Exceptionally bright meteor seen across Midwest reports say
The American Meteor Society logged 74 sightings of a meteor at about 6 15 am Friday across the Midwest with Cedar Rapids among four reports. NASA Meteor Watch notes the fireball entered over Wisconsin and broke up before leaving the state, traveling 39 miles through the atmosphere at 36000 mph. The object was a 3.5 foot diameter asteroid weighing about 4000 pounds.
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Des Moines lawyer indicted in monkey video case
Des Moines attorney Philip Colt Moss is indicted in Ohio federal court for conspiracy to create and distribute animal crush videos and for distributing them. He allegedly worked with Nicholas Dryden and Giancarlo Morelli to produce depictions of torture of monkeys, sending 1457 dollars across payments and discussing travel to Indonesia. Prosecutors say Moss was an administrator and used his connections to facilitate the project. If convicted, he faces up to five years on conspiracy and seven years on the animal crush charges.
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I C officer involved shooting ruled justified in Iowa City
Iowa City police faced a dire July 15 incident when a man armed with a semi automatic pistol threatened self harm and a woman. after 13 refusals to drop the gun and two less lethal shots, Officer Alirio Arcenas fired twice wounding him in leg and abdomen. Johnson County Attorney Rachel Zimmermann Smith found Arcenas's use of force legally justified given the danger.
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Illinois man sentenced over thirteen years for overdose causing drug sale
Rodney Eugene Lewis, 49, of Chicago Heights, Illinois, was sentenced to 163 months in federal prison for distributing heroin mixed with fentanyl in Cedar Rapids between 2018 and 2020, which led to an overdose. His sister Marsha Celes Dismukes assisted during absences and received over three years in 2022.
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Milestones notice guidance for engagements and weddings
The Gazette invites readers to submit engagements weddings anniversaries and reunions to Milestones via the submission form at www thegazette com milestones submission form or by email milestones thegazette com or by phone at (319) 368 8873 for more information.
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