Bitter cold grips region with wind chills below zero
Temperatures will dip into the single digits through Friday with weekend highs only in the upper teens to low 30s as a wind chill advisory stays in effect. Colony Heating reports 300 service calls over the weekend as arctic conditions strain furnaces and stressed, aging units risk overheating without steady thermostats.
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Gross
P.J. Kalb
Colony Heating & Air Conditioning
Cedar Rapids
Colony
Weather and Pileup Sting Cedar Rapids Interstate 380
A 14 vehicle crash on I 380 in Cedar Rapids occurred Tuesday morning as frost covered roads and a possible loss of vehicle control near the Seventh Street exit. Two people were hospitalized with minor injuries, and traffic was rerouted for about two hours, officials said.
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Cedar Rapids
Hicle
Seventh Street
Greg Buelow
Public Health Warns of Severe Iowa Flu Season
Iowa faces its worst flu season since 2014-15 with a virulent A strain causing severe illness. Nursing homes report outbreaks as experts urge vaccination despite mixed protection. Officials emphasize vaccine reduces severity and urge all six months+ to get shots to protect infants and vulnerable elderly.
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Iowa
Patricia Quinlisk
Iowa Department of Public Health
Quinlisk
Ravi Vemuri
Des Moines’ Mercy Medical Center
Australia
Shriver
Campaign Almanac Boulton Time Change At Coralville Rally
The Almanac notes a 6 30 p m time for the Iowa City Team Boulton Rally with state Sen Joe Bolkcom and Rep Amy Nielsen at ReUnion Brewery Coralville. Also Nate Boulton will join the Women's Rights Rally at CSPS Hall Cedar Rapids on Thursday at noon. A Mowrer meet and greet with Rob Hogg is set for 9 a m Jan 13 at Blue Strawberry Cedar Rapids. Linn County Democratic Party schedules five caucus training sessions from Jan 24 to Feb 4 at various libraries and centers.
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Boulton
Iowa City
Joe Bolkcom
Amy Nielsen
North Liberty
ReUnion Brewery
Second St
Coralville
Nate Boulton
Des Moines
Csps Hall
Third St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Mowrer
Jim Mowrer
Rob Hogg
Blue Strawberry Company
Second St. SE
Linn County
Democratic Party
Hiawatha Community Center
Suspect identified in Cedar Rapids weekend shooting
Police in Cedar Rapids have identified a suspect in a weekend shooting in the southeast area. The person is in custody on other charges and an arrest is pending. Officers responded to Bever Avenue SE for shots fired at 7:24 p.m. Saturday and found a 41 year old woman with a gunshot wound to the abdomen who remains hospitalized and is not expected to be life threatening. The incident was not random and there is no threat to the public.
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Cedar Rapids
Bever Avenue SE
Buelow
Illinois man charged after Iowa City home assault
Dylan Branecki, 19, of Crystal Lake, allegedly entered a woman’s home on Church Street at 2:25 am and assaulted her causing facial injuries. He resisted arrest using chemical spray, provided a fake ID, and remained combative at the Johnson County Jail. He faces multiple charges including assault causing bodily injury and two trespass counts.
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Iowa City
Illinois
Dylan R. Branecki
Crystal Lake
Church Street
Branecki
Johnson County
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids area accused in multiple motor vehicle crashes
The Log notes charges filed by federal and local authorities in Eastern Iowa. Individuals named include Benjamin L. Wilson and Charles E. Taylor in Cedar Rapids and North Liberty, Micchael L. Cashman, Robert M. McDonagh, Trevor M. Freking-Donohue, with incidents at Huntington Ridge, Quail roads, Sunset Street, Benton Street, Riverside Drive, and Sugar Creek Lane. All are described as charges or offenses with driving while license revoked cited.
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Benjamin L. Wilson
Riverside Dr
Cedar Rapids
Second Ave
Micchael L. Cashman
Acacia Dr
Huntington Ridge
Quailroads
Robert M. McDonagh
Davenport
Sunset St
Iowa City
Trevor M. Freking- Donohue
Douglass St
Benton Street
Riverside Drive
Charles E. Taylor
Holiday Lodge Rd
North Liberty
Sugar Creek Lane
Westwood Drive
Assault charges filed against five Iowa City residents
Courvoisier L Thurman 28 of 1100 Arthur St Iowa City faces assault causing bodily injury after leaping two fences to attack a victim on Davis Street on Sept 23. Lawrence E Washington, address unknown, accused of removing and throwing drawers from kitchen cabinets injuring a woman on Oct 26. LaTaye D Smith 41 of Gedar Rapids charged with domestic abuse assault third or subsequent and impeding air flow by slamming a woman to the ground on Oct 29. Robert K Crader 42 of 303 Fairchild St Coraville accused of slapping a woman Dec 20. Timothy M Strath 33 of 425 Highway 1 West No 6 Iowa City charged with domestic abuse for striking a woman in the chest between Dec 24 and Dec 31.
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Courvoisier L. Thurman
Arthur St
Iowa City
Davis Street
Lawrence E. Washington
Arthur Street
LaTaye D. Smith
21St Ave
Gedar Rapids
Robert K. Crader
Fairchild St
Corabille
Timothy M. Strath
Highway 1 West
Cliy
Iowa Lottery Draws January Second Ongoing Totals
Tuesday results list Pick 3 Midday 1 66 Pick 3 Evening 1 66 Pick 4 Midday 8 8 1 3 Pick 4 Evening 8 0 5 8 Mega Millions 1 42 47 64 70 Mega Ball 22 Jackpot 364 million
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Iowa
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Kalb
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Third Avenue
Cedar River
Hermiston
Quinusk
Department of Public Health
Campaign Almanac
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Beams
A&e
Marion Public Library
Public “Caucus
Cedar Rapids Ladd Library
Lee Hemmiston
Thegazette
Lee Henniston
Thegazette.com
Dylan
United States Attorney, Public Safety Agencies
Linn
Johnson
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