Warning to Parents After Two Stranger Incidents Near Cedar Rapids Schools
Cedar Rapids school district warns parents to tell children to avoid strangers after two incidents Friday morning. A bearded older white man in a van approached a McKinley Middle student near Grant Wood Elementary, with a brown-haired woman in the vehicle. A Johnson Elementary student reported a similar vehicle following her. The incidents were reported to Cedar Rapids Police.
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Johnson Elementary
Iowa City eyes rebid to cut animal shelter project costs
City officials pause on a 2.7 million animal care center after nine bids far exceed estimates. The lowest bid nearly 3.7 million, prompting a plan to rebid with reduced scope while preserving key animal services. The project, tied to the police department, has operated from a temporary site since the 2008 flood.
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Iowa City
City Construction Group
Jim Steffen
Iowa City Police Department
City Animal Services
Steffen
Native Iowans fall as births fail to attract newcomers
Census data show 72 percent of Iowans were born in state in 2012, the lowest in over 20 years, amid urban growth and out-migration of middle-aged professionals. Linn and Polk counties reflect state trends with varying net in and out migrations. Des Moines area growth contrasts with small counties losing residents and jobs driving mobility.
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Iowa State University
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Polk
Swenson
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Chicago
Census Bureau
Andrew Conrad
Institute For Decision Making
University of Northern Iowa
Midwest
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Polk County
Linn County
Goat eats officer’s paperwork as Des Moines police seize goat
Des Moines officials cited Lonny Kirschbaum after he refused to surrender William the goat during an animal control response on Loomis Avenue. The goat fled but was found hiding behind a car. the animal ate the officer’s paperwork before William was taken into custody.
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Lonny Kirschbaum
William
Loomis Avenue
Kirschbaum
Animal Control
Former jailer charged with record tampering
Steven Fischer 21, a former Benton County Jail corrections officer, was charged with tampering with records for forging another person’s signature on a jail fingerprint card. He appeared in Benton County court and was released without bond.
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Steven Fischer
Fischer
Randy Forsyth
David Thompson
Trish. Mehaffey
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