Iowa Regulators Move to Permit Dakota Access Pipeline Start
The Iowa Utilities Board directs staff to draft an order allowing Dakota Access to begin construction on non federal segments where all other approvals exist. The move aims to cover most of the Iowa route, with other states already under way and the company seeking eminent domain powers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Utilities Board
Dakota Access
Energy Transfer Partners
Ous
Nick
Hancher moving into new $113 million center in Iowa City
Executive Director Chuck Swanson and staff began moving into the University of Iowa’s new performing arts center set to open with a Sept 9 ribbon cutting. Six years in the making the building replaces the 1972 Hancher Auditorium destroyed in 2008 floods.
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Liz Martin
the Gazette
Hancher Auditorium
Iowa City
Hancher
University of Iowa
Owa
Chuck Swanson
Hancher season tickets go on sale and events announced
Tickets on sale at 10 a m June 10 for most shows and August 5 for The Book of Mormon. Box office hours 10 a m to 8 p m June 10 12 and 10 a m to 5 30 p m weekdays. Open house dates and free events listed plus Gala with Steve Martin and Martin Short at 7 30 p m September 24 priced 150 for adults 90 for students.
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Old Capitol Town Center
Trombone Shorty
Orleans Avenue
Preservation Hall
Hancher Green
Steve Martin
Martin
Hancher
Uiowa
Murder trial opens for Travis Standlee in Cedar Rapids
Defense attorney David Grinde speaks with defendant Travis Standlee at the Linn County Courthouse as the murder trial begins in Cedar Rapids. The case centers on a fatal shooting and involves testimonies from key witnesses and prosecutors outlining the facts.
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David Grinde
Travis Standlee
Standlee
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Prosecutor says video shows Standlee killing Ursino
Assistant Linn County Attorney told jurors video evidence will prove Travis Standlee strangled Raymond Ursino in a church parking lot on Sept 5. Standlee, 44, faces first degree murder charges in Ursino and Sharon Mead deaths, Mead found Sept 11 near a Coe College bus stop. her trial planned for August.
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Cedar Rapids
Travis Standlee
Raymond Ursino
Linn County
Jordan Schier
Linn County District Court
Standlee
Ursino
Sharon Mead
Coe College
Travis
Iowa Supreme Court to impose six month hiring freeze
The Iowa Supreme Court proposes a six month hiring freeze and open judge vacancies to save about 4 million dollars. The plan aims to avoid cutting rehabilitation programs like drug courts while the judicial branch operates with a 178.7 million dollar budget.
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Des Moines
Judicial Branch
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
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Conn
Jim Slosiarek
Trish Mehaffey
Erin Murphy
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