Fire crews battle lingering flames at former Sinclair site
Cedar Rapids firefighters continued to snuff hot spots at the former Sinclair meat packing plant after a Tuesday fire. Six crews will stay on scene over the next days, with demolition work aiding access to embers and air quality officials predicting pollution will lessen as winds shift. Separately, Joseph A. Sterk, 26, held on a $22,000 cash bond, remains in Linn County Jail on second degree robbery charges for the Oct. 6 Guarantee Bank heist in Des Moines. police linked him to surveillance images and identified him via KCRG.com.
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Two injured in Marion road crash on Alburnett Road
A southbound truck left the road on Alburnett Road around 5 p.m. and rolled into a field near 29th Street in Marion. Two people were taken to St Luke's Hospital with non life threatening injuries. Names were not released.
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Crowds Surge as Shoppers Finish Holiday Gift Runs
Cedar Rapids stores including Lindale Mall and Best Buy buzz with last minute Christmas buying. Tammy Reicks waits on a Best Buy checkout while managers cite blizzard shifts and Wii gaming demand as key factors shaping the frenzied weekend.
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Cedar Rapids
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First Ave
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Towed Cars Mark Iowa City Snow Emergency Crackdown
Iowa City tallies 239 vehicles towed in a 48 hour snow emergency near downtown with 50 fines and 315 citations issued to those who left cars or failed to move them. Officials cite narrow busy streets and previous storms as justification and plan expanded enforcement.
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Alex Brinker
Kirkwood Community College
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City to tow downtown during snow emergency in Iowa City
Public Works Director Rick Fosse says tickets will be written in outer areas during the next snow emergency while towing remains focused near downtown under a city contract with Big 10 University Towing. Brinker paid 157 dollars to retrieve a car, a sum he compares to a Miami bound plane ticket.
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Big 10 University Towing
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