Drowning at Finley Landings Park in Iowa River area
A 31-year-old Chicago-area man drowned while wading at Finley Landings Park on the Mississippi north of Sherrill. Witnesses saw him go under and not surface. The drowning was reported at 4 43 p.m. and the body recovered three hours later. He was taken to Mercy Medical Center then to Des Moines for autopsy.
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Dubuque County
Mercy Medical Center
Dubuque
Des Moines
Fire destroys restaurant on overlook near Cresco
Cresco firefighters battled a kitchen fire that engulfed Scooter's Tower Club, a restaurant and lounge 2.5 miles southwest of Cresco. Owner Scott Butikofer reported a total loss as crews worked through hot spots with the state Fire Marshal assisting in the investigation.
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Tower Club
Neal Stapelkamp
Cresco Rural Fire Department
Stapelkamp
Scott Butikofer
Drunken-Driving Inmate Escapes Iowa Prison Camp
Clif ford Barnhart a 44 year old inmate sentenced in Dubuque County for drunken driving and eluding officers escaped Monday from the Luster Heights Minimum Security Facility in northeast Iowa while escorted to a restroom. He fled into nearby woods and is described as white 6 feet tall 204 pounds with brown hair and eyes and multiple tattoos.
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Iowa
Barnhart
Luster Heights
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Gazette
Iowa meth lab drop tied to OTC drug law
A new Iowa law restricting certain over the counter medications has led to a 67 percent drop in May and 76 percent drop in June in meth labs year over year. Officials say progress is evident but not zero, with law enforcement reallocating resources toward other narcotics cases. Local counties report varying seizure totals through June 30.
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Gazette
Iowa
Dale Woolery
Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy
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Cedar County
Tom McGuinty
McGuinty
Linn
Johnson County
Washington County
Jones County
Buchanan County
Iowa Division of Narcotics
Iowa County
Nick Roggentien
Roggentien
Wisconsin
Michigan
Don Zeller
Zeller
Associated Press
Tom Harkin
Tom Miller
Harkin
Woman killed in Springville crash identified
SPRINGVILLE The woman who died in a collision near Springville was identified Tuesday as Beverly Beasmore, 69, of Lisbon. Beasmore died at St Luke’s Hospital after being airlifted from the scene at Highway 151 and Springville Road. Her husband Merle Buck Beasmore, 80, was injured but released. a west bound car was driven by Carol Mettler, 44, of Anamosa, who and a passenger were treated and released. Three others were hurt at the same intersection Friday when two pickups collided.
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Beverly Beasmore
Lisbon
Beasmore
St. Luke’s Hospital
Highway 151
Springville Road
Merle “Buck” Beasmore
Carol Mettler
Anamosa
Government Auditors See Few Felons Register to Vote
In Des Moines auditors report little activity from felons granted voting rights under Gov. Tom Vilsack's July 4 executive order. Linn and Johnson counties show minimal registrations with only a handful disclosed as felons. Officials note enforcement relies on self reporting and biweekly checks against the felons list.
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Johnson County
Julie Gilmore
Iowa Iowa Lottery Draws and Jackpot Totals
Tuesday results list Cash Game numbers 614 17 28 33, Pick 3 7 8 4, Pick 3 Evening 7 1 8, Pick 4 3 5 7 46, Pick 4 Evening 1 1 2 6, Illinois Little Lotto 1 9 21 22 24, 6 of 48 jackpot 10 million, Mega Millions 5 17 32 39 53 Mega Ball 36, jackpot 100 million.
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