Heat records fall as heat wave bakes Iowa and drought tightens
Blazing temps driven by a eastward warm air ridge from the Rockies push Iowa into a heat wave with highs expected to ease later in the week. Forecasters warn of little widespread rain though northern Iowa could see some tonight. Drought signals intensify as Eastern Iowa sandbars rise and the English River is put on a protected use list, restricting irrigation.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
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Cedar Rapids and Coralville Residents Urged to Limit Lawn Watering
Cedar Rapids residents are asked to stop watering lawns as drought strains pumping levels though shrubs trees and gardens may still be watered. Coralville also urges water conservation amid concerns a new city well drains nearby private wells.
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Cedar Rapids
Lee Coppock
Coralville
Michael Katchee
Johnson County
City Pools Flooded As 100 Degree Heat Drives Swimmers
Thousands flock to Bever Park Noelridge and Jones Park pools as temperatures reach 100 degrees. By 3:30 p.m. Bever Park recorded 571 swimmers while Noelridge expected about 1,000 and Jones Park reported several minor fights and injuries.
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Noelridge Park
Beth Wimmer
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Robertson
50 years for Newton man who killed wife
Elmer Kaisand of Newton received the maximum 50 year sentence for second degree murder in the death of his wife Sandra Kaisand. He was allowed to visit her grave and meet relatives before reporting to state prison after pleading guilty last month.
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Jasper County
Michael Streit
Elmer Kaisand
Kaisand
Power outage hits Cedar Rapids area of Iowa
The outage affected 866 customers in Bowman Woods from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. due to a blown fuse. IE cut power to interruptible customers including Kirkwood Community College and the Cedar Rapids Public Library. The library remained open while Kirkwood canceled evening classes. Radio KCCK stayed on air. If temperatures top 95, a peak alert may be issued urging later use.
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Cedar Rapids
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Fishing with bathtubs nets fine for 3 Iowans
Three southeast Iowa men Clyde Teeter Randy Teeter and Robert Allen pleaded guilty to 13 misdemeanor charges after using old steel bathtubs as nesting habitats to handfish flathead catfish in the Des Moines River near Eldon. They were cited for illegally catching seven fish and littering. The largest fish weighed 25 pounds.
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Davis County Conservation
Rod Pickens
Des Moines
Eldon
Pickens
Davis County District Court
Clyde Teeter
Randy Teeter
Agency
Robert Allen
Ottumwa
Farmstead Eyes Hungarian Joint Venture in Meat Processing
The Hungarian agriculture minister Jeno Vancsa announced a joint venture to manufacture meat products in Iowa using Hungarian technology. The plan aims to create up to 60 Iowa jobs and expand trade in soybeans and processing tech. ISU researchers assisted with market studies and product samples.
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Iowa
A. Severin Johnson
Meat Export Research Center
Iowa State University
Ames
Johnson
Haitian coup leaders clash as Namphy joins Manigat in government
The coup climax shows Namphy appearing beside army commander to take minister of interior and defense as gunfire rages around Port-au-Prince. Col Jean-Claude Paul and Dessalines unit stay silent, raising doubts whether the palace clash was theater or real combat.
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Haiti
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