January water main breaks stress Cedar Rapids system
Cedar Rapids reports January brings the most water main breaks with 680 miles of mains at risk. A Friday break on Crestview Drive SE affected 25 to 30 customers for about four hours. January averages 13.8 breaks, with February and December following. Marion saw five December breaks. snow helped insulate grounds.
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Cedar Rapids
Crestview Drive
Megan Murphy
Murphy
Marion
Todd Steigerwaldt
Steigerwaldt
Alee
Cedar Rapids Water Department
David Packingham
Justin Hard
Iowa City repays $531000 overcharge on streetlight bills
The city reimbursed MidAmerican Energy $531,405 after a 2004 error doubled counts of 150 watt streetlights. City Manager Markus says the mistake, detected in a light audit, will fund an LED conversion pilot with projected $350,000 cost savings.
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Iowa City
MidAmerican Energy
Tom Markus
Markus
MidAmerican
Julie White
White
Wildlife Should Survive Arctic Freeze With Proper Cover
Iowa DNR biologists say a 72 hour subzero spell will not heavily harm wildlife if winter cover and food sources remain available. Deer fawns may suffer if snow continues, while pheasants rely on habitat cover and days of snow, and grain access is limited by deep icy snow. Canine predators stay wary, and true hibernators ride out the cold on stored fat.
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Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
Jim Jansen
DNR
Northeast Iowa
Jansen
Todd Bogenschutz
Bogenschutz
Todd Gosselink
Turkey
Vince Eversizer
Eversizer
Branstad Defers to Districts On Weather Closings
Governor Branstad will not close schools himself. he defers to local districts amid a severe cold advisory. The National Weather Service warned residents of dangerous cold Sunday through Tuesday, and Minnesota Governor Dayton announced closures for Monday.
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Branstad
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Jimmy Centers
National Weather Service
Minnesota
Mark Dayton
Shooting injures man on Johnson Ave Northwest
Cedar Rapids police investigated a Friday shooting at 1:11 a.m. at 5620 Johnson Ave NW. A 21-year-old man was found with a torso gunshot wound in a car stopped nearby and treated for nonlife threatening injuries. tips requested via Linn County Crime Stoppers.
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Cedar Rapids
Johnson Ave
Johnson Avenue
Linn County
Iowa City Man Accused of Chasing Neighbors With Crowbar
A criminal complaint states 43 year old Keith A Keenan chased neighbors with a crowbar and swung at them missing. He resisted arrest, kicked an officer, was subdued with chemical spray, and jailed on charges of assault assault on peace officers interference with official acts and fifth degree criminal mischief.
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Iowa City
Keith A. Keenan
Keenan
Johnson County
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