Meskwaki Branson-style resort eyed near Tama
The Meskwaki tribe weighs a Branson-like complex around Meskwaki Bingo and Casino near Tama, including theme park hotel and new casino. Critics fear empty buildings and high fees as Lowell Junkins in a $150 000 per month contract faces scrutiny from opponents and government.
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Dave Goschazette
Branson
Tama
Lowell Junkins
Junkins
Ray Young Bear
Meskwaki Concerned Citizens Committee
Branstad calls for tougher penalties for drunk driving
Gov. Terry Branstad urged the Iowa Legislature to more than double prison terms for drunken drivers who kill and to seize cars of drivers operating after license revocation. He proposed lowering the drunk driving threshold to 0.08 and stricter license reinstatement rules, timed ahead of New Year’s Eve. He cited 1996 alcohol related fatalities and touted recent 30 day suspensions and 0.02 for under 21 as progress.
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Associated Press and Gazette
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Sonya Willis
Ee Taw Via Te 0 towa DOT
Ee Taw Via Te 0 fragmentary text presents a short note or label. The readable portion mentions a sequence of words and a dot symbol. No clear event or named entities are established. The item appears as an archival tag or fragment with limited context.
Six Convicted in Mail Fraud Scheme In Cedar Rapids
A federal jury convicted six Midwesterners including four Iowans in a mail fraud and money laundering plot. They allegedly charged a $300 claims fee to promise millions in new money. forfeiture decisions follow to reclaim about 1.35 million dollars.
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Avazette
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Larry Webb
Joan
Cedar Falls
Kenneth Kraklio
Davenport
Allen Zurcher
Greene
David Gardemann
Mankato
Minn
Colorado
Fry Seeks Poll Boost After Hawkeyes 27 0 Alamo Bowl
After Iowa rout, Coach Hayden Fry aims to lift national ranking from 21st to around 15th or 16th as the team eyes momentum. Detailing what comes next, the coach believes strong finish can move voters and fans.
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Fry
Hawkeyes
Hayden Fry
West Illinois coach eyes UNI job
Randy Ball, among several football coaches, contemplates how it would feel to replace Terry Allen. Details on 1D.
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W. Illinois
UNI
Randy Ball
Terry Allen
Thanksgiving Day Rescue Recalls Quick Act by Wendell Oliver
Wendell Oliver recalls a life saving moment he helped with after pulling a woman to safety. He expresses gratitude for being present and credits the other person for strength and support.
Couple recalls New Orleans crash that nearly ended their 41st wedding year
Endell and Marilyn Oliver of Cedar Rapids mark their 41st anniversary after surviving a December 14 New Orleans riverfront disaster. A grain freighter struck a dock and a crowd, tossing them into the river where Wendell, injured, pulled Marilyn to safety and later saved another man. Both spent days in hospital, with Marilyn needing stitches and Wendell a hip operation. They recall the ordeal while planning to resume dancing when recovered.
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Viazette
Endell
Marilyn Oliver
New Orleans
Olivers
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Wendall
Marilyn
Wendell
Nativity thefts worry Cedar Rapids pastor in city
The Rev. Tom Felts reports two missing Nativity figures from his First Christian Church yard at 3633 Bel Air Dr SE. A Mary figure later reappeared in a nearby parking lot with a full set found nearby. police attribute the incidents to seasonal vandalism and neighborhood youths.
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Felts
Mary
First Avenue
Cottage Grove Avenue
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We the People
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Wendell Oliver
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