Police sharpen ability to spot drugged driving
The Gazette notes Iowa City police and 500 officers trained in a two year program to detect drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Officials say prescription and synthetic drugs create evolving challenges and more training is needed across the state.
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Paul Batcheller
Iowa City
Ames
Coralville
Iowa
Brian Ray
the Gazette
Iowa State University
Anthony Greiter
Dale Handley
North Liberty
Johnson County
Abe Schabilion
Becca Ferlitsch
Riverside
Nine high school teams to compete at ProStart Invitational
The ProStart Invitational brings nine high school teams to The Hotel at Kirkwood Center in Cedar Rapids for a regional culinary contest. Students showcase talent and compete for top honors as part of a statewide event.
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Kirkwood Center
Cedar Rapids
Lawton-Bronson Tops Regina 71-67 in 1st Round
Lawton-Bronson defeated Iowa City Regina 71 to 67 in the opening round of the 2A state girls basketball tournament. Regina led early before Lawton-Bronson surged in the second half to advance.
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Lawton-Bronson
Iowa City
Regina
Sequester Cuts Hit Iowa Education and Head Start
The sequestration would cut about 12 million in Iowa education funding this year with nearly half for disability programs. 160 teachers and aides could lose their jobs as 5.8 million in disabled student funding vanishes and Head Start funding equivalent to 500 children would disappear. HAACP operates Head Start in six eastern Iowa counties serving 742 mostly preschool students and faces a 5 percent to 8 percent funding drop, prompting ongoing contingency planning.
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Cedar Rapids
Congress
Iowa
White House
Hawkeye
Regan
HAACP
Cedar Rapids to shield treatment plant with $21 million flood wall
The Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control facility will gain a flood wall and earthen levee funded largely by federal sources. The protection, located near Bertram Road SE and Highway 13, aims to rise 12 to 15 feet above grade in areas and follows the 2008 inundation. Steve Hershner, interim utilities director, notes 2014 flood risk may mirror history but the plant will remain able to treat waste.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Trol
Bertram Road SE
Highway 13
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