Dozen Tornadoes Hit Iowa Amid Severe Midweek Storms
Preliminary data from the National Weather Service shows 26 tornadoes touched down across Iowa on Wednesday, potentially ranking as the third most on a single day in state history. No deaths or injuries were reported, but several buildings, trees, and power lines were damaged including a school complex in Oelwein and a high school facility in Lake City. EF3 and EF0 tornadoes were recorded in Calhoun and Fayette counties respectively.
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Trial details unfold in Bagley murder case in Cedar Rapids
Key witnesses describe a plan by Wagner Blahnik and Hoff to kill Bagley over drug debts. Bagley’s body was wrapped in a tarp and buried in Wagner’s yard after a confrontation at Hoff’s trailer. Shaw remains jailed in a separate federal case. he faces no charges in this homicide. The trial adjourned for the weekend with testimony continuing Monday.
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Carissa Marti
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Three charged in deadly 2018 Branson duck boat wreck
In Stone County Missouri captain Kenneth McKee general manager Curtis Lanham and manager on duty Charles Baltzell face 63 felony counts tied to the Ride the Ducks sinking on Table Rock Lake during a severe storm. McKee faces 29 charges including 17 for first degree involuntary manslaughter with child endangerment. Coleman family member Tia Coleman reacts.
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Galena
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Kirbyville
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Illinois
Arkansas
Tia Coleman
Coleman
Eric Schmitt
Matt Selby
McKee
Missouri Highway Patrol
Illinois bans police from lying to minors during interrogations
Illinois Gov. J B Pritzker signed the nations first law banning deceptive interrogation tactics toward minors effective January 1 The measure prohibits promising leniency or claiming nonexistent evidence It follows a push to reform criminal justice and reduce wrongful convictions supported by Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and scholars like David Sklansky
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North Carolina
Man found dead in Cedar River near Cedar Rapids
A man in his 40s died after entering the Cedar River to swim near First Street and O Avenue NW. Firefighters searching for about 30 minutes found the body in roughly 10 feet of water, about 15 feet from shore. The identity was not released.
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