Murder charge in Linn County tied to strangling of Linda Kowalsky
Troy Kowalsky, Linda Kowalsky’s son, remains jailed in Linn County on a first degree murder count after police say he strangled his mother around Oct 2 and left her body in her car trunk at a Marion storage garage. Brenda Kowalsky spoke at a news conference, urging awareness of the case’s impact. The judge ordered preservation of Linda Kowalsky’s body and the crime scene for the Public Defender’s investigation.
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Linn County
Marion
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Linda Kowalsky
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Arrest follows interview and divorcees in Cedar Rapids case
Police did not release new information Friday. Brenda Kowalsky and Troy Kowalsky, divorced in 2004, reside with three children in Cedar Rapids. Records show Kowalsky was arrested after an interview. details appear in the Web version at Gazettenline.
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Marion
Brenda Kowalsky
Cedar Rapids
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Meals program eyes downtown building for free meals
Cedar Rapids city officials, the meals program board and supporters weigh restoring a neglected public building in Greene Square Park at no city cost. United Way options are being studied with a February 7 council report and potential collaboration with another agency.
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Justin Shields
Jerry McGrane
Chuck
Meals Program Board
Shields
Jim Prosser
Kay Halloran
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United Way
Iowa
United Way Wil
Cedar Rapids
Open meetings clash prompts FOI requests and lawsuits
Regents face scrutiny over rolling closed sessions and email practices amid a surge in Freedom of Information requests. The Gazette cites 41 requests in late 2006, including 153 pages of regent emails about a presidential search, tying to UI and University Hospitals disclosures and a lawsuit alleging an open records violation.
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Regents Office
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John Colloton
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Colloton
University Hospitals
Parrott
Legislature shows slow progress on minimum wage bills
Cedar Rapids lobbyist Cloyd Robinson says movement will come next week as Democrats in both chambers expect to approve the minimum wage increase and send it to Gov. Culver. Leaders note symbolism in Senate File 1 and House File 1 with an April d effective date. House Minority Leader Christopher Rants cautions pace yet sees no disappointment.
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Cedar Rapids
Chet Culver
House
Tort Vilsack
Senate
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
Congress
Towa
Murphy
Chuck Gipp
Decorah
Gipp
Mary Lundby
Marion
Legislative forum at Mercy Medical Center opens public Q&A
A 10 am legislative forum in the Halloran Education Center at Mercy Medical Center invites area residents to hear lawmakers answer questions. Remarks touch on Democratic stances on health care and procedure as Republicans note learning curves from past control. Lawmakers include Chuck Gipp and Mary Lundby with comments on promises and execution.
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Mercy Medical Center
10Th St
Halloran
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