Inmate charged after assault at Linn County jail
Bruce A. Miller, 38, of Cedar Rapids, was charged with assault causing bodily injury after punching fellow inmate Matthew Drilling, 38, who had failed to wake him for dinner. Miller also faces criminal mischief for ripping a jail mattress and intoxication. Drilling sought hospital care for a possible broken nose.
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Linn County
Sheriff's Department
Bruce A. Miller
Ripon St. SW
Miller
Matthew Drilling
Skywalk hearing weighs Cedar Rapids skywalk future
A public hearing during the City Council meeting will explore whether the city should take ownership of three privately run skywalks at the north end or instead create a district to fund the system. Officials estimate about $50,000 yearly for operations if ownership passes.
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Cedar Rapids
Sumner Teen Dies In Bremer County Crash
Renee Stahlhut age 15 of Sumner died in a two vehicle crash in Bremer County while riding with Brian Thorp 18 also of Sumner. Thorp’s eastbound car on Highway 93 collided with a westbound vehicle driven by Mark Zell 29 of Sumner. Zell was charged with failure to yield and injuries were reported to Zell Thorp and Trent Kafer 5 a passenger in Zell's vehicle though hospital status was not confirmed.
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Renee Stahlhut
Sumner
Bremer County
Stahlhut
Brian Thorp
State Patrol
Thorp
Highway 93
Mark Zell
Zell
Trent Kafer
Dodgeville Man Killed in Dubuque County Truck Crash
Phillips Hall Phillips, 44, of Dodgeville Wisconsin, died Monday when his semi left Highway 52 north of Dubuque after he lost control. The Dubuque County Sheriff's Department identified him Tuesday as the victim.
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Hall Phillips
Dodgeville
Wis
Phillips
Dubuque
Dubuque County
Fire damages three downtown Winfield businesses
Electrical wiring is suspected to start a blaze that gutted Buffs Parts and Auto and damaged a three story Masonic Lodge and a restaurant. Fire Chief Terry Wasson said Mike Hiles of the State Fire Marshal's Office investigated the Monday fire.
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Winfield
Terry Wasson
Mike Hiles
State Fire Marshal's Office
Buffs
Missing Jesus figure sparks second theft at Memory Gardens
Iowa City reports a second theft from a Nativity display at Memory Gardens Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum as a baby Jesus statue, valued at 50 dollars, was taken Tuesday from a manger near the entrance. The infant figure had vanished previously around Thanksgiving and later reappeared. Police investigate the theft.
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Jesus
Mary and Joseph
Jeff Forbes
Memory Gardens
Chapel Mausoleum
Muscatine Ave
Blood Evidence Tied Fields to Lacey Death at 1577 Second Ave
Police report bloodstains found in both upstairs and downstairs apartments at 1577 Second Ave SE linked to Blonda Lacey's murder. The interior stairs and a blood spot near Apartment A door, where suspect David Ywain Fields resided, support the case as detectives pursued Fields who fled the scene and was later seen leaving in a red Firebird.
Byrne backs suspect smoking in interrogation room policy clash
Police Chief Bud Byrne says he would defend any detective who lets a cooperating suspect smoke in an interrogation room despite the city no smoking policy. David Fields, 24, is the primary murder suspect who disappeared from the police station after giving a statement. He is wanted on a first degree murder warrant in the stabbing death of Blonda Lacey, 21, whose body was found in her apartment. Fields had dropped Lacey’s children at a convenience store. blood was found on him and at the apartment entry. He is on parole for a prior drug offense.
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David Ywain Fields
Lacey
Fields
Eugene Williams
Clover Dr
Rick Smith Gazette
Olice
Bud Byrne
Byrne
David Fields
Blonda Lacey
Second Ave. SE
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids Health Dept Goes Paperless With High Tech Labs
Linn County Health Department adopts computerized air pollution monitors and a water test database to improve efficiency and accuracy. Lab supervisor Marty Ralston explains the move toward a paperless system, with data stored digitally and transmitted to agencies reducing delays and paperwork.
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Gazette
Linn County
County Health Department
Marty Ralston
Cedar Rapids
Police union agrees to health premium contributions
Cedar Rapids Police Department union members are the first to agree to direct health insurance premium contributions under a tentative 1996 contract. They will pay 5 per month for single coverage and 10 per month for family coverage in exchange for raises totaling about 3 percent.
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Lonnie Zingula
Azette
Cedar Rapids
Chauffeurs
Teamsters
Hel
Ers
Reward offered for information on elk shot at Pinicon Ridge Park
A reward up to 1000 dollars is offered for tips about who shot a tame female elk at Pinicon Ridge Park near Central City Iowa. The autopsy found three entry and three exit wounds from a high powered rifle and the animal died after suffering through the night. Investigators seek leads and ask for tips to 1 800 532 2020.
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Aric Sloterdyk
Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
Hawkeye Area
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Terry Brosh
Solon
George Cain
Iowa City
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Dick Hogan
Apartment A
Linn Health Department
By Lynn M. Tefft
Environmental Protection Agency
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Ralston
Police Department
Judy Perkins
Para
Perkins
Sloterdyk
Hazelton
Linn County Park
Wapsipinicon
Central City
Elk
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