Postal worker murder recalls victim’s funeral request
The 36th Street NE shooting ended in the death of postal worker Heising who had asked that Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You play at her funeral for her children Jessica 12 and Alex 8. Ronald Downs Sr. 51 of Cedar Rapids is charged with first degree murder and was found to have threatened Heising after a prior entanglement ending in a 1993 no contact order.
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Davis
Ronald W. Downs Sr
Cedar Rapids
36Th Street
Heising
Jessica
Alex
Whitney Houston
Dennis Getz
Helsing’s
Getz
Jesus
Otto
Downs
Linn
U.S. District Court
Extreme Cold to Grip Midwest with Sharp Temperature Drops
Temperatures will plunge from 10 to 20 degrees Thursday and 20 to 30 Friday, with mid 30s to low 40s by Saturday. historic records, 24 below at Cedar Rapids and 28 below at Waterloo in 1930, may fall again as bitter cold tightens its grip. Furnace checks urged by Maresh Sheet Metal Works as cold stresses heating systems, with warnings against lowering thermostats to save on bills. Outdoor activity limits and possible extended outages announced by IES Utilities as wind chills deepen the danger.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Washta
Cherokee County
Iowa
Dave Maresh
Maresh Sheet Metal Works
Maresh
IES
IES Utilities
Colleen Dykes
Bobbitt trial resumes amid abuse claims and testimony
The Lorena Bobbitt trial enters week two as witnesses describe domestic abuse and fear. Prosecutors expect more testimony from the psychiatrist and potential future witnesses while defense argues insanity. John Wayne Bobbitt testified denying abuse. the jury faces a case with possible sentences up to 20 years.
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Manassas
Lorena Bobbitt
Bobbitt
Susan Fiester
John Wayne Bobbitt
Prince William County
Commonwealth
Paul Ebert
Mary Grace O’brien
Ebert
John Bobbitt
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Midland
Marion
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Mt. Vernon
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