Tornado hits McGregor Iowa in EF1 strike
Volunteers rushed to Main Street of McGregor after an EF1 tornado struck around 6 15 pm Wednesday. Downed trees bricks and shattered storefronts littered the town as residents reported rapid weather changes and damage. Local leaders pledged support and disaster relief measures following the hit.
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McGregor
Clayton County
Kristie Austin
McGregor- Marquette
National Weather Service
Chamber of Commerce
Austin
Ruff
Maria Brummel
Health care thank you for saving my son bone marrow donor match
Liane Staal writes to her US donor Rachel Kruse after her 20 year old son received a marrow transplant to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Kruse, 39, of Cedar Rapids, had volunteered years earlier and agreed to donate when called in 2011.
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Denmark
Liane Staal
Atlantic
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United States
Rachel Kruse
Cedar Rapids
Quad Cities
University of Iowa
Kruse
Jonas Staal
Iowa
Staal
U.S
Wray Endorsed as FBI Director Nominee by Senate Panel
Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously backs Christopher Wray to replace James Comey as FBI director. Senate Leader McConnell aims for confirmation before the August recess despite Democrats’ obstruction concerns.
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Washington
Donald Trump
Justice Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
Christopher Wray
FBI
James Comey
Senate
Mitch McConnell
Wray
McConnell
New ash borer find portends wide losses in Cedar Rapids
The second case of emerald ash borer in Cedar Rapids since 2015 alarms officials that ash trees could dramatically decline within two years. City arborists call it a slow moving natural disaster, noting neighborhoods with many 1950s to 1980s era ash trees will bear the brunt as forestry crews report evidence in the southwest quadrant near the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena and Jefferson High.
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Cedar Rapids
Todd Fagan
Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Jefferson High
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