Shooting investigation unfolds in Coggan area with multiple interviews
Deputies responded to a home near Coggan Wednesday evening after reports of an altercation and a shooting. Plotz was found dead in the yard as authorities interviewed witnesses with Cedar Rapids and Marion police and Iowa State Patrol assistance. Three vehicles were tied to potential suspects and several people were taken in for questioning.
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Brian Gardner
Plotz
Stuelke
Zerba
Araner Sala
Wit
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Iowa State Patrol
Gardner
Elliott
Troy Mills
Coggon
Coggan
Arities
Democrats push for more school funding in Ocheyedan bill
Iowa lawmakers hear Senate File 168 to provide sustained K through 12 funding, reduce class sizes and boost teacher salaries. Sen. Amy Sinclair notes the measure would set supplemental aid within 30 days of the governor's budget, replacing the old forward funding rule. Republicans cite about 200 million in new revenue for fiscal 2018 and debate 2 percent vs 1.11 percent increases while Democrats warn against consolidations and overpromising.
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Amy Sinclair
Allerton
Iowa
Sinclair
Pat Grassley
New Hartford
House Appropriations Committee
Branstad
Herman Quirmbach
Dames
Quirmbach
Johnson
GOP
Towa
Rallerton
Matt McCoy
Ddes
Towans
Planned Parenthood
Iowa Senate
Tis
Abortion Debate Sparks Tense Iowa Senate Session
The Iowa Senate engaged in a heated three hour debate over a bill to cap public funding for family planning. Senators argued about impacts on services for the needy, Medicaid, and abortion access, with Democrats criticizing the move as anti abortion politically driven.
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Planned Parenthood
Iowa
Nate Boulton
D-Des
Moines
Boulton
Sinclair
Senate
Jack Whitter
R-Ankeny
Jason Schultz
Schleswig
Rao's founder Pellegrino dies at 72 in New York
Frank Pellegrino known as Frankie No died at age 72 in New York from lung cancer. He led Rao's famed restaurant where he denied patrons trying to dine there and performed a showman role for guests including Hillary Clinton while turning away Warren Buffett. An actor, he appeared in Goodfellas as Johnny Dio and The Sopranos as FBI chief Frank Cubitoso. The Pellegrino family expanded to Las Vegas and Hollywood with larger venues.
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Warren Buffett
Martin Scorsese
Johnny Dio
Gding
New Jersey
FBI
Frank Cubitoso
Pellegrino West
Las Vegas
Hollywood
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Frankie No
New York
Ken Langdon
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