Cedar Rapids clerks cited for selling alcohol to minor
Police and a minor volunteer checked 10 Cedar Rapids businesses in southwest and northwest areas on Friday. Clerks at Petro N Provisions, Hawkeye Convenience, and Citgo sold alcohol to the underage buyer. Sgt. Tom Jonker said this was the first in a series of planned enforcement checks at bars, stores, and clubs.
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Cedar Rapids
Southwest
Petro N Provisions
Ellis Blvd
Hawkeye Convenience
Johnson Ave
Citgo
First Ave
Tom Jonker
Dubuque Bank Robbery Under Investigation
Dubuque police seek a gunman who robbed Dubuque Bank & Trust on John F. Kennedy Road shortly after 5 p.m. The white male, about 5 feet 11 inches, wore a gray hooded sweatshirt and neck warmer and fled on foot northbound. No exact amount known. Call 319-589-4414 with tips.
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Dubuque
Dubuque Bank & Trust Corp
John F. Kennedy Road
Tom Parker
Parker
Meth Lab Found During Oelwein RAID Task Force Search
Police and the RAID Task Force, a six agency partnership, found an active methamphetamine lab in a vehicle during a search shortly after 4 am Monday in Oelwein. No arrests were made and investigators continue the case.
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Oelwein
Winter storm delays Iowa fire investigation at historic bookshop
A winter storm in Manchester postponed the state fire investigation into a Sunday blaze that heavily damaged the 145 year old Maranatha Book Shop Mail Boxes and Parcels. No injuries were reported as Fire Marshal George Howe said the investigator, returning from Illinois, would likely start later in the week.
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Iowa
Maranatha
Illinois
George Howe
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Warmer Weather Keeps Snow from Hitting Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowans dodged a heavy snowfall as warmth reduced potential accumulation to none in Cedar Rapids and nearby areas. Ice warnings prompted school cancellations while officials monitored conditions and warned of slick side streets and driveways.
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Denny Frary
Cedar Rapids
Frary
KCRG
Weather Service
Muscatine County
Belle Plaine Fire Department grapples with surge in calls
Belle Plaine Iowa faced a sharp rise in calls in 2000 with 66 incidents up from 28 in 1998 and 46 in 1999 as 40 volunteers logged more hours. Fire Chief Russ Spading notes dry conditions and grass fires composing about 30 percent of calls while two simultaneous blazes stretched resources.
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Inyatea
Benton County
Cedar Rapids
Spading
Tipton
Cedar County
Belle Plaine
John Miller
State Trooper Trapped Under Semi Survives I-80 Crash
West Branch reporter Nathan Hill details how state Trooper Jeff Benson was trapped beneath a semi trailer after helping a family of three whose minivan slid off Interstate 80. Benson was in serious condition at University Hospitals by Monday evening.
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Benson
University Hospitals
Patrol officer survives icy crash after semitruck collision
Benson halted on Interstate 80's eastbound shoulder to help the De Avila family when a sliding semi-trailer struck his parked patrol car. The crash pinned them beneath the vehicles. Geonia De Avila and 7-year-old Lisa De Avila of Cicero, Illinois, died. Benson survived with no broken bones.
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Benson
Geonia de Avila
Lisa
Cicero
Rob Hansen
Hansen
State Patrol District 12
Roger Moler
de Avilas
West Branch
Chiropractor 79 Still Helps WilliamsburgPatients
Keith Dougherty, a chiropractor for 50 years in Williamsburg, Iowa, continues practicing at his family clinic on the south side of the square. He recalls his father starting the practice in 1935 and notes the profession’s enduring value despite jokes about chiropractic care.
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Illiamsburg
Keith Dougherty
Keith
Williamsburg Square
Texas
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport
Williamsburg
Dougherty
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