Residents complain as Cedar Rapids speed study finds light overage
A Cedar Rapids traffic survey at Forest and Linden drives SE shows most motorists exceed the 25 mph limit by under nine mph, with 85 percent southbound at 33.8 mph or less and 85 percent northbound at 30.3 mph or less. Officials consider short-term fixes like more signs and targeted enforcement.
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Forest Drive
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Morrell
Cedar Rapids mayor opposes state budget reinvention plan
Mayor Paul Pate travels to Des Moines to oppose Public Strategies Group cuts proposed for the state budget. He warns a $2.3 million Cedar Rapids hit would mean 45 fewer police or firefighters or near the Parks budget, arguing the state should not balance its books on cities.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Paul Pate
Iowa
Pate
Public Strategies Group
Minnesota
Tom Vilsack
Des Moines
Fire destroys rural Fairbank home after leaf burning
Dan and Wendy Hedges lost everything when embers from burning leaves ignited under the eaves of their A-frame house six miles southeast of Fairbank. About 35 firefighters from Hazleton Jesup and Independence fought the blaze for hours. Three cats died, three were saved, and damage totals were not available. Fire crews also responded to grass fires in Washington County and Linn County as another busy day for Eastern Iowa departments.
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Brighton
Racing association head to testify in gambling probe
The chairman of the Racing Association of Central Iowa, Jim Rasmussen, is to testify for the prosecution in a multistate illegal gambling case centered on Norwalk, Iowa. Authorities say the ring operated since 1999 and involved prominent locals, with Rasmussen potentially facing scrutiny or removal by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission.
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Central Iowa
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Mahaffey
Associated Press
Racing Association of Central
Derryberry
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Indianola High School
Jerry Watters
Watters Autoland
Indianola
Jarid Downey
Notch
Des Moines
Iowa students mock legislate at Statehouse mock session
A 21 student group from Iowa high schools spent four days at the Statehouse acting as lawmakers and lobbyists. They drafted two bills to shield small farms from big business and to add two community service days to the school calendar, with bills sent to Gov. Vilsack for approval.
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Iowa
Statehouse
Capitol
Crystal King
Independence High School
Kasey Friedrichsen
Denison High School
Tom Vilsack
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