Courthouse clock tower receives fresh coat of paint
Painter shows off a renewed Clayton County Courthouse clock tower as a fresh coat brightens the historic feature. Accused bank robber Anthony Flowers was arrested in Dubuque after a patrol observed him biking. Jefferson High grad Nicole Faul diagnosed with meningitis. Mother daughter duo Ann and Erica Devine ordered to pay victim restitution for theft ring. Cedar Rapids residents oppose East Post Road SE extension proposal.
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Dubuque
Ann
Erica Devine
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Second plan moves Linn and Johnson into open district
Iowa reapportionment would create four congressional districts. The plan by the Legislative Service Bureau places Linn and Johnson counties in an open seat while sending Leach and Nussle into the same district. The 15 county 2nd District would stretch from Linn County to Missouri and from the Mississippi River to Wayne County.
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Gazette
Astern
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Johnson
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Jim Nussle
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Iowa lawmakers set special session for map vote
Legislators will meet in a special session on June 19 to debate the new maps. If rejected, staff will draft a third set of districts. A failure to agree by September 1 could trigger Iowa Supreme Court action to impose districts by December. Leaders plan private discussions June 18 with the House first to consider the maps. No public hearings are planned for the second plan.
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Iowa
Proposal flip flops legislators fortunes
Sen. Bob Dvorsky faces a reshaped district in the new map. The draft places him as the sole senator in Senate District 15, linking Johnson and Linn counties with parts of four other counties and creating a three way contest with Sens. Sandra Greiner and Mark Shearer alongside Miller.
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Johnson County
Sandra Greiner
Keota
David Miller
Libertyville
Mark Shearer
D-Washington
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Memorial Day Miracle as Boy Survives Commotio Cordis
Andrew Littrel 9 suffered a fatal heart concussion from a line drive when hit in the chest by his brother Anthony during a backyard baseball session. He fell, received CPR, and was rushed to St Luke’s Hospital where he awakened from a coma days later. Doctors call it a miracle and caution adults to supervise children closely.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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Anthony Littrel
Summer Circle NE
Andrew
Littrel
Bryan Locke
Luke’s
Nau
Treasa Littrel
Williams Blvd
Beachfront blast in Tel Aviv kills 17 at nightclub
An explosion outside the Pacha nightclub on Tel Aviv’s beachfront killed 17 people and wounded at least 74 as crowds gathered for the Sab bath weekend. Police and witnesses described a bomber mingling with youths near the entrance before the blast.
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