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Colesburg well damaged by lightning strike

COLESBURG – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources advised Colesburg residents Saturday to drink only bottled water  after the town’s main well, which was knocked out of a commission by lightning strike, is repaired. The city is using an emergency … Continue reading

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Iowa City man sentenced to more than 15 years for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine

DAVENPORT – An Iowa City man was sentenced in U.S. District Court Friday to 15 years and 9 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. A multi-agency investigation in the summer of 2010 identified Jeffrey Brown, 28, as … Continue reading

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West Liberty Foods worker to be deported for document fraud

DAVENPORT – A Mexican national who had been working in West Liberty was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to time served for one count of Fraud and Misuse of Documents. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Najera, … Continue reading

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Plugged sewer line closes Lacey-Keosauqua State Park for weekend

KEOSAUQUA – The beach at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park has been closed for the weekend after a plugged sewer line serving six park cabins caused sewage to overflow into the lake. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said it closed the … Continue reading

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Traffic slowed on Interstate 380

Traffic was slowed Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 380. Cars on both sides of the highway near Prairie High School were still traveling slowly at 4:30 p.m. as a tow truck began to pull a dinged up car from the median. … Continue reading

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Downtown Cedar Rapids crash sends woman to the hospital

A two-vehicle crash in downtown Cedar Rapids Friday night sent a woman to the hospital. At about 10:30 p.m. a white Dodge Stratus T-boned a white Cadillac Escalade at the intersection of 1st Ave and 6th St. SE, smashing the … Continue reading

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Woman life flighted after motocycle collides with semi

WEST BRANCH – Three people were injured Friday when a semi truck crashed collided with a motorcycle on eastbound Interstate 80 near West Branch. The Iowa State Patrol said that Elibah Baht Israel Franklin, of North Carolina, was flown to … Continue reading

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Crop duster crash lands against Washington home, pilot escapes unharmed

Plane crashes rarely have happy endings. But the smiles on the faces of those who milled about the wreckage of a yellow crop duster that crash landed against a home in rural Washington Wednesday evening told that unlikely story: A … Continue reading

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Waverly dentist charged with tax evasion

WAVERLY – A Waverly dentist has been charged with tax evasion. Forty-two-year-old Marc A. Hagen, who lives in rural Denver and practices dentistry in Waverly, faces a total of eight counts related to allegedly failing to pay taxes between 2006 … Continue reading

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Former Dubuque principal intends to plead guilty to child porn charge

The former Sageville Elementary School principal who faces child pornography charges intends to plead guilty Monday in U.S district court. Robert Burke, who had previously pleaded not guilty to all charges leveled against him, filed on Friday an intent to … Continue reading

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