Iowa House approves child protection centers bill HF 598
The Iowa House gave final approval to HF 598 to establish child protection centers modeled on Cedar Rapids and Sioux City facilities. The centers would employ physicians and social workers to assess abuse cases, provide evidence for prosecutions, and rely on diverse funding sources without a state appropriation.
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James Q. Lynch
Gazette
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa House
St. Luke’s Hospital
Sioux City
Ro Foege
Mount Vernon
Foege
Cancer groups press for 233000 to fund treatments
Iowa cancer groups urged the Legislature to allocate 233000 to close the gap between early detection and treatment for underserved women. The funds would be matched by federal money and support surgery chemotherapy radiation and drug therapies for about 50 women yearly.
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James Q. Lynch
Des Moines
Iowa
Threase Harms-Hassoun
American Cancer Society
Trial begins in 1993 West Des Moines hotel slaying
In Des Moines a jury hears opening statements in the 1993 murder of Patricia Lange at the Holiday Inn West Des Moines. Prosecutors claim irrefutable DNA tying Donald Piper to the crime and the defense contends evidence was misinterpreted. The case, with four weeks expected, also includes a later August trial for Piper in a separate 1997 Clive hotel maid killing.
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West Des Moines Hotel
Des Moines
Polk County
Donald Piper
Alfredo Parrish
Piper
Patricia Lange
Holiday Inn
West Des Moines
Lange
Colorado
Clive
Linn Court News Highlights Cedar Rapids Felony Sentences
Linn District Court actions include Jack Thompkins Jr fined 2000 and jailed up to 15 years for two counts of second degree robbery with habitual criminal finding. Alford plea accepted for Daniel Kvidahl involuntary manslaughter. sentencing up to five years. Multiple defendants pleaded guilty to drug offenses with fines and suspended sentences. Additional cases cover larceny, drug charges, sexual offense, and fraud.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Jack E. Thompkins Jr
J Ave
Center Point Rd
Thompkins
Iowa Supreme Court
Daniel H. Kvidahl
Alford
Guily
Kvidahl
Craig Mitchell
Sixth Street
Elijah D. Monroe
Michelle L. Dillon
Third Avenue
Grommon
Larry L. Wolfe Jr
Grumman
Wolfe
Brian W. Davidson
Davidson
Wesley M. Barry
Barry
Milo V. Davis
Waterloo
Oklahoma Avenue
Davis
Hinzman Center
Tracey L. Brown
Cedar
Jerry W. Milam
Brothers Freight Salvage
Milam
Legislature committee weighs grants to tackle child abuse
The committee will review grant proposals and make recommendations. Foege stressed a cooperative seamless approach to handling serious child abuse cases.
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Foege
Man found guilty in Britt stabbing death
Brad Erdahl, 22, a former Army private, was found guilty by a Hamilton County jury of first degree murder and first degree sexual abuse in the January 1999 stabbing death of 19 year old Jacqueline Folkerts of Britt. Prosecutors presented an 18 minute confession tape from Erdahl, while defense argued coercion.
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Webster City
Hamilton County
Brad Erdahl
Jacqueline Folkerts
Britt
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