Prosecutor argues calculated murder in Blahnik case
Cedar Rapids prosecutors say Drew Blahnik hunted and stabbed Chris Bagley 13 times on December 14, 2018 at a trailer court under orders from drug trafficker Andrew Shaw. They describe a deliberate plot to eliminate Bagley to protect Shaw’s drug operation, while the defense cites self defense and lack of witness testimony.
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Cedar Rapids
Drew Blahnik
Chris Bagley
Blahnik
Bagley
Linn County
Monica Slaughter
Walker
Andrew Shaw
Shaw
Leon Spies
6Th Judicial District
Christopher Bruns
Slaughter
Wagner
Hoff
Memory care center planned for northeast Cedar Rapids
UnityPoint Health Cedar Rapids teams with Western Home Services to build The Cottages at UnityPoint Way, a $25 million memory care community at 8405 Council St NE. Groundbreaking is set for fall 2021 with opening anticipated in late 2022. The three free standing cottages will house 16 to 20 units each and use a household style care model to support residents with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
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Cedar Rapids
UnityPoint Health
Cedar Falls
Michelle Niermann
UnityPoint Way
Western Home Services
VA to mandate coronavirus vaccines for frontline staff
The Department of Veterans Affairs will require vaccines for more than 100,000 frontline workers including doctors, dentists, podiatrists, and nurses, offering four hours paid leave after vaccination. In Iowa City the system reports about 95 percent fully vaccinated among staff, with 1,828 employees fully vaccinated across its clinics.
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Washington
Department of Veterans Affairs
California
New York
Mayo Clinic
Iowa City
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Janelle Beswick
Coralville
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Affairs
Denis McDonough
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