Jury selection begins in infant's murder case
In Linn County District Court, jury selection starts today in the first degree murder trial of Curtis Miller 29 of West Branch accused of killing his 3 month old daughter Kimisha Miller on Sept 20 2007 while in Miller's care at his Springville residence The infant suffered severe head trauma and died two weeks after hospital treatment in Iowa City The girl was taken to Marion Fire Station No 2 with suspicious bruises per sheriff report
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Court trial coverage from Gazette Online reporter Trish Mehaffey
Live coverage from the courtroom will begin as testimony starts with Trish Mehaffey providing updates. Readers may ask questions via Gazcomm.com pilal and at www GazetteOnline com during the trial, which is expected to run through Friday. Miller remains jailed without bond, attending by telephone from jail for his daughter's funeral. Sixth Judicial District Chief Judge David Remley denied a personal attendance request. <no additional facts>
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Public safety briefs from Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns
Mount Vernon and Lisbon police plan a May 2 steak dinner benefit for Officer Tim Davis recovering from head injuries after an armed robbery assault. Proceeds go to his family. Davis remains hospitalized at the University of Iowa City. Also notes Coralville Lake rescues by Johnson County deputies and North Liberty firefighters, a Shellsburg home fire causing up to 15 thousand dollars in damage, and Urbana hog confinement fire totaling a loss from an electrical cause.
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Refugees Recall Scattergood Hostel Bridge To Safety
West Branch residents and former residents gathered for a Scattergood Friends School reunion. Nicole Hackel, now 70, came with her mother and grandmother as a toddler from New York, escaping Nazi Europe. George Willoughby, 94, taught English and drove refugees to feel American. The former hostel housed 186 Jewish and other refugees fleeing persecution in the 1930s and 1940s.
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