Unlicensed Iowa City Radio Defies FCC Warning
Iowa City Free Radio at 88.7 FM continues broadcasts despite FCC warnings. Co chair Jamie Schweser received the formal notice demanding cessation after a phone call from FCC official Ron Ramage. The 6 watt station argues First Amendment rights and says it will pursue a license.
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Federal Communication Commission
FCC
Iowa City Free Radio
Jamie Schweser
Ron Ramage
Iowa City
John Winston
Bruce Nestor
Elderly couple sues Shelly over alleged exposures in Manchester
Victor and Lila Schenke accuse Ted Shelly of exposing himself while watching adult tapes in their living room. They seek damages and names of five prior sexual encounters Shelly reportedly admitted. a criminal probe was underway and attorney Jerry Sullivan seeks those names to probe possible business responsibility at Shelly Funeral Home.
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Manchester
Victor
Lila Schenke
Ted Shelly
Schenkes
Lila
Shelly
Jerry Sullivan
Cedar Rapids
John Bernau
Sullivan
Shelly Funeral Home
KCRG Campaign Raises 3400 For Oprahs College Fund
KCRG TV raised 3400 for Oprah Winfreys college scholarship fund at Lindale Mall. Money supports needy students nationwide and will fund 50 scholarships through the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
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Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Oprah Winfrey
KCRG
Lindale Mall
Winfrey
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Eastern Iowa colleges share $50,000 AT&T Teaching Grant
Coe College Luther College and Wartburg College will share one of five AT&T Learning Network Teaching and Technology Grants totaling fifty thousand dollars. Deborah Norland of Luther will direct the program using electronic communication to monitor and advise student teachers at their elementary sites.
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Eastern Iowa
Coe College
Luther College
Wartburg College
At&t Learning Network
The
Foundation For Independent Higher Education
Deborah Norland
Luther
Finding Her New Voice After Nine Years
Nancie McClure, 26, regains ability to communicate using a computer assisted system after a brain stem injury left her unable to speak or move. Her family notes the device reads word choices aloud as she taps with limited finger movement guiding the cursor to form sentences.
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Washington High School
Nancie
Nancie Ann McClure
Nancie McClure
Pat Stieglitz
Mercy Home Care
VCR theft follows deadly assault in downtown incident
Curtis Branch and Katrina Frendle reported a burglary at their apartment after witnessing neighbor Jennifer Rathjen die beneath a car driven by Tara Krause. A VCR was stolen. Branch called the loss minor compared to Rathjen’s death, which occurred during a feud over a man.
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Branch
Frendle
17Th St. SE
Rathjen
Tara Krause
Krause
Krouse
18Th Street
Old Marion Road
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Jennifer Rathjen
Clues on Possible Charges in Rathjen Case
Iowa prosecutors weigh charges against Tara Krouse in the Rathjen death. First degree murder carries life, while second degree murder and various forms of manslaughter offer paths with differing maximums. Involuntary and vehicular homicide are also potential routes depending on evidence and intent.
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Code of Iowa
Krouse
Cedar Rapids teachers vote on 3.17% raise offer Thursday
Cedar Rapids teachers will vote Thursday on accepting a 3.17 percent salary increase to preserve early retirement incentive pay. The district says the offer is new money for next year, while teachers warn arbitration could drop their early retirement benefits.
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Becky Stover
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Education Association
Association
Kathy Beck
Kennedy High School
Reed
Beck
Ken Freeman
The
Teachers Association
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