Iowa City adapts flood lessons as Missouri River rise tests defenses
Officials compare Missouri River flooding to the 2008 Iowa River event. Iowa City lends Hesco barriers to protect energy sites, while Cedar Rapids and Johnson County study western Iowa lessons. The Iowa Flood Center develops models from western Iowa data to guide future flood planning.
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Coralville
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University of Iowa
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Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Rick Fosse
Joe O’hern
Mike Goldberg
Linn County
Omaha
Goldberg
We Lowa National Guard
Cody Vantiger
Burlington
Hamburg
Missouri
East Iowa
Budget crisis raises risk of layoffs without notice
Iowa Democrats question emergency authority as budget stalemate looms. Roederer forecasts no shutdown while Danny Homan warns of possible layoffs under budgetary limits. New AFSCME contract wages start June 24, with payroll and vendor payments at risk if no budget is approved. Emergency funds or reserves could avert payout disruptions.
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Roederer
Danny Homan
Afscme Council 61
Homan
State Department of Administrative Services
Department of Management
Administrative Services
Afscme
Legislative Services Agency
Cedar Rapids suspect charged after multiple property thefts
Public safety agencies and the county attorney report charges against Cameron W. Chariton 24 of Cedar Rapids for alleged thefts across Linn County. Criminal counts relate to copper wire value 6000 dollars, a mower 100 dollars, electronics and tools 1490 dollars, appliances 3900 dollars, electronics 80 dollars, and electronics 550 dollars at various addresses between June and Monday.
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Cameron W. Chariton
West Post Rd
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque Street
Braysville Lane
15Th St
19Th Ave
Desoto St
Westdale Dr
Center Point Rd
IOM urges activity rule for children in care ages birth to two
The Institute of Medicine recommends 15 minutes of physical activity per hour in child care for children up to age two. The plan emphasizes healthy habits over dieting and notes early weight can affect health later. Parents and caregivers shape routines, but care settings influence many children.
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Institute of Medicine
Leann Birch
Pennsylvania State University
Center For Childhood Obesity Research
IOM
McDonald's
Birch d
Robert Post
Agriculture Department
Center For Nutrition Policy and Promotion
IRS Raises Mileage Rates Amid Gas Price Rise
The IRS will raise the standard mileage rate starting July 1 from 19 to 23.5 cents per mile. President Obama’s administration plans to release 30 million barrels from the emergency reserve as a response to oil supply disruptions in the Middle East and Libya.
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Barack Obama
Obama
Middle East
Libya
AAA
IRS
Doug Shulman
Minnesota man convicted of first degree murder in Iowa store slaying
A Carroll County jury finds 18 year old Michael Swanson guilty of first degree murder in the November 15 slaying of 61 year old Shelia Myers at a Rum & Go store in Humboldt Iowa. He also faces trial for the Algona death the same day. He was found guilty of first degree robbery. He faces life in prison without parole.
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Associated Press
Carroll
Minnesota
Iowa
Carroll County
Michael Swanson
St. Louis Park
Minn
Shelia Myers
Rum & Go
Humboldt
Swanson
Vicky Bowman-Hall
Algona
Michael Taylor
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