Four shot at Ralston Foods ends in suspect surrender
Gerald Rieflin, a 35 year old shipping employee, is charged with two counts of first degree murder and two counts of attempted murder after a late night workplace shooting at the Ralston Foods plant. Four coworkers were hit and two died. Police say a handgun was recovered and a two hour standoff ended with Rieflin's surrender. Witnesses describe a disturbed motive and a history of workplace incidents. Rieflin is jailed in Linn County.
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Rick Smith
Lynn M
Kern
David Sebetka
Indiana St
Darrell Bahndorf
Williams Blvd
Jim McGuin
Grain Millers Local 10
Ralston
McGuin
Rieflin
National Oats Co
16Th St. NE
Bever Ave
Linn County
State funds back Blairstown ethanol plant
State funding totaling 1 million dollars was approved for two Eastern Iowa ethanol plants, including an 18.5 million project near Blairstown by Sunrise Energy Cooperative. The plan aims to produce 7.5 million gallons of ethanol annually and employ 17 people, with concerns about traffic and odors fading as studies proceed. Local officials remain cautious about timelines and approvals.
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Blairstown
Behounek
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Benton County
Dell Hanson
Sunrise Co-op
Keystone
DEO
Applied Agricultural Technologies Inc
Amana
Icy weather grips Eastern Iowa
Icy conditions kept residents home across the region on Friday as freezing rain and sleet created hazardous travel. Power utilities announce up plan Cedar Rapids plant to generate electricity and supply steam to Penford Products for industrial use.
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Iowa
IES
Penford
IES Utilities
Cedar Rapids
Oxford Driver Back on Track in Busch Grand National
Steve Boley of Oxford earns a second chance on the NASCAR Busch Grand National circuit with renewed prospects. Details on page 1C.
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Oxford
Steve Boley
Poland’s Walesa mourns with Jews at Auschwitz liberation
After criticism from Jewish groups, President Lech Walesa expressed a conciliatory tone at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation. Details on Back Page, 16D.
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Lech Walesa
Auschwitz
Jurors Acquit Miller in Vehicular Homicide Case
Jurors found Mike Miller not guilty of vehicular homicide after five hours of deliberation, saying the state did not prove recklessness. The decision came as Miller and his parents called the outcome bittersweet, given two friends’ deaths in the June crash and a serious injury to Larry Glick’s wife.
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Richard Soden
Kraig Scholbrock
Marion
Miller
County Home Road
Larry Glick
Whittier
Glick
Sandra
Lance Rooks
Rooks
Peg
Ice delays Simpson book draws little Iowa attention
OJ Simpsons new book I Want to Tell You triggered little reader interest in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City outlets. Stores reported slim orders and muted demand as frigid weather and ongoing coverage kept public attention away from the memoir. The author defends his actions while publishers dispute a large advance.
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Mike Ellen
Gazette
O.J
Iowa
Jim Harris
Prairie Lights Books
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Steve Camp
Camp Bros. Books
Mount Vernon Rd
Walden Books
Westdale Mall
Iowa Book & Supply Co
Simpson
Matthew Lange
Iowa Book
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16Th Street
Kathy Dochterman
Dochterman
Donna Leach
Gerald Rieflin
Berl An
Bever Park
Gazette Map
Nteenens
Eeeaeennes
By Rick Smith
Ice
Bill Heldt
B. Dalton Booksellers
Lindale Mall
Little, Brown & Co
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Nicole
Little, Brown
Time Warner AudioBooks
Lange
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
B. Dalton
Associated Press
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