Fugitive Earl McDanniel Sought After Missed Medical Furlough
U S Marshal’s Office seeks Earl E. McDanniel a 27 year old federal prisoner who did not return from a medical furlough Tuesday. He was last known to be in the Cedar Rapids area and is described as 6 feet 4 inches tall 200 pounds with neck tattoos. McDanniel pleaded guilty March 23 to possessing a firearm as a felon and faces up to 10 years in prison at sentencing June 23. Call (319) 362-4411 with tips.
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U.S. Marshal's Office
Vinton
U.S
William Kiesau
Earl E. McDanniel
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Linn County
Kiesau
McDanniel
Cedar Rapids
Belle Plaine Firefighters Fight Two Brush Fires
Belle Plaine firefighters battled two brush fires south of the city with no buildings damaged. The first fire occurred about five miles southeast at 6:30 p.m. and a second about three miles southwest at 9:45 p.m. Cedar Rapids also reported two small brush fires that night.
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Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids
30Th Street
Rockridge Road
Fire devastates homes in Marshalltown blaze
Strong winds fueled a large Marshalltown fire that destroyed one house and damaged at least two more in an old residential area near downtown. Firefighters from three departments battled for about three hours starting at 5:45 p.m., with several garages burned and embers sparking smaller grass fires and nearby railroad ties four blocks away. No injuries were reported.
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Marshalltown
Meth Lab Probe in Brighton Sparks Sheriff Investigation
Washington County sheriff investigators combed a suspected methamphetamine lab found Wednesday morning in Brighton near Jefferson and Main streets. Deputies remained at the scene from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with ether odors reported a half-block away. no injuries or evacuations occurred and no further details were released. Brighton sits 55 miles south of Cedar Rapids.
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Washington County Sheriffs Department
Brighton
Kcrg-Tv9
Jefferson and
Main Streets
Sheriff's Department
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City students rally in support of dentistry college
University of Iowa students in Iowa City organize support for the College of Dentistry after racially charged threats. Undergraduate business students tabled for signatures while others plan a rally on the Pentacrest. Last week emails urged removal of minority students and violence. A black dentistry student found spaghetti with a note referencing a dead black man.
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University of Iowa
College of Dentistry
Business School
Pentacrest
Garden giveaway links reading lovers and IRA presenters
Hiawatha elementary third and fourth graders decorate plant pots to celebrate books by authors and illustrators who will present at the International Reading Association conference in Indianapolis. Pots will be centerpieces at the conference and some teachers will take them home.
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Emily Wilson
Magic Tree
T. Obinkarom Echewa
E.B. Lewis
Austin Henecke
Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Austin
Keller
Jane Kurtz
Sharron McElmeel
IRA
Martin
Mount Vernon
Lewis
Klostermann
McElmeel
Cargill rezoning plan faces neighbor opposition in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids residents near the Cargill corn plant oppose expanding the site by seeking rezoning from two family residential to commercial and industrial zones. About 40 residents wear Say No buttons while a council hearing hears arguments for value added production and job growth of 20 additional positions amid traffic safety concerns.
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17Th Avenue SE
Planning Commission
Cargill
Mike Vlasak
Vlasak
Lasansky Life Celebrated With Art Exhibit And Film
The University of Iowa honors printmaker Mauricio Lasansky 85 with three events including a Levitt Center program at 1 p.m., a documentary premiere on his Nazi Drawings, and a 3 p.m. reception at the Museum of Art hosted by President Mary Sue Coleman. The UI press notes his long tenure, the UI printmaking program, and awards such as the Iowa Award in 2000. The 30 drawings and one triptych depict Nazi atrocities and are housed in the Lasansky Room at UI Museum of Art. The documentary by Lane Wyrick features music by David Gompper and Eric Forsythe and has earned multiple awards at Showcase Iowa 2000.
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John Kenyonazette
Iowa City
Mauricio Lasansky
University of Iowa
Lasansky
U.S. News & World Report
Levitt Center
Museum of Art
Mary Sue Coleman
Lasan
Tom Wil
Jack
Iowa
Lane Wyrick
David Gompper
Eric Forsythe
Des Moines
Gompper
Forsythe
Edwin Honig
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