Stormy Linn County cell spawns brief tornado touchdowns
A Sunday night storm in northern Linn County produced at least two brief ground tornadoes, with gusts up to 60 mph and heavy rain. Emergency officials reported funnel clouds, a slow moving system traveling about 30 mph, and no damage from the touched down events near Alburnett and Robins.
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Linn County
Alburnett
Robins
Wright
Troy Mills
County Home Road
Benton County
Former Iowa student settles over fall from campus lift
Jaia Rosenfels of Maquoketa sued the University of Iowa after a motorized scooter toppled from a Schaeffer Hall lift on Oct 28 1993. She suffered a broken clavicle eye orbit and right knee, was unconscious about 30 minutes, and the suit filed Oct 1995 settles for 75000.
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University of Iowa
University
Jaia Rosenfels
Maquoketa
Schaeffer Hall
Rosenfels
Belle Plaine Man Uses Mobile Heart Pump Before Transplant
Leonard Hlas of Belle Plaine, Iowa, the first Iowan to use a ventricular assist device, progressed well after a heart transplant Saturday night. Hlas, 44, waited since 1994 after his heart was damaged by a viral infection. his wife died that year.
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Borg
Hlas
Katie
Megan
Periodical cicadas emerge in Iowa after 17-year cycle
Inch long cicadas with red eyes reappear south and west of Linn County after 17 years. Entomologist Donald Lewis of Iowa State University notes mass emergences in old timber areas, with up to 40 000 cicadas per tree. They sing from 3 to 5 weeks as males drum high pitched clicks, attracting females.
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Marlene Lucas
Linn County
Donald Lewis
Iowa State University
Lewis
Cicadas
Des Moines
Burlington
the Ledges State Park
Boone
Amana Refrigeration Exhibit Highlights Company History
The Museum of Amana History opens an exhibit tracing Amana Refrigeration from 1934 founder George Foerstner to modern innovations. The display includes early window air conditioners, freezers, and Radaranges, plus Oral histories and artifacts from local residents. It features the Amana VIP golf tournament and the 1984 Amana art strip reference.
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Dave Goschazette
Mana
George Foerstner
Amana Refrigeration Inc
Iowa City
Museum of
Amana
Cathy Guerra
Foerstner
Middle
Lanny Haldy
Haldy
Hardy
Guerra
Greg Howard
Amana Art Gallery
Amana Arts Guild
Howard
Finkbine Golf Course
Cedar Rapids Man Struck By Pickup While Riding Motorcycle
A Cedar Rapids man, Jeremy Delana aged 26, is hospitalized in fair condition at Mercy Medical Center after a pickup hit his motorcycle near the corner of First Avenue and 35th Street NE. The driver, Linda Crooks, 24, fled the scene but was later found and charged with leaving the scene and failure to have control.
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Cedar Rapids
Jeremy Delana
Blairs Ferry Rd
Mercy Medical Center
Delana
Linda K. Crooks
Johnson Ave
First Avenue
35Th Street
Crooks
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