Iowa doctor buys 26000 tents for Haiti relief efforts
Dr. Chris Buresh of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics purchased $26,000 worth of tents at Target in Coralville to shelter Haitians after the January earthquake. He will use the Episcopal Church in Leogane to distribute tents and plans to reserve some for malaria patients.
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Coralville
Haiti
Chris Buresh
University of Iowa Hospitals
Buresh
Target
Kurt Griebel
Episcopal Church
Leogane
Baresh
Christopher-Buresh
Cedar Rapids man stops wayward car to prevent crash
Ben McCauley 37 of Cedar Rapids chased and stopped a northbound car drifting in the southbound lane near Third Avenue and First Street SE. Parole officer Mike Skaggs coordinated responders while a bystander helped put the car in park. Paramedics treated an unconscious female driver and she was hospitalized. condition unknown.
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Jeff Rausch
Ne Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Ben McCauley
McCauley
Third Avenue
First Street SE
Mike Skaggs
Second Avenue SE
Skaggs
Department of Corrections
Ben
Second Avenue
Raasch
Gazcomm
Former truck driver pleads guilty to transporting a minor
Brandin Hagen 28 of Fredericksburg pleaded guilty in Cedar Rapids to transporting a minor across state lines for unlawful sexual activity. He faces at least 10 years and possible life, with sentencing by U S Marshals. A venue change hearing and related murder case details follow in Iowa County. Also noted are other local cases including Dayton and Frei-Hilgendorf murder charges, and an ecstasy bust involving Ryan Braiske and John Mayo in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Brandin Hagen
Fredericksburg
Chickasaw County
Bonner Springs
Kan
Jon Scoles
Hagen
U.S
St. Charles
Braiske
John Mayo
Richmond
Mayo
Iowa County murder trial may face delay for Jessica Dayton
The first degree murder case against Jessica Dayton, 19, accused of killing her Marengo employer, could be postponed as her pretrial hearing scheduled for Monday was continued and a motion is in play.
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Iowa County
Dayton
Curtis Bailey
Marengo
Jacob Hilgendorf
Belle Plaine
Bailey
Frei
Jessica Dayton
Vander Plaats speaks at prayer meal in Cedar Rapids
Lucas Vander Plaats born June 13 1993 with a rare brain disorder prompted air ambulance transfers and long hospital stays. Bob Vander Plaats GOP governor hopeful shared how Lucas shaped his faith during the Good Friday Prayer Breakfast in Cedar Rapids. He recounted fierce talks with God about life and a hospital ICU encounter with another child harmed by abuse.
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Molly Rossiter
Cedar Rapids
Bob Vander Plaats
Lucas
Sheldon
Sioux Falls
S.C
Vander Plaats
Darla
Bob
Molly.rossiter
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Christoph Trappe
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Cedar-Rapids
Chest Pain Center
Mercy Medical Center
Mercy
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