Armed robbery reported at Hawkeye Convenience Store
Police investigate an armed robbery at Hawkeye Convenience Store on Old Marion Road NE. The clerk says a gunman demanded money and fled on foot. description: 5 foot 11, medium build, dark clothing, mask. Sgt. Mike Wallerstedt notes no confirmed money transfer.
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Hawkeye Convenience Store
Marion Rd
Mike Wallerstedt
Woman Arrested After Hiding in Office Bathroom
Cedar Rapids police arrested Jenni fer Dvorak, 27, after officers found her hiding in a locked women's bathroom on the ground floor of the Colonial Center, 1500 Second Ave SE. She faces three counts of third degree burglary for breaking into three offices along with charges of interference with official acts and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Jennifer Dvorak
Colonial Center
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids
Mike Wallerstedt
Dvorak
Cedar Rapids doctor surrenders license in settlement
Dr. Garry Goodlett, 58, of Cedar Rapids, surrendered his Iowa medical license to resolve a pending disciplinary matter. The Iowa Board of Medicine charged him March 12 with inappropriately prescribing controlled substances and other meds without proper exams or records, leading to a three year probation, a prescribing and record-keeping course, a $2500 fine, and a public reprimand.
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Garry Goodlett
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa Board of Medicine
Goodlett
Cab Driver Robbery Ended With Choke Hold in Iowa City
Police report a cabdriver was robbed after picking up a black male in his early 20s in the 1100 block of South First Avenue. The suspect forced a choke hold at Bowery and Lucas and fled with an undetermined cash amount. The driver was uninjured.
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Lucas and
Bowery Streets
South First Avenue
Bowery
Lucas Streets
Iowa panel proposes 56 options to cut greenhouse gas emissions
The Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council presented 56 options to Gov. Culver and lawmakers for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the state. The plan emphasizes energy efficiency, cleaner fuels, and new technologies while stopping short of urging a coal plant moratorium. Chair Jerry Schnoor notes emissions grow over 1 percent annually. a final report was unveiled at a Friday news conference.
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Charlotte Eby
Des Moines
Bureau
Chet Culver
Iowa
Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council
Jerry Schnoor
University of Iowa
Schnoor
Rich Leopold
Turn to the church by Molly Rossiter
The article notes Cedar Rapids residents seeking stability after the Cedar River flood join Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church One baptisms were held for 15 people at a New Year’s Eve service led by Rev. Damian Epps at 1200 Second Ave SE Cedar Rapids The church has seen membership more than double since June as floods displaced families and economic stress grew
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Molly Rossiter
Gazette
Emiece Smith
Keonna Smith
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids
Mount Zion
Cedar River
Damian Epps
Epps
Robins mayor at odds with council over city engineering contract
Robins Mayor Ian Cullis opposes awarding the city engineering contract to Snyder & Associates urging a bid process. The council is expected to override his veto, highlighting tensions between longtime firm relations and oversight in small town government.
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Uglaws Robins
Ian Cullis
Robins
City Engineering
Snyder & Associates
Cullis
Snyder
Towa
Hiawatha
North Liberty
Joel Miller
Linn County Auditor
Robins’ Council
In the middle ground of romance and reality
Jennifer Hemmingsen reflects on romantic comedies shaping expectations and advocates embracing the middle of life. She notes Heriot Watt University findings, contrasts film fantasies with real marriage, and urges readers to focus on practical progress rather than fairy tale endings.
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Heriot Watt University
Edinburgh
Serendipity
Manhattan
Harry
Notting Hill
Seattle
Jackson State University
Sam
Marley & Me
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