Outages Hit 5000 as Wind Downs Power Lines Across Iowa
More than 5,000 Alliant Energy customers lost electricity from 5 to 7 p m Wednesday due to high winds and falling tree limbs. By 5 20 p m two thirds in Cedar Rapids were restored with 150 to 200 still out at 9 30 p m Crews aimed to fix about 200 Clinton customers by midnight. Keokuk County sheriff officials reported a two thirds collapse of a 90 foot silo west of Hayesville and a machine shed blown over near Hedrick.
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Teen Charged with Arson in March Vehicle Fire
Ryan Ream, 17, of 37 Leisure Blvd NE, is charged with second degree arson in a March 24 vehicle fire. He is the fourth person charged in the case. A sock was placed in the gas tank and lighter fluid poured on the sock and car side at 07 Willow St SW, per Fire Department spokesman Gh Buelow. The car was a total loss.
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Four-vehicle pileup injures two on Blairs Ferry Road
A four-vehicle crash at the 1700 block of Blairs Ferry Road injures two drivers. Kellie Golla and Cindy Wade were treated and released from local hospitals. Jack Bradley was unharmed. The back pickup driver Donald Kisling faces a cited for loss of control as lanes reopen after 1 hour 20 minutes.
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Kellie Golla
Cedar Rapids
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Cindy Wade
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Jack Bradley
Donald Kisling
Vinton
Doug Slagle
Cedar Rapids Sues County Over Highway 100 Fight Heads to Court
The Cedar Rapids suit targets Linn County Board of Supervisors and the Conservation Board over land transfers by James Properties that could block the 86 million Highway 100 extension. The project aims seven miles of new highway south and west of the city, with state funding tied to its approval and recent alignments sparking conservation concerns.
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James Buresh
James LaMargese
Cedar
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DOT
Iowans urged to endure heat for troops in Iraq
Brooke Kirchhoff widow of Pfc. David Michael Kirchhoff asks Iowans to turn off air conditioning and fans on Aug. 31 in Operation Put Up With It. She notes her husband died of heat stroke in Iraq at age 31 and cites his service with Iowa Army National Guard units from Cedar Rapids. Funeral held at Cedar Memorial.
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The
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Brooke Kirchhoff
Pfc
David Michael Kirchhoff
Iraq
Germany
Kirchhoff
Iowa Army National Guard
2168Th Transportation Company
Cedar Rapids
2133Rd Transportation Company
Cedar Memorial
Operation Air Conditioner shipments face postal safety halt
The Universal Postal Union ordered a stop to sending donated air conditioners to U.S. troops in Iraq, halting Operation Air Conditioner. U.S. Postal Service spokesman Tad Kelley confirmed shipments were halted last Friday, amid safety concerns and postal regulations.
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Armored truck spill on I 80 near Grinnell leads to missing cash
About $260000 still missing after more than $320000 in cash and coins fell from a Lewis Systems of Iowa truck on Interstate 80 near Grinnell. Two Las Vegas residents, Martin Egan and Gerilynne Candow, were arrested on theft charges as onlookers helped recover about $60000. Investigators cite a faulty rear door latch as a possible cause with no ruling out intentionalysis.
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Interstate 80
Lewis Systems of Iowa
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Gerilynne Candow
Las Vegas
Rob Hansen
Iowa State Patrol
Lewis Systems
Hansen
Multimillionaire Mover Faces Lottery Luck in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids moving driver nicknamed Chad becomes an instant overnight winner after a Florida lottery ticket pays out, netting about 8.3 million after taxes. He plans to keep working while delaying public disclosure and continues buying lottery entries.
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