Independence Night Skies Spark Over July Fourth Plans
Cedar Rapids organizers prepare fireworks along the Ellis Harbor River with the Cedar Boat Club returning to its traditional July 3 show if weather cooperates. The National Weather Service forecasts a 30 percent shower risk Wednesday night and about double that on Thursday, with updates via websites and social media.
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Jury awards family $36M against Cedar Rapids trucking firm
A Linn County jury ordered Westside Transport and driver Clifford Takes to pay over 35.7 million to the family of 18 year old Margaret McQuillen after a 2020 Anamosa crash in heavy fog on Highway 151. The award was cut to 26.1 million as the judge apportioned 73 percent fault to the company and 27 percent to McQuillen.
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