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Iowa man sentenced to 10 years after ramming deputy’s squad car during chase

ELKADER – A Clayton County judge sentenced 27-year-old William Kobelt to 10 years in prison Tuesday, nearly four months after Kobelt led deputies on a high speed chase and rammed his truck into a deputy’s squad car. According to a … Continue reading

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Two Ladora residents charged with conspiracy to manufacture meth

LADORA – Authorities arrested two Ladora residents Wednesday following a three-month long drug investigation. According to the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office, several agencies assisted in executing a search warrant at about 9:30 a.m. at 305 Pacific St., the residence of 31-year-old Christopher … Continue reading

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Officers find items to make meth in Jackson County house

JACKSON COUNTY – Law enforcement officers found several items used to make methamphetamine in a house north of Sabula, Iowa, Tuesday. According to a news release, officers found the items when they executed a search warrant Tuesday at 9619 495th … Continue reading

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Students injured in school bus accident near Dubuque

JO DAVIESS COUNTY, ILL. – Several students were transported to nearby hospitals after a school bus driver lost control, went off the roadway, and hit a culvert in northwest Illinois Tuesday morning. According to the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office, … Continue reading

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Marion man arrested in connection with September stabbing

Updated with bond information at 5:15 p.m. CEDAR RAPIDS – A Marion man was charged with attempted murder Tuesday in connection with a September stabbing incident. According to Cedar Rapids police, officers arrested 28-year-old Jason Morris Tuesday at his Marion … Continue reading

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Wellman woman injured after car strikes tree

WELLMAN – A Wellman woman was injured after her car struck a tree Friday night. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Everette Haines, 24, was driving a Chevy truck northbound on 110th St. less than a mile east of Ivy … Continue reading

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Palo barn fire under investigation

PALO – Numerous agencies responded to a barn fire in Palo Saturday evening. According to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, the fire was reported at 5:52 p.m. at 4410 Lone Tree Rd. – between Covington Rd. and Young Rd. No … Continue reading

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UPDATE: Charges pending after vehicle crashes into CR house

CEDAR RAPIDS – Police said charges are pending following an early morning crash Saturday. At about 3 a.m., a four-door sedan crashed into a home on the 100 block of Brentwood Dr. NE. Two people were inside the vehicle, and … Continue reading

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13-year-old hit by car, injured in Palo accident

PALO – A 13-year-old boy was injured after being struck by a car Friday night. According to the Linn County Sheriff’s office, Samantha Eggers, 25, of Cedar Rapids, was driving westbound on Blairs Ferry Rd. when she struck the 13-year-old … Continue reading

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IC mother charged with child endangerment, 22-month-old had alcohol in system

UPDATED: 1:11pm Monday with court information from over the weekend. IOWA CITY – An Iowa City mother turned herself in Friday for child endangerment charges after doctors discovered her 22-month-old child had a blood-alcohol level of .097.  The 45-pound child … Continue reading

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