Child Safety Focus Shifts to Acquaintances
Report on child abductions notes risk from familiar people rather than strangers. Authorities link Evelyn Miller who vanished July 1 in Floyd to a body found in Cedar River. earlier case Jesseta Gage, 10, remains unresolved with a family friend suspect. Experts urge awareness beyond stranger danger.
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Diane Heldt
James Q. Lynch
The
Gazette
Julie Kelly
St. Luke’s_ Child Protection Center
Cedar Rapids
Evelyn Miller
Floyd
Cedar River
Jesseta Gage
Iowa
Japanese beetles devastate shrubs in Cedar Rapids area
Emerald headed Japanese beetles with copper wings swarm Cedar Rapids landscapes attacking roses, linden trees, raspberries and more. Linn County master gardener Dianne Johnson says the critters are plentiful and drawing many calls as they feed aggressively.
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Cindy Hadish
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Dianne Johnson
Johnson
Beetle Control Tips For Early Morning Sluggishness
Guidance on beetle management suggests knocking sluggish insects into soapy water, using pheromone traps cautiously, and keeping plants healthy. Cover crops during peak activity and limit chemicals, with options including Sevin permethrin malathion Orthene and rotenone.
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Iowa State University ~Extension
Usda Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Dylan Nelson concert opens Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Stadium
The Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson show launches Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Stadium as a multipurpose venue since its 2002 opening. Gates at 5 p.m. for ticket holders, 5:30 for others. The Green Cards perform at 6:30, Nelson at 7:15, Dylan at 8:50. Tickets $49.50 via Ticketmaster.
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Dylan-Nelson
Dick Hogan
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Bob Dylan
Willie Nelson
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster.com
London subway disaster deepened as bodies found in tunnel
Police said 49 people were dead after explosions on three subway lines and a bus in London. Recovery teams reached the Russell Square wreckage and found more bodies while the death toll was expected to rise. Many remained missing as crews worked in a damaged tunnel.
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London
Russell Square
al-Qaida
Missing-person flier posted as toll rises in London bombing
A London bombing scene mirrors 9/11 as missing-person posters appear at a railway station. The death toll climbs to 49 with optimistic recovery hopes. Police report bombs under 10 pounds carried in backpacks, several leads followed, two Americans injured, and locals vow resilience.
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London
New York
U.S
Fire drill turns real rescue in Cedar Rapids house blaze
A practice drill to fight a controlled burn turned into a real rescue Friday morning when a man appeared in a window of a burning city house at 616 C Ave NW. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department said rescuers quickly extinguished the fire and ventilated the home. the man was not injured.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
C Ave
Matthew Cohen
Kcrg-Tv
C Avenue NW
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