Two Teens Die In Head On Crash Near Maquoketa
Two 17 year olds and a 16 year old girl are dead after a head on collision on Highway 64 east of Maquoketa. A second 16 year old girl is listed in critical condition after being airlifted to the University of Iowa Hospitals. The driver of the westbound car was alone. identities were not released.
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Maquoketa
Iowa State Patrol
Jackson County
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Call Cityline
Iowa City Woman Charged With Providing False Shooting Report
Emily Janish, 19, is charged with providing false information to law enforcement after claiming a drive by shooting near Bowery and Johnson streets on December 27. She was released on her own recognizance. The suspected shooter, Philip Abshier, 20, remains at large facing firearms and drug charges.
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Emily Janish
S. Capitol St
Apt. 6
Stephen Gerard II
Janish
Bowery
Johnson Streets
Evers Williams to Speak at Wartburg College on King Birthday
Myrlie Evers Williams, NAACP chairwoman, will speak at Wartburg College Neumann Auditorium next Tuesday at 7 p.m. The event, free and open to the public, marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations. Evers Williams' activism spans civil rights and the pursuit of justice for Medgar Evers.
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Myrlie Evers-Williams
Medgar Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Wartburg College
Wartburg
Martin Luther King Jr
Neumann Auditorium
Evers-Williams
Mississippi
Kidnapper gets up to 20 years in jail in Iowa case
Jason Harriman, 22, of Fairbank, pleads guilty to third degree kidnapping and second degree burglary in a June home invasion and assault on his former girlfriend Dawn Freidhof. Judge James Beeghley imposes consecutive sentences totaling up to 20 years. accomplice Charlene Smith faces related charges.
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James Q. Lynch
West Union
Fairbank
Oelwein
Jason Harriman
Harriman
Dawn Freidhof
James Beeghley
Prosecution to open in Keokuk County murder trial
A six man six woman jury will hear opening arguments in the first degree murder trial of Jesse James Jackson in Mount Pleasant. Jackson, 25, faces charges for the Valentine's Day killing of Larry Grove, 29, with ex girlfriend Maria Allar set to testify per a plea bargain.
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Uazette
Mount Pleasant
Jesse James Jackson
Jackson
Rose Hill
Larry Grove
Sigourney
Grove
Maria Allar
Allar
Woman held in stabbing case in Cedar Rapids
Police say Henry Walker was stabbed by his wife Mary Lee Walker, 35, who was arrested on an attempted murder charge. The couple’s dispute began at home. Henry Walker, 54, reported being attacked by three men but investigators determined Mary stabbed him on Park Court SE. He was treated at St Luke’s Hospital and released. Mary Lee Walker remained jailed on $32,500 bond.
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Cindy Hadish
Cedar Rapids
Mary Lee Walker
Second Ave. SE
Henry T. Walker
16Th St. SE
Park Court SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Joe
Winthrop Embraces Curbside Recycling Initiative
Winthrop moves from a recycling trailer to curbside pickup as 851 residents adopt door-to-door recycling. Mayor Dennie leads the change, noting higher costs but greater participation and environmental benefits. Iowa shows widespread curbside and drop-off programs with Cedar Rapids testing plans.
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Iowa
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Dennie
Tom Adams
East Buchanan
Joel Werling
Tom
Garth Frable
DNR
Curbside
Mary Ryan
Waste Management of Independence
Independence
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