East Iowa Cartoonist Charged With First Degree Murder
Coralville public access host and cartoonist Lyle Harris 36 of Davenport is charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Jerome Gordon 39 in Bettendorf. Harris held on 500000 bond after a Wednesday night arrest and hospital treatment.
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Coralville
Public Access
Bettendorf
Lyle Harris
Second St
No. 10
Davenport
Scott County
Harris
Rudypoos
Jerome D. Gordon
Denise Harris
Gordon
John Barker
Genesis Medical Center
Rudypool
Gazette
Chicago
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids consolidates parks and recreation department
Cedar Rapids appoints City Council approved Ron Dumke to lead the merged Parks and Recreation Department. The consolidation, from two units with a 4.9 million dollar budget and about 150 workers, saves 73000 yearly after former director Dave Holstad left in March. Cedar Rapids remains Iowa’s only city with split departments until finalization.
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Cedar Rapids
Ron Dumke
Parks and Recreation
Iowa
Open House Planned at St. John of the Cross Catholic Worker House
An open house Sunday at 1027 Fifth Ave SE invites the public to tour the St. John of the Cross Catholic Worker House from 2 to 5 p.m. The shelter aids the homeless, connects clients with social services, and distributes bakery products and food baskets. In 1994 the agency sheltered 110 people and served over 5,500 meals.
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St. John of the Cross Catholic Worker House
Fifth Ave
Catholic Worker House
Interstate crash prompts debate on work zone speed limits
A pair of semis collided on I 80 east of Iowa City injuring Kevin Clapper and prompting questions about speed limits in construction zones. Foster Sturgeon escaped with a head bump as crews freed Clapper after an hourlong extrication. IDOT had boosted warning signs and kept a 65 mph limit through the work zone.
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Aircare
Interstate 80
Iowa City
Kevin Clapper
Tomah
Wis
Clapper
University Hospitals
Foster Sturgeon
Fayetteville
Ark
Sturgeon
Oklahoma
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
Fred Walker
Idot Transportation Safety Engineer
Walker
IDOT
Kent Ellis
Cedar Rapids
Ellis
Highway 1
Carman Inc
Fort Smith, Ark
Jim Summers
No one deserves abuse says domestic violence survivor
Tammy Augustine, 23, recounts being beaten by ex boyfriend Marcel LePire, 37, who is jailed on a 750000 bond for attempted murder and first degree burglary after breaking into her Coralville apartment. Augustine, who has a criminal past, criticizes police and court officials for blaming victims. Her injuries include facial bruising, split lips, head bumps, and arm burns. She stresses trauma beyond physical wounds and calls out bias against battered women with criminal records.
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Tammy Augustine
Marcel LePire
LePire
Johnson County
Marcel le Pire
Second St
Augustine
Marion City Council drops 1 road extension in five year plan
Marion council dropped 29th Avenue from the five year capital improvements plan and swapped in a future 35th Avenue extension. The panel also approved widening North 10th Street near the Linn Mar school campus and discussed traffic needs after Boyson Road’s next year extension. Residents raised safety concerns about proximity to Linn Mar facilities for both corridors.
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Tom Fruehling
29Th Avenue
Marion
35Th Avenue
North 10Th Street
Linn-Mar
10Th Street
Jeff Schott
Dave Karr
Bob Brown
Julie Speral
Boyson Road
Ailburnett Road
Indian Creek Road
Novak and
Indian Creek
13 year old’s trial set in Cedar Rapids shooting death
The Linn County Juvenile Court schedules Aug 23-24 for Bran don Hugenel on involuntary manslaughter and fourth degree theft. Judge Grady keeps him at a youth shelter but may allow placement with a cooperative relative. The case concerns 12 year old Ryan Abrams shot by a classmate’s rifle.
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Gazette Courts
Linn County
Brandon Hugenel
Patrick Grady
Hugenel
Grady
Juvenile Probation Office
Harriet Ave
Ryan Abrams
Abrams
Cedar Rapids
Boys State Training School
Eldora
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Linda Kahlbaugt
Dale Kueter
John Kenyon Gazette
Linda Kahibau
Williamsburg
Johnson
West Brancl
Lynn M. Tefft
Fifth St
Marion City Council
C.R
Dick Hogan
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