Robbers strike two metro motels in separate incidents
Gazette reports two robberies last night at a Marion Longbranch Motel and a Cedar Rapids Days Inn. The suspect at Longbranch is a white man mid to late 20s, 5 9 to 6 feet, heavy build, wearing a brown coat and ski mask, who fled after a pistol display with an undisclosed sum. Days Inn thief described as white, medium build, blue jeans and dark ski mask. no injuries reported. Police seek updates at the listed numbers.
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Long Branch
Best Buy
Town Rd
Florida man injured in semi crash near Marion
Edward N. Brown, 41, of Lakeland, Florida, was trapped after his eastbound semi left the 1100 block of Secrist Road slid down an embankment and rolled onto its top striking a bridge guardrail. He was extricated and taken to St. Luke's Hospital with condition not released per family request. The Linn County Sheriff reports 44,000 pounds of condensed skim milk aboard when the icy curve caused the loss of control about 12:30 a.m.
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Florida
Marion
Edward N. Brown
Lakeland
Fla
Secrist
Brown
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn County
Cedar Rapids shortens recycling hours. new site opens Saturday
Cedar Rapids limits drive through recycling today 7 30 a m to noon with the 1201 Sixth St SW site and the Wilson Avenue Hy Vee stop from 10 a m to noon. A new Kirkwood Community College site opens Saturday 9 a m to 3 p m at the Truck and Safety Building for cardboard chipboard and non foil wrapping paper.
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Cedar Rapids
Sixth St
Wilson Avenue
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Downtown Cedar Rapids bar beating leaves one critical
Jeremy Howard, 19, remained in critical condition after an early Saturday assault outside the Plateau bar. Police say five men jumped Howard and two friends after they left the club just before 2 a.m. Bosch and Leibfried were not hospitalized. The motive remains unclear.
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Steve Gravelle
Dick Hogan Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Phil
Jeremy Howard
Mercy Medical Center
Howard
James
Kristina Howard
24Th Ave
Craig Deason
Deason
Chad
Bosch
Richard Leibfried
Leibfried
Jeremy
Pankey
Vigil held for Laura Van Wyhe in Missouri homicide case
Seven friends from Iowa City gathered Monday for a candle light vigil to urge truth in the death of Laura Van Wyhe 21 whose body was found near Highway 136 in Missouri October 26. Investigators treat the case as homicide and a coroner jury in Illinois ruled the death not accidental. The vigil also supported the request for Iowa City custody of Van Wyhe’s 1 / 2 year old son Samson Knight with the boy’s father Donald Knight alleged by Van Wyhe’s mother in Johnson County Court.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Laura van Wyhe
van Wyhe
Missouri
Kristine Schipper
Laura
Highway 136
Schipper
Samson Knight
Leeanne Thomas
E. Washington St
Donald Knight
Knight
Bonaparte
DY Buzz Orr
Cedar Rapids weighs transferring cable franchise to TCI
The Cedar Rapids City Council may approve moving its Cox Communications franchise to Tele-Communications Inc after Public Knowledge Inc assessing TCI’s finances. Finance Commissioner Ole Munson cites TCI’s cash flow and 1995 net income of 1.3 billion as proof of capacity though TCI faces 14.5 billion debt. The council’s second and third readings are slated for Thursday with input from officials and via telephone.
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Jazelle
Cedar Rapids
Cox Communications
Tele-Communications Inc
TCI
Public Knowledge Inc
Ole Munson
Munson
Nancy Evans
Evan Hughes
Don Thomas
Lee Clancey
Marion
Santa letters from Iowa kids spell heartfelt wishes and humor
Eastern Iowa children write to Santa with lists and dreams from Iowa City to Tama Toled o and Cedar Rapids. Some request toys and computers while one asks to join Santa’s delivery, others offer requests with humor, and volunteers and post office staff sort and relay hopeful notes for immediate help.
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Iowa
Cameron Faerber
Iowa City
P.S
Clayton Besang
Cedar Rapids
Santa
Tamra Chantelle Clendenen
Hiawatha
Tamra
Eli Cuzco
Jolly Holly
Taft Middle School
Cyd Johnson
Hawkeye Area
Cyd
Tama-Toledo
Tyler Heeren
Tessa
Amanda
Alisha
Wil Waite
Bear
Wil
Kyle Gitantis
Matthew Crawford
Winthrop News
Matthew
Santa Claws
S.C
Big Guy
Brendon Dempster
Delhi
Jessica Gehrke
Grandpa
Ashley Himes
Mechanicsville
Stephanie Price
Marion
Dylan Huntington
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