Armed robbery reported at Gateway Gardens Cedar Rapids
Police investigate an armed robbery at Gateway Gardens in Cedar Rapids where three men in ski masks robbed a 21 year old as he exited his car shortly after 1 a.m. One suspect brandished a semi automatic handgun and the victim gave up jewelry and other items with no serious injuries reported. The robbers were not described in detail.
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Cedar Rapids
Gateway Gardens
Sixth St
Joe Cerrato
Cerrato
Skid Plate Crash Kills Woman On Iowa Highway 57
Aplington resident Michelle Whener, 34, died when a skid plate dislodged from a passing eastbound semi on Highway 57 near Waterloo. The plate struck her westbound car windshield. Whener’s vehicle veered into a nearby farm field. Parkersburg driver David Adkes, 438, was operating the semi. Authorities had no additional details available.
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Butler County
Waterloo
Iowa State Patrol
Michelle Whener
Aplington
David Adkes
Parkersburg
Law Dean Frost Accused of Plagiarism in Human Rights Article
Iowa City recounts Burns Weston accusing Trinity International University law dean Winston Frost of copying from an Encyclopedia Britannica human rights article. Frost has been removed as dean and awaits university decision while denying the charges.
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University of Iowa Law
Burns Weston
California
Weston
Winston Frost
Trinity International University Law School
Santa Ana
Calif
Britannica
Frost
Trinity Law Review
Chronicle of Higher Education
Foreclosure Sought On Old Capitol Town Center Mall
Fremont Investment & Loan plans to file a foreclosure petition in Johnson County District Court on a $11.2 million default by Old Capitol Mall Associates, affiliated with Madison Realty Group. The 1999 mortgage covers $14 million, with $10.8 million principal and $398,139 interest due. Fremont paid Johnson County taxes to protect the property and seeks receivership to keep operations going.
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Tom Walsh Sazette
Iowa City
Old Capitol Town Center
Anaheim
Calif
Johnson County
Fremont
Augie Landis
Des Moines
Whitfield & Eddy
Old Capitol Mall Associates
Landis
Madison Realty Group
Pittsburgh
Invest
Old Capitol
Ground broken for new YMCA in Cedar Rapids
The Helen G. Nassif YMCA groundbreaking marks an eight million dollar fundraising effort. Donors Hall Perrine Foundation and Nassif are praised as major supporters. The old First Avenue NE facility may be torn down once the new site at 207 Seventh Ave SE opens in about a year.
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Dick Hogan
Azette
Cedar Rapids
YMCA
First Avenue NE
Helen G. Nassif Ymca
Robert Carlson
Carlson
Seventh Ave
Brad Kiburz
Kinderknecht Associates
Helen G. Nassif
Hall-Perrine Foundation
Rockville
Lee Clancey
Linn County
Jack Evans
Hall-Perrine
Nassif
Washington, D.C
St. Luke’s Hospital
New Heart Center
Coe College drives to rename Cedar Rapids streets
Cedar Rapids Council to hear proposed changes linking Center Point Road NE to College Drive NE and the campus area rename as Coe Road NE. Coe College vice president Michael White says the shifts reflect campus growth and will aid navigation ahead of homecoming on Oct. 13.
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Rick Smith Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Center Point Road
First Avenue
E Avenue
College Drive
12Th Street
Coe Road
Michael White
Coe
White
Todd seeks third term as Cedar Rapids parks commissioner
Cedar Rapids parks commissioner Todd, 44, seeks a third two year term against two challengers. He points to a top state park and recreation ranking, a second nationwide label for kid friendliness, a wave of projects including pools, skate park, ice arena, golf course work, and riverfront plans. He touts 28 playgrounds built or replaced and new parks and notes pool cleansing measures. He favors Hy-Vee expansion and cites city projects as shared city effort.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Dale Todd
Todd
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Ymca Board of Directors
C.R. Council
By Rick Smith
State of Iowa Park and Recreation Associa
Grande Ave
Shaver Park
Sara
Adam
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