Injured construction worker in critical condition
Chad Larson 21 of Cedar Rapids remained in critical condition in the surgical ICU after falling 15 feet from a ground level hole at the under construction Hawks Harley Davidson building on Commerce Drive. Family and Iron Workers Local 89 members waited at University Hospitals as the investigation continued and company officials did not comment.
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Adam Lowenstein
Celle
Iowa City
Red-eyed
Momber
Cedar Rapids
University Hospitals
Chad Larson
Third Ave. SE
Larson
Harley Davidson
Dawn Larson
Travis Dutton
Seth Gorman
The
Iron Workers
Commerce Drive
Dutton
Gorman
Steve Coleson
Jennifer Omg
Cedar Valley Steel
Marion
Michael Russell
Abild Septagon Construction
Russell
UI professor backs mileage tax to replace gas levy
University of Iowa Prof David Forkenbrock leads a feasibility study with state and federal officials on a mileage based tax using GPS and an onboard computer to track road use and bill drivers. He warns privacy and encryption issues must be solved before any wide adoption, likely 5 to 10 years away.
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Jim Jacobson
Iowa City
University of Iowa
David Folkenbrock
UI Public Policy Center
Forkenbrock
Dan Weidermeier
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Folkenbrock
Iowa student pleads not guilty in fraternity rape case
University of Iowa student Daniel James Macchia, 20, pleaded not guilty to third degree sexual abuse charges for alleged nonconsensual intercourse with a woman at the Kappa Sigma house on Feb 20. Trial set for Oct 9. Witness list includes Jane Doe and A. Peacock. Macchia released on recognizance and lives in Hinsdale, Illinois awaiting trial.
Ice hockey love fuels high school friend’s memories
Larson, Jefferson High School graduate, recalled by Gorman and Dutton as a longtime friend known since junior high. He enjoyed softball, golf, fishing, and especially ice hockey, where he was described as outgoing, always happy, the life of the party, and a jokester.
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Larson
Jefferson High School
Gorman
Dutton
Dawn Larson
Tombstone Found Near Marion Pub Traced to Czech National Cemetery
Marion Police locate a 250 pound gravestone engraved with Edwin Kucera born January 1898 died January 1899 behind Kokopelli Pub. Linn County Genealogical Society confirms it belongs in Czech National Cemetery. Stone stored at Marion Police Department for cemetery officials to retrieve and reset.
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John F Martin
Czech National Cemetery
Marion
Gazette
Marion Police Department
Edwin Kucera
Kokopelli Pub
Dan Healy
Linn County Genealogical Society
St. SW
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