Deaths and Shootout Tangle in Cedar Rapids Region
Police investigate two murders tied to Ruth Downing and her family. A man named Downing fled a roadblock after an apparent chase in an unmarked car, prompting Iowa officials to pursue him for information. A gunfight erupted near a rural scene, injuring a man helped by Russo the Iowa City attorney and EMS volunteer. Memorials rise at Hy-Vee as coworkers remember Ruth and her daughters Cassie and Abbie.
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Blake Johnson
Downing
Cedar Rapids
Bud Byrne
Byrne
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Iowa County
Russo
Iowa
Ruth Downey
Hy-Vee Food
Johnson Ave
Rescuers Find Abbie After Abandoned Girl Found Near River
A Cedar Rapids couple rescued a wet terrified girl found crouched near brush by the downtown Chamber of Commerce. Abbie, aged unknown, said a father left her there after dark. She was taken to St Luke's Hospital then placed in protective foster care. The couple, Mortensen and Hernandez, plan to see Abbie again before returning to Tucson Aziz. They hope to stay in town for a while at the home less shelter and adjust to the rescue's implications.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mortensen
St. Luke’s Hospital
Abbie
Hernandez
Cedar Rapids
Mike
Tucson
Aziz
Poll shows strong Clinton support in East Iowa survey
The Gazette reports broad backing for Clinton in Eastern Iowa with 77 percent approving his job performance and 65 percent approving him as president. Majorities trust his handling of terrorism, with 73 percent in Eastern Iowa trusting him, and 87 percent of registered Democrats supporting him.
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Gazette
Clinton
Iowa
ABC News
Lewinsky
the Gazette
Market Research Department
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Keokuk County
Bob Kirsch
Cassie
Ruth Downing
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Ruth
Ron George
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Hope
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Siz
Chusiv Lindale
Old Capids Center
Iowa City
Bill Clinton
Sudan
Afghanistan
Monica Lewinsky
Kcrg-Tv9
Ted
Nyri
Sprint Pcs Center
Czech Square Mall
Czech Lane
Sprint
PCS Center
Crossroads
22Nd and
University West Des Moines
Sprint Pcs
Clear Wireless Service
Samsung
Nebraska
Sprintpcs.com
Cee Meeerm
Acre
Sqritz
RadioShack
Sproat Pcs
RCS
Sprint Spectousn LP
Wt Communications Company, LP
Sprit
Sprint Communications Company, LP
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