Beetles Threaten Gardens and Crops Across Iowa
Japanese beetles established on the East Coast by 1916 and spread west. They damage grapes beans corn and lawns as grubs and skeletonize foliage as adults. Iowa reports early sightings in Cedar Rapids in the 1970s and 1994 infestations in Scott County. Iowa City spared some damage while Dubuque and river towns faced tougher losses. Experts advise against home spraying due to bee harm while noting chemical control is limited and beetles risk defoliation but rarely kill plants.
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Cedar Rapids
Scott County
Patrick O'Malley
Iowa State University Extension
Iowa City
Linn
Dubuque
Mississippi River
Mike Haas
Prairie Stone Vineyards
Laura Jesse
ISU
Jesse
Gregg Mealiff
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Johnson
ISU Extension
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Stadium venue hosts concert with 5000 tickets sold
About 5 000 tickets sold for the concert at the new stadium which holds 8 000 general admission. Roeder praises the venue and Jam Productions while noting strong support from U S Cellular in Cedar Rapids.
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Roeder
Chicago
Jam Productions
Nelson
U.S. Cellular
Cedar Rapids
Fire department uses house for controlled burn
Fire crews returned to a two story house used by the department for training maneuvers and forced entries. Andy Holmes, a homeless man, was checked at the scene and taken to St Luke s Hospital for observation after escaping the fire. The blaze began in the basement around 8 20 a m and burned slowly without accelerants.
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Andy Holmes
Holmes
St. Luke’s Hospital
Koch
Search warrants executed in death of Evelyn Miller
Investigators expanded Friday searches in Floyd County over the death of Evelyn Miller a girl who disappeared July 1 from a Floyd apartment. Authorities have not announced arrests and the body recovered from the Cedar River awaits positive identification.
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Ine Nacette
Charles City
Evelyn Miller
Floyd County
Marilyn Dettmer
Dettmer
Jerri McLemore
Cedar River
McLemore
Miller
Mary Neubauer
Noel Miller
Casey Frederiksen
Frederiksen
Evelyn
Danny Slick
Randy Patrie
Floyd County District Court
Strangers and Kids Safety Debate Cites Iowa Abductions
University of Northern Iowa criminology assistant professor Richard Featherstone questions the overemphasis on stranger danger citing 1999 data. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children urges age appropriate messaging while FBI and DOJ figures show most kidnappings involve family or acquaintances and public attention aids detection.
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Richard Featherstone
University of Northern Iowa
Featherstone
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Center
National Safety
Nancy McBride
FBI
U.S. Department of Justice
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Jeanie Dowd
Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse
Dowd
London Bomb Attacks Aftermath Touches City Quiet Streets
London remains eerily quiet as investigators pursue leads after the worst attack since World War II. Authorities report no survivors in the tunnels and families wait at hospitals for news while flowers gather at Underground stations.
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Andy Trotter
London
Ian Blair
Metropolitan Police
Washington
al-Qaida
Europe
London residents show resolve after terrorist attacks
University of Iowa dean Gary Fethke and former Iowa City resident in England say Londoners carry on with life despite four bombs. He notes police government and religious groups united in condemning the attacks and that London remains diverse and resilient.
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
England
Gary Fethke
University of Iowa Tippie College of Business
Fethke
Carol Fethke
London
Megan Geha Cordeiro
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