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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 2004
Page
1
A phone and web information snippet provides contact numbers 511 and 1 800 288 1047 for road conditions. It directs users to Iowa road conditions at www iowaroadconditions org and to www kcrg com for Midwest updates.
Johnson County Attorney J. Patrick White announced a seven member grand jury will hear the August fatal shooting of 24 year old Kyle Wasson by North Liberty Police Chief Jim Warkentin after a high speed chase. Wasson was unarmed and had methamphetamine and other drugs in his system according to toxicology results.
Grand juries, meeting in secret, hear testimony to decide if prosecutors should file charges. In Johnson County a grand jury was impaneled after the 1996 fatal police shooting of Eric Shaw, Iowa City artist, during an open door investigation at his studio. Investigators say Wasson twice reached for a .40 pistol as Wasson and Warkentin struggled over a patrol car, leading to pepper spray, a baton strike, and a reported shooting.
Cedar Rapids owners of the RoughRiders hockey team consider building a multimillion-dollar amphitheater as a central feature of the Cedar Bend development south of downtown. The plan aims to anchor a new entertainment district and boost downtown growth.
Michael Reinsdorf and Steven Edelson, who visited Cedar Rapids with their hockey team in December, said no definite deal is struck to build an amphitheater on the riverfront but talks are underway. They cited strong market interest and proximity to Chicago.
Bertramman and 61 others including 50 lifers request commutations or sentence reductions from Gov. Tom Vilsack. The Iowa Board of Parole investigates all 62 cases, with hearings and a unanimous parole recommendation needed for clemency to proceed.
CIA Director George Tenet testified that analysts before the invasion did not tell President Bush of an imminent Iraqi threat. He said analysts believed Saddam Hussein possessed chemical and biological weapons, but no stockpiles were found. Bush later indicated he would have invaded despite that.
A U S soldier was killed in Iraq as forces reported detaining about 100 insurgents in ongoing operations. The incident underscores rising tensions and security challenges in the region.
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