Two Crashes in Linn Ma ke 3 Youths Die in Drag Racing Case
In Linn County two crashes claim three youths. A 15 year old Cedar Rapids boy Jason Vondracek died from head injuries after a car rolled during drag racing at 1:15 a.m. in southwest Cedar Rapids. A second incident on Club Road near Hudson Street killed Emily Cerveny 12 and Matthew Nissen 15 as they walked with a relative when a car lost control. Emily attended Prairie Middle School and Matthew was from Des Moines.
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Gazelle
Accid
Cedar Rapids
Jason Vondracek
Wesley
Michele Vondracek
Ely Rd
Jason
32Nd Avenue
33Rd Avenue
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Ae
Linn County
Emily Cerveny
Michelle Cerveny
Matthew Nissen
Paula
Jens Nissen
Des Moines
Matthew
Emily
Mary Stroleny
Western College Road
Cerveny
Club Road
Stroleny
Connie Prochaska
Mercy Medical Center
Wesley Cerveny
Prairie Middle School
Prochaska
Windy Weekend Cleans East Iowa With Gusts and Damage
Strong winds across Eastern Iowa toppled trees and knocked out power, with Cedar Rapids recording a 57 mph gust and the Quad Cities reaching 68 mph. Wind caused traffic light failures, a plate glass window break in Cedar Rapids, and scattered outages in Iowa City. No serious injuries were reported as flights faced delays and a semi-trailer overturned on I 380 near Cedar Rapids.
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Cindy Hadish Wette
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Eric Helgeson
National Weather Service
Quad Cities
Helgeson
Iowa City
Smith
33Rd Street
Mike Lord
Lord
Johnson County
Sheriff's
Blizzard paralyzes Northern Plains with heavy snow and outages
A blizzard shut down much of the Northern Plains with wind driven snow and drifts up to 20 feet. Hundreds of miles of highways were closed across Wyoming Minnesota the Dakotas Nebraska and eastern Montana. Thousands lost power including two thirds of Grand Forks North Dakota. Two killed in Wisconsin. Governor Schafer sought federal disaster aid and urged conservation of power as towns grappling with outages and rescue crews mobilized.
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Bismarck
N.D
Plains
Wyoming
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Montana
Grand Forks
Wisconsin
Chad Kliniske
Grafton
Klimiske
Ed Schafer
Clinton
North
North Dakota
Bowman
Deadwood
S.D
Halleck
Minn
Minnesota-North Dakota
Casselton
Fargo
Larry Nybladh
Physician assistants grow in urban areas
Brief field notes indicate physician assistants like Amy Gregg are becoming more common in cities. The Health and Science section signals more coverage on this trend and its urban impact.
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Amy Gregg
Health & Science
Anchor Inn flap stirs Garber patriotism and trooper probe
Garber Iowa Anchor Inn owner Louis Menge recalls a November trooper inspection that drew arrests and hurt business. Iowa Public Safety Commissioner Wieck says troopers acted reasonably after reports of unusual events. Menge seeks ombudsman support while noting a clash over state law enforcement.
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America
Menge
Iowa State Patrol
Anchor Inn
Garber
Iowa
King
Los Angeles
Wieck
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C.R
By Cindy Hadish
Tim Reynolds
Brian Shedek
First Ave
Treat
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Cindy Hadish
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Prochaska Greenhouse
Brush Chapel
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Square D. Dr
Cedar 31St Ave
Rapids — 32Nd Ave
Wright Bros
Erry St
Iazi
Brad Smith
Bruegger’s Bagel Bakery
Third Ave
Paramount Theatre
Lee Ann Scantlin
Pat Holderness
Third Avenue SE
Terry Medulan
Holderness
Northern Plains
Flying Farmers Associations
Ham ‘Flushing
Kernels
Kevin Ham
Sterritt
TeleUs Reeerenees
Rick Smith
Arber
Louis Menge
Clayton County
U.S. Air Force
Turkey River
Garbef
Izette Mai
Sides
Troopers
Rodney
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