl now faces at least 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted enticement in Clinton. Scott A. Halverson, 46, now of Waukee, … Continue reading

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Capt. David Wisniewski Returned to Eastern Iowa

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