Snow storm causes fatal crash in Linn County east of Coggon
One person is dead and two injured in a weather related crash east of Coggon as snow hits Eastern Iowa. Linn County Sheriff’s deputies investigated while Cedar Rapids police handled about 40 rush hour accidents. A five to six car pileup near Glass Road NE damaged a police car but caused no injuries. Snow totals varied with Prairie du Chien reporting 32 inches while Cedar Rapids saw about an inch. Strong winds and plunging temperatures were forecast to worsen visibility.
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Fran Ramsay garden club leader active in Iowa groups
Fran Ramsay long time Vinton Garden Club member and former state president reflects on garden work and community involvement. Her family maintains a vegetable garden and landscape around their Ankeny and Independence home areas while she travels to garden shows and engages 1400 plus club members.
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Duane Arnold Plant Shut Down For Condenser Repair
The Duane Arnold Energy Center was halted at 2 30 a m Saturday to fix a damaged condenser tube. NMC spokesman John Lohman said the 590 megawatt plant posed no safety risk and no timetable for completion was set though operations had not resumed by Monday evening. Emerson Elementary School relocates classes to church due to boiler problem. students bused from 10th Avenue and 14th Street to First United Methodist Church for two days before returning Thursday. Iowa City Council tables zoning and bar proposal, reconsidering downtown watering hole limits to avoid bias toward current bars and potential enforcement problems.
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Bus carriers face higher liability costs and route pressures
Stratton noted liability insurance costs for bus carriers have surged 50 to 100 percent, pressuring providers like Jefferson Lines. Public support helped sustain routes, prompting a Cedar Rapids to St. Louis link last November, but North Cedar Rapids passenger flow now affects viability. Greyhound remains active east-west from Cedar Rapids as DOT weighs new regional partnerships.
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Miranda rights read to Aguirre Arreola after Cedar Rapids shooting
Investigator Martin DeVore testified that Aguirre Arreola was read his Miranda rights in English though he spoke little, with some English broken, during questioning after the shooting. Dr. Paul Perry noted the defendant’s BAC was at least 0.178 at 3:10 am, based on a backwards calculation from 11:30 am results. Judge Koehler set briefs due Friday and planned a ruling next week to keep the March 3 trial date.
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University of Iowa
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