Storm Flood Watch Hits East Iowa Counties
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Benton Linn Johnson Cedar Jones Keokuk and Washington counties and nearby areas as snow and rain raise flood risk. Alliant Energy crews and National Guard responders visited Elberon Tama County to aid residents after last weekend ice storm power outages.
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Preparing for power outages keeps kids engaged
Tips for entertaining children during outages include crafts a play and dressing up from closets. Families camp indoors with sleeping bags and learn chores while utility crews restore lines. Local officials urge shelters for medical needs and note thousands still lack power with generators in use.
Wisconsin man dies while working on power lines
Eric C. Jones 34 of Waterford Wisconsin died Monday after a 90 foot fall while servicing transmission lines west of Cedar Rapids Linn County. He was an apprentice lineman for Hooper Corp Madison. The death is ruled accidental due to blunt force trauma.
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Identity theft case ends with victim cleared in Chicago courts
Cara Adams fought five weeks to prove her identity was stolen after two Chicago charges were tied to her name. Chicago Detective Cindy Serafini helped secure a court finding that she was a victim, not the offender, amid alleged fraud and a warrant for the impostor.
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Common Identity Theft Tactics Highlighted by FTC
The FTC outlines how thieves obtain personal data by dumpster diving for bills and papers, skimming card numbers with storage devices, phishing to extract information, and old fashioned theft of wallets mail checks and tax records.
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