Iowa AG blocks Bentley bid for Supreme Court review
The Iowa Attorney General's Office resists James Bentley's demand for Supreme Court review of a district court ruling admitting a videotaped interview with Jetseta Gage as evidence. Bentley, 33, faces second degree sexual abuse charges in Linn and Benton counties involving 10-year-old Jetseta. Bentley’s brother Roger Bentley, 38, is charged with kidnapping and killing Jetseta in March.
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James Bentley
Iowa Supreme Court
Jessera Gage
Attorney General’s
Bentley
Linn
Benton
Jetseta
Cedar Rapids
Roger Paul Bentley
Brandon
Woman charged after chase through fence
A 21-year-old woman was arrested on a drunken driving charge after leading Linn County deputy Pat Brady through a chain link fence. The chase began near St. Luke s Hospital when the car entered I 380 from the Eighth Street NE on ramp and ended behind Ben Ellis s home at 4406 Navajo Dr NE.
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Linn County
St. Luke’s Hospital
Pat Brady
Eighth Street NE
Ben Ellis
Navajo Dr. NE
Noelridge Park
Ellis
Brady
Meadow View Apartments
Rushmore Dr
Iowa City gains interim diversity chief Jennifer Modestou
Jennifer Modestou 46, University of Iowa director of campus relations and associate director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, is named interim director of the office by President David Shorton. She will replace Charlotte Westerhaus who is leaving to join the NCAA as vice president of diversity and inclusion.
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Jennifer Modestou
University of Iowa
Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
David Shorton
Modeston
Charlotte Westerhaus
NCAA
Probation Ordered in 2003 Fatal Crash
Dan Wilkerson, 50, avoided jail after a guilty plea to involuntary manslaughter related to the August 25 2003 crash that killed Donald Westcott and injured his wife Judith. A deferred judgment places him on two years probation amid family criticism of evidentiary and prosecutorial handling.
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Judith Westcott
Oxford
Dan Wilkerson
Johnson County District Court
Wilkerson
Judith
Donald Westcott
Scott Peterson
Zack Kucharski
Gazette
Owa
Iowa
Westcott
North Liberty
Bingo
Scott Westcott
David Remley
Blouin leaves DED to pursue governor bid
Gov. Tom Vilsack named Mary Sawyer acting head of the Department of Economic Development after Blouin resignation. Blouin, 59, plans a gubernatorial bid and noted Iowa grew from 51 to 451 business prospects since 2003, with 369 projects creating or preserving 20 410 jobs and nearly 3.5 billion dollars in investment.
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Rod Boshartine
Des Moines
Tom Vilsack
Mike Blouin
Vilsack
Blouin
Department of Economic Development
Deo
Mary Sawyer
Iowa
Northeast
Cedar Rapids
DOT computer system slows Iowa vehicle registrations
The Iowa Department of Transportation’s six month old $10 million system frustrated county treasurers and residents renewing registrations. A Friday slowdown led to longer lines, and the statewide shutdown at 3:40 pm prompted repairs. Some officials noted improvements after 4 pm, while others prepare to report the incident to supervisors.
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Dick Hogan
Gazette
Iowa Department of Transportation
DOT
Shirley Andre
DOT Motor Vehicle Division
Johnson County
Tom Kriz
Board of Supervisors
Kriz
Powerball founder eyed in royalties and tontine musings
The column muses on patenting lottery concepts, Powerball’s creator and the Iowa Lottery, noting Stanley Stanek’s raise to 207000 dollars and suggesting royalties might flow to the lottery. it also jokes about tontine history and service station terminology amid a France missing-person note and a Mike Deupree column plug.
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Edward Stanek
Iowa
Stanek
Oregon
Lottery Association
Iowa Lottery
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