Kernels stadium faces $1.6 million in capital needs
Veterans Memorial Stadium owners and Kernels officials discuss major upgrades beyond routine maintenance. Proposed items include new turf after this season, lighting replacement, parking repairs, a new scoreboard and AV gear, plus heating and cooling. City seeks long-range plan financed by potential options like hotel tax revenue or a maintenance surcharge.
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Veterans Memorial Stadium
Justin
Corbett
Vets Memorial Stadium
Kennedy student Hurford inspires with speech triumphs
Hurford, a Kennedy High School student, uses humor and TV lines to cope with anxiety triggered by crowds and scents. He memorized Doctor Tyler's dating tips and aims to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, creating 250 films. Speech coach Danny Yuska calls him a natural performer while peers praise his humor and team fit.
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Doctor Tyler
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Danny Yuska
Kennedy
Yuska
Iowa
Therese Schimek
Iowa High School Speech Association
Chase Sullivan
Sullivan
Diane Nelson
Martin/Theett
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Tyler Hurford
Des Moines capital move spoof aired after session
Des Moines commentary on a proposed line to move the state capital between Des Moines and Iowa City, presented as an April Fools style spoof on Iowa Public Radio. Bolkcom and Belkcom pitched the idea, noting possible federal stimulus help, with rotation every 20 years as a compromise.
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Belk. Com
Bellcom
Barack Obama
Polk County
Belkcom
Iowa City
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Berlin
Bonn
Germany
Oklahoma City
Pril
Jonathan Ahl
Iowa Public Radio
National Public Radio
Capitol
Ahl
Bolkcom
Eastern Iowa public safety notes list multiple drug and assault charges
Public safety and county attorney notes from eastern Iowa list individuals facing accusations in recent days. Names include Willie B. Johnson 49 Samuel A. Heinrichs 19 Glenn L. Wallace 18 Jared W.C. Williams 18 Richard A. Mitchell 45 Dawn R. Stone 42 Mitchell L. McCuen 19 Alan D. Perkins Jr. 20 Charles A. Rogers 49 Xavier A. Hicks 19 and Kenneth A. Jackson 25, with charges ranging from possession with intent to deliver to manufacturing, drug precursors, drug tax violations and assault. All are alleged and to be proved in court.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Jared W.C. Williams
18Th St
Sixth Avenue
Richard A. Mitchell
Fairfax
13Th Avenue
Charles A. Rogers
Xavier A. Hicks
Kenneth A. Jackson
Linn County
Operating While Intoxicated Arrest Details
Robin A. Cooper II, 25, of 186 Kohawk St SW, was arrested for operating while intoxicated at 4:31 a.m. Thursday in the 500 block of Eighth Avenue SE. Police report the incident occurred in the city jail intake process following the arrest.
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Robin A. Cooper II
Kohawk St
Eighth Avenue
Des Moines Woman Receives Emergency Caesarean After Beating
A Des Moines woman and her newborn are in good condition after an emergency Caesarean delivery following an alleged beating. The baby's father, 18 year old Brian M. Dowdell, is jailed on domestic assault causing injury charges. Police say the assault in her apartment tore the placenta, leading to heavy bleeding and the C section. The woman had internal injuries, a swollen eye and scratches. Dowdell was found in a bedroom.
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Des Moines
Brian M. Dowdell
Polk County
Dowdell
Woman found competent for trial in baby's death
Waterloo judge rules Tiara Williams competent to stand trial for endangering her infant son Antwuan Williams Jr. who died at eight months in February 2008. Trial set in Black Hawk County District Court. Williams’s attorney cited severe low mood hindering defense.
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Waterloo
Tiara Williams
James Metcalf
Williams
Black Hawk County
Antwuan Williams Jr
Iowa teachers win share of $9 million education grant
The U S Department of Education says the Iowa Department of Education and the University of Northern Iowa will share in a grant exceeding $9 million to improve teaching quality. Other partners include Stanford University and UCLA. The funding comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Des Moines
U.S. Department of Education
Iowa Department of Education
University of Northern Iowa
Stanford University
UCLA
Judge upholds Iowa smoking ban on public spaces
A Burlington judge upholds the Smokefree Air Act as constitutional. In a 32 page ruling District Judge Mary Ann Brown affirmed regulators’ revocation of Otis Campbell's liquor license in West Burlington after numerous smoking complaints following the act's July 1 2008 enactment. Attorneys for owner Larry Duncan argued constitutional violations.
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Burlington
Iowa
Mary Ann Brown
West Burlington
Otis Campbell
Larry Duncan
Duncan
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