Fugitive found in closet after week on run
Jeffrey Shellenberger, 37, located by Benton County officials in a closet at his Luzerne home after a week as a fugitive. He faces federal court failure to appear charges and was jailed. A 16-year-old was detained for threatening officers, and a 22-year-old woman from Belle Plaine was arrested on a Johnson County traffic warrant. Luzerne is 25 miles west of Cedar Rapids.
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Swisher Man Appears on Millionaire Show
Duane Larson a 35 year old disc jockey from Cedar Rapids earned a spot on ABCs Who Wants to Be a Millionaire through a toll free quiz. He traveled to New York for taping last month and aired last night but failed to reach the hot seat.
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Cedar Rapids
Thunderstorm knocks out Cedar Rapids power to 1600 customers
A Tuesday morning storm struck the Diamond Vogel Paint Center area severing lines and damaging a conductor at Alliant Energy’s J Street substation. About 1,600 customers lost power, with repairs continuing through 5:21 and full restoration by 7:20 a.m.
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Alliant Energy
John Ruff
Alliant
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Jury seated in second double murder trial for Monte Seager
A Lee County jury was seated on Tuesday for the second double murder case against Monte Seager relating to the October 1978 killings of Clementine and Karol Beavers in Mount Pleasant. The trial resumes at 9 a.m. with questions about prior admissibility and prejudicial police testimony.
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Lee County
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Karol Beavers
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Mount Pleasant
Henry County
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Two Brothers Face Additional Charges in Capitol Street Stabbing
Angel Garcia 22 of Fort Madison faces three counts of willful injury and joint criminal conduct plus assault on a peace officer and interference with official acts after a stabbing at the Capitol Street Parking ramp in Iowa City. Adrian Garcia 18 faces three counts of willful injury and joint criminal conduct and interference with official acts. Both men are jailed in Johnson County with bail set at 37500 and 32500 respectively.
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Plettenberg pleads guilty in Iowa City homicide case
Plettenberg 31 pleads guilty to first degree murder reduced plea results in 10 year maximum, actual time about 1,270 days due to good conduct time and time served. He withdraws not guilty plea, waives appeal. Bailey, 44, killed by blunt force in 1999 near Iowa River. Plettenberg identified after possession of Bailey items and blood found.
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Cedar Rapids first to use radio frequency ablation for ventricular arrhythmia
Karen Mouchka underwent a new procedure at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids to treat a ventricular arrhythmia. Cardiologist Dr. Kamran Toluie used a catheter with radio frequency energy to burn the problematic tissue, restoring normal heart rhythm and allowing discharge after 90 minutes. Mercy is the only Cedar Rapids hospital offering this in-house ablation. St. Luke's plans to offer it later this fall. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have used ablation for years and are expanding with Biosense equipment and heart chamber mapping.
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Cedar Rapids
Karen Mouchka
Mercy Medical Center
Kamran Toluie
Mouchka
Belle Plaine
Toluie
University of Pennsylvania
Mercy
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mike Humbert
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Brian Olshansky
Reprimanded Iowa lawyer sent anonymous landfill faxes
Iowa Supreme Court publicly reprimanded Cedar Rapids attorney Joe Harris for distributing 350 anonymous faxes critical of Cedar Rapids city officials over landfill site selection. The faxes, sent in October, attacked the process and a mayoral mileage claim, while tied to Harris's client Rick Stickle's bid to sell Bluestem Solid Waste land.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court
Joe Harris
Lee Clancey
Bluestein
Harris
Iowa
Rick Stickle
Bluestem Solid Waste Association
Viola
Discipline rising for Iowa doctors in medical board actions
Iowa physicians face harsher discipline by the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners than many peers, based on Public Citizen’s 1999 ranking. The watchdog’s Questionable Doctors report shows Iowa moved from 23rd in 1998 to 11th in 1999, still behind earlier top ranks in 1992 and 1995.
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Washington, D.C
Questionable Doctors Guide Offer and State Disciplinary Rates
Public Citizen offers the Questionable Doctors guide with toll free contact 1 4877 747 1616 or $407.50 for four volumes or $23.50 for regional guide to address disciplinary actions. Last year 33 serious actions were taken against MDs and DOs in a state with 6,602 licensed doctors, about five per 1,000. Alaska led with 10.34 actions per 1,000. Delaware trailed at 0.96 per 1,000. Public Citizen tracked 1990 to 1999 actions by the board.
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