Postville eyes treatment plant upgrade after fish kill
DNR official warns Postville may need a new waste water plant to prevent repeats after a 3.1 mile Yellow River fish kill on March 17. Iowa Turkey Products and Agriprocessors face possible fines up to 10 000 each. case may go to the Attorney General. Mayor Hyman says engineering firm and funds are being sought.
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Department of Natural Resources
Postville
Yellow River
Doug Hawker
DNR
Iowa Turkey Products and Agriprocessors
Hawker
Iowa Attorney General's Office
John Hyman
Hyman
Iowa City police consider dog policy after bite incident
Police say Gallo the German Shepherd may be kept with the handler whenever off duty or on duty. The 3 year old dog bit 9 year old Nicholas Lovelace at Hoover Elementary while off duty. Officer Ron Gist was at home asleep when the dog bit him.
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R.J. Winkelhake
Gallo
Winkelhake
Nicholas Lovelace
Hoover Elementary School
Ron Gist
Gist
Vandalism damage at UI motor pool trimmed to 23555
University of Iowa officials cut an estimated vandalism loss to about 23555 for equipment at the UI motor pool after damage to a GMC truck 10000 Ford truck 5000 and a Mack trash truck 2500. Investigators continued to seek the responsible party.
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University of Iowa
UI Motor Pool
Steve Parrott
S. Madison St
Parrott
Oelwein Rail Plant Strike Persists Without Vote
About 40 Transco Railway Products workers stood to return to work but many union members skipped a vote. TCU official says no contract yet and strike continues as negotiations proceed and managers operate the plant. Transco employs about 60 workers in rail car repair.
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Transco Railway Products
Transportation Communication Union Local 6069
TCU
Gerald Gray
Carmen
Oelwein
Transco
Steve Masters
Comic Vinson Champ Convicted in Nebraska Rape Case
Iowa City stand up comic Vinson Champ, linked to a series of campus rapes in 1996 and 1997, was convicted of rape in Omaha and faces a Lincoln trial. Johnson County officials filed first degree kidnapping charges over the September 1996 Iowa City rape, while Scott County also charges Champ with kidnapping in a separate alleged assault.
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waZzette
Iowa City
Vinson Champ
Omaha
Lincoln
Neb
Lahey
Nebraska
Champ
Iowa
Johnson County
Leigh Ann Retelsdorf
Douglas County, Neb
the Gazette
Davenport
Iowa City Police Investiga
Tors
Hollywood
Fort Dodge
Canton
Keokuk
Decorah
Scott County Attorney's Office
Cedar Rapids woman recalls unsolved murder of daughter
Katherine Weeks reflects on the unsolved year old murder of her daughter Judith Weeks 44, found behind a Cedar Rapids apartment house with a head wound. Weeks says police have no leads and doubts the case will be solved, while she copes by daily routines and memories of family.
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Weeks
Judith Weeks
Everett
Czech Village
Judith
Second Ave. SE
Glen Fox
Kalona
Iowa City
Threat at Private Home Highlights Racial Harassment at Iowa College of Dentistry
Iowa City police investigate another racially charged threat aimed at a University of Iowa College of Dentistry third year black dental student living off campus. A note with spaghetti and a dead black brain reference was left at his apartment door at 7 13 a m Tuesday. The college reviews security measures including locked doors and 24 7 guards as the case adds to a string of emails targeting minority students.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Ann Rhodes
Rhodes
College of Dentistry
Jed Hand
Judge acquits nine death counts in Shultice case
U S District Judge Michael Melloy granted a directed verdict of acquittal on nine death counts tied to Cedar Rapids psychiatrist Robert Shultice. He upheld other guilty verdicts and indicated a possible new trial if the ruling is appealed. The decision lowers potential punishment by removing the nine death counts.
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Shultice
Cedar Rapids
U.S. District Court
Michael Melloy
Robert Shultice
Melloy
Becky
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