Jury panel seated in murder trial in Maquoketa
In Jackson County District Court, a 12 member jury and three alternates were to hear the murder case of Douglas DeBruin, with one potential juror, Kirk Miller of Maquoketa, ordered to stay and take notes all day. Miller protested the process, calling it an attitude problem and saying he did not want to participate.
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Wisconsin
Jackson County
J. Hobart Darbyshire
Kirk Miller
Miller
Douglas DeBruin
Gregory May
James Kim
John Kies
Russ Kettmann
Ed Clark
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Braille school revision fuels parent concerns in Iowa
A task force revises a proposal for the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School amid parental fears of a possible closure. Regents staff dropped a plan to move a magnet program to UNI, while supporters urge making the Braille school a training hub and improving efficiency. The group will reconvene in Johnston, with a broader revamp slated over two to three years.
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Iowa
Tom Howshare
Solon
UNI
Vinton
Cedar Falls
Dennis Thurman
Johnston
Iowa superintendent leaves for Raleigh blind school
Dennis Thurman, longtime superintendent of the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton since 1987, will become superintendent of the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh, North Carolina, effective July 15. He plans to retire June 30 and move east with his wife to be closer to two children.
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Vinton
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Thurman
Iowa
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Fast payments reviewed for St. Louis and Iowa plant workers
A Cedar Rapids hearing set for April 25 27 will review expedited government compensation for former Iowa Army Ammunition Plant workers in Middletown and St. Louis Mallinckrodt employees. Exposed to radiation during uranium processing and warhead work, they seek up to 150000.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Middletown
Maureen Knightly
Tom Harkin
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Tute
Occupational Safety and Health
Mallinckrodt Chemical Co
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Alaska
Iowa and Illinois Lottery Draws Report
Tuesday results show Iowa Cash Game five number draw 5 7 9 17 20 with 100000 prize. Illinois picks include Pick 3 Midday 0 9 0 and Evening 4 1 5 and Pick 4 Midday 7 948 and Evening 6 3 0 6. Other games list Little Lotto 6 9 12 15 21 and 6-of-48 jackpot at 34 million. Mega Millions numbers 15 20 43 47 50 with Mega Ball 24. jackpot 120 million.
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Iowa
Illinois
Flooding expected on Iowa River at Marengo amid heavy rains
The National Weather Service warns the Iowa River at Marengo will rise above flood stage Thursday due to 1 to 1.5 inches of rain in Eastern Iowa and heavier totals in central Iowa. Crests near 14.9 feet Saturday, threatening agricultural land before a dry week lowers levels.
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Iowa
Marengo
National Weather Service
Jim Hladik
Hladik
Trial set for man charged with child's death
Jon Michael Rice II is scheduled for May 10 in Mount Pleasant on murder and child endangerment charges in the death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter Makayla Dusenberry. The girl was injured Aug. 8, 2003, in Winfield. she died after medical transfers to Iowa City.
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Jon Michael Rice II
Ainsworth
Makayla Dusenberry
Rice
Winfield
Washington County Hospital
University Hospitals
Iowa City
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