DHS Finds No Charges In Park Bench Duct Tape Incident
The Department of Human Services concluded no criminal charges should be filed after a 4 year old boy was duct taped to a park bench during a Summer Adventure program at Nixon School in Hiawatha. A 17 year old supervisor remained under review and the case was deemed isolated.
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Motor vehicle assault reported at HandiMart
Police investigate after Arnold Christensen 19 of 6334 First Ave NE is pinned between two vehicles at HandiMart 3200 Center Point Rd NE at 12 15 a.m. Tuesday. One vehicle struck his hip injuring him while he allegedly smashed a window causing a hand cut before the assailant fled.
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Solon Neighborhood Party Highlights Tonight at Randall Park
The Gazette hosts an In The Neighborhood event in Solon from 5 to 7 p.m. at Randall Park along Highway 382. Gazette staff and city officials greet residents with kids games and refreshments. A 6 15 p m group photo is planned for tomorrow's paper.
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Earlville Mobile Home Fire Leaves Family Homeless
A mobile home fire in Earlville started in the entryway from an electrical problem and destroyed the floor while causing smoke damage. Four residents escaped injury as firefighters spent about 25 minutes fighting the blaze and Red Cross aided the displaced family, who stayed in a Manchester hotel.
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Cedar Rapids Considers 61-Lot Eastside Housing Project
The Cedar Rapids City Council weighs approving Squaw Creek Ridge a 61 lot subdivision east of the city with annexation caveat terms to allow future city expansion. Officials cite potential growth, road upgrades and orderly development as factors amid concerns of leapfrog sprawl and legal hurdles with 61 property owners.
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Budget woes delay investigation of Lake Delhi boating death
A Lake Delhi boating accident that killed 9-year-old Daniel Gombert is delayed until early September due to budget cuts limiting travel for DNR Law Enforcement officers. The Sept timing follows gasoline price pressures that reduced officer travel and hampered witness interviews in the Delaware County case.
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Meskwaki ultimatum on police contract deadline set
Meskwaki Indian Settlement must decide by August 8 whether to renew and fund continued police protection by the Tama County Sheriff's Department or risk losing police services. Sheriff Dennis Kucera says budget pressures and past funding influence talks while tribal plans for a own police and court system loom next year.
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Court orders transfer of rapist to Iowa for trial
Vinson Champ 39 of Los Angeles to be transferred from Nebraska to Iowa for charging trials in Johnson and Scott counties. He faces kidnapping and rape charges for assaults at University of Iowa in 1996 and St Ambrose University in 1997.
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