Cedar Rapids eyes reform to aid flood cat rescue plan
Cedar Rapids activists led by Blount push for amending a city ordinance against letting animals run at large to permit trap neuter release. A pilot project could start next month in flooded neighborhoods as volunteers feed colonies in Time Check and Czech Village. Humane Society supports surgeries, adoption fees cut to free space for flood cats.
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Cedar Rapids
Monica Vernon
van Meter
Czech Village
Blount
Susan Manson
Cédar Valley Humane Society
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the Humane Society
Linn County
Marion
Manson
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Hadish
Gazcomm.com
Cedar Rapids buyouts advance for Cedar River greenway plan
Cedar Rapids moves ahead with buyouts for 167 property owners in the Cedar River corridor to clear space for a greenway. Federal flood mitigation funds from FEMA are due this spring to cover most acquisitions outside the construction zone, with block grant money awaiting allocation. Letters to owners in the construction area will outline offers based on 2007 pre flood values, prioritizing owner-occupied homes and offering up to 10000 in additional housing assistance and up to 850 for moving expenses.
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Cedar River
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Rita, Rasmussen
Cedar Rapids
Rasmussen
Cedar Rapids police academy trains recruits in hand to hand combat
Cedar Rapids recruits complete over 100 hours of defensive tactics training focusing on unarmed combat. Instructors Tom Grubb and Set. Charlie Fields certify recruits in close quarters fighting. End-of-training bouts pit recruits against the instructors with no holds barred.
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Cedar Rapids
Tom Grubb
Set
Charlie Fields
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
Grubb
Fields
Officer assaults on force rise amid training focus
Gazette notes officers face varied assaults as professionals undergo semi annual defensive tactics training. Local officials say respect for authority is waning, with Fields stating that police presence no longer alters suspects’ actions.
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the Gazette
Fields
Fiery Iowa crash kills two truck drivers near Grand Junction
Authorities report a 47-year-old Minnesota man and a 22-year-old Iowa man died when a westbound semi slowed to turn, was struck by a following semi, and then collided with an oncoming truck near Grand Junction. The crash shut Highway 30 for hours and flames consumed the vehicles.
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Grand Junction
Minnesota
Iowa
William Crookshank
Randolph
Minn
Robert Pierce
Callender
Iowa State Patrol
Crookshank
Pierce
Bar owner seeks stay in challenge of smoking ban
West Burlington bar owner Larry Duncan seeks to retain Otis Campbell's liquor license while challenging the Smokefree Air Act. He asks Des Moines County District Court to stay the Alcoholic Beverages Division revocation effective April 8, arguing the ban violates the Iowa Constitution by unequal treatment as casinos’ gambling areas are exempt.
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West Burlington
Iowa
Larry Duncan
Otis Campbell’s
Des Moines
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division
Duncan
Funeral set for Davenport soldier killed in Iraq
Iowa Army Cpl. Jason Pautsch, 20, of Davenport, dies in an April 10 death by own action bombing near a police HQ in Mosul. Funeral planned for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Calvary Church of the Quad Cities in Moline, with four other soldiers killed.
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Davenport
Iowa
Iraq
Moline
I. Army
Jason Pautsch
Mosul
Pautsch
Calvary Church of the
Quad Cities
Iowa City considers zoning limits to curb downtown bars
City Council moves to restrict new bars and liquor licenses while grandfathering existing venues to address safety concerns and image. Officials warn density links to violence though downtown economy may suffer. measure advanced after law changes and will be discussed May 5.
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Iowa City
Commission
Charles Eastham
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