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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1997
Page
7
Waterloo resident Jeremy D. McKinney was charged with first degree murder in the death of his 5 month old daughter Shawnta. Police say an autopsy indicated shaken baby syndrome and neighbors recall a Friday night dispute preceding the incident.
Michael Waytenick, 18, a University of Iowa freshman, fell from the Burlington Street bridge around 1 30 a.m. Saturday. He remained in serious condition at University Hospitals with serious head injuries after landing on ice below the bridge, per Iowa City Police. No other details were released.
Decorah native 2nd Lt. Jason Baker, 24, was among three killed when a Huey helicopter crash landed in a field near Sampson Alabama aboard a Fort Rucker training flight. The cause remains under investigation.
The Linn-Mar school board meets at 7 p.m. at the Educational Services Center in Marion to consider a two year timeline for addressing enrollment related space needs. The meeting location is 3333 N. 10th St. in Marion.
Fire crews battled a Southwest Cedar Rapids blaze at 1270 22nd Ave SW last night, arriving at 7:37 p.m. Flames shot from the attic but no injuries were reported. Crews remained on scene for over three hours to prevent spread. cause is not yet known.
Lynn and Jean Dunn at 4830 10th Ave Marion describe 23 years of farm life under urban encroachment. Their 10 acres sit between development and the city with livestock along a four lane road and many neighborhood visits. The Dunns plan to move a mile north within a month as earthmovers clear space for a mobile home park.
A 1.7 mile stretch of Lewis Bottoms Road in Linn County topped the Iowa DOT bumpometer tests as the state's smoothest secondary road project of the year. The $295000 paving by L L Pelling Co earned the 1996 Smoothness Award from the Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa amid a field of three nominees.
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