FEMA funds flood recovery for Cedar Rapids plant and city
FEMA awards 15.7 million to Cedar Rapids for flood recovery and demolition at the Sinclair meatpacking plant and for removing flooded buildings. Funding covers 11 buildings at the plant site and 402 flooded structures, plus emergency measures at the Water Pollution Control Facility. Also notes Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Commission public forum on Everclear regulation at the University of Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Sinclair Meatpacking
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
FEMA
Iowa City
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Commission
Everclear
Iowa Memorial Union
University of Iowa
Becker case closes with first degree murder verdict
Assistant Attorney General Scott Brown described the killing of Ed Thomas by Mark Becker as calculated and brutal. Becker was found guilty of first degree murder after arguments about insanity and Becker's delusional state.
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Aaron Thomas
Ed Thomas
Susan Flander
Mark Becker
Butler County
Allison
Gdew _ LLISON
Scott Brown
Aplington-Parkersburg
Brown
Becker
Trial Deliberations Continue In Butler County Case
Jurors began a five hour session and will reconvene at 9 a.m. in Butler County District Court as testimony wrapped after two weeks. Reporter notes live blog coverage from Gazette Online.
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Thomas
Flander
Butler County District Court
Becker insanity defense could lead to mental commitment
If found guilty Becker faces life in prison. If found not guilty by reason of insanity, he would be committed to a mental facility until sane, potentially for life or until a future determination. The judge would order a psychiatric evaluation and a present-mental-condition hearing within days.
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Allison
Mark Becker
Aplington-Parkersburg
Ed Thomas
American Academy of Psychiatry
Becker
Thomas
Robert Rigg
Drake Law School
Des Moines
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Oakdale
Lettie Prell
Department of Corrections
Iowa insanity rulings across cities in 1990s and 2004 cases
Summary of multiple Iowa cases where defendants faced first degree murder charges and insanity or mental health determinations. Notable names include Shavender Sem in Fairfield 2004 and Erik Muehl in Dubuque 1993, with various outcomes as judges or juries ruled on competence and custody.
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Fairfield
Shavender Sem
Levi Butler
Maharishi University of Management
Fort Dodge
David Cottrell
Indiana
Iowa
Dubuque
Erik Muehl
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Council Bluffs
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Gazcomm.com
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