Judge recuses self in Veal murder case in Waterloo
Judge James Bauch removes himself from 15 year old Ruthann Veal’s murder case to avoid appearance of bias. A replacement judge will decide on a new trial request and whether prosecutors should be changed as Veal faces life without parole for the 1993 stabbing death of Catherine Haynes in Waterloo.
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James Bauch
Ruthann Veal
Veal
Mason City
Catherine Haynes
Waterloo
Alfredo Parrish
Bauch
Cedar Rapids Manager Charged in Apartment Burglary
Cedar Rapids manager Kim William Schulte 37 faced third degree burglary charges after a tenant reported he climbed through a window at 109 10th St SE to steal a glass jar of $80. Police said a second tenant saw him under the front porch with the jar and a backpack.
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Kim William Schulte
Cedar Rapids
Schulte
10Th St
Jacquelyn Williams
Williams
Knights of Columbus Kick Off Four Day Tootsie Roll Sale
More than 1,000 Knights of Columbus and families will staff outside grocery stores to start a four day sale of Tootsie Rolls for Linn County mental handicaps support. The fundraiser begins at 3 p.m. and marks a 20 year tradition. Ninety percent of profits aid Discovery Living Inc. with the rest to Iowa Special Olympics. goal is $15,000 to $20,000.
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Knights of Columbus
Linn County
Discovery Living Inc
Iowa
Decorah zoning case moves to Iowa Supreme Court appeal
Opponents of Winneshiek County zoning appeal a district court ruling that upheld countywide zoning. Dale Putnam of Decorah filed the appeal with the Iowa Supreme Court after Judge Stigler voided the ordinances in 1993 for open meetings violations and later reversed on jurisdiction. County cross-appeals follow.
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Winneshiek County
Iowa Supreme Court
Dale Putnam
Decorah
Karl Knudson
Board of Supervisors
County Zoning Commission
George Stigler
Stigler
Drug Gunfire Shocks Cedar Rapids Neighborhood
Melvin Browning a 32 year old Cedar Rapids man was shot four or five times near 16th Street SE and Fourth Avenue by men tied to Chicago drug networks. Police suspect drugs and a debt sparked the violence. no arrests were made as investigators seek cooperation from witnesses. Browning survived surgery and remains hospitalized. a January unsolved drug related murder haunts the area.
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Earnest Bynum
Chicago
Bud Byrne
Browning
Cedar Rapids
Fourth Avenue
16Th Street SE
Sixth Ave
Kenyan Children Sing Joyful Gospel With African Choir
Lucy Nyambura a nine year old Kenyan child joins the African Children's Choir a 26 member group saved from poverty to sing gospel prayers. The choir tours internationally raising funds to shelter feed and educate more than 700 children in Kenya and Uganda. They have performed at the United Nations and Vatican and were nominated for a 1993 Grammy Award.
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Darain Metz Gazette Star
America
Lucy Nyambura
Kenya
Nyambura
Africa
John Simiyu
Jesus
Karen Cave
Ray Barnett
Friends In the West
Cave
Uganda
United Nations
Vatican
Sandy Patti
Michael W. Smith
Calvary Baptist Church
Johnson Ave
First United Methodist Church
8Th Ave
Marion
Michael Frey
Frey
Council member seeks mediator to ease firefighter dispute
Cedar Rapids officials discuss a neutral facilitator to help resolve the rift between Fire Chief Brad Gorman and Local 11 firefighters. City leaders emphasize management should handle the department while improving morale, communication, and safety amid ongoing no confidence votes and staffing changes. Local union leaders remain private on vote results.
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Smith
Thomas
Rick Smith
Cedar Rapids
Don Thomas
City Hall
Brad Gorman
Gorman
Union
International Association of Professional Firefighters
Rick Scofield
Colorado
C R may honor credit cards for airport parking
Mullendore said no date is set to install a credit card payment lane as AMPCO takes over airport parking. The channel was created because AMPCO submitted the best overall bid, not due to dissatisfaction with APCOA. Patrons will notice little change, and the airport will pay AMPCO about $100,000 annually.
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Mullendore
AMPCO
APCOA
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Mildred Awino
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African Children's Choir
Aubree
Tara
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