Rains Cause Severe Flooding in Cedar RapidsArea
Heavy rain flooded streets including Wilson Avenue east of Sixth Street and Edgewood Road SW. Six vehicles stalled at Edgewood and 16th Avenue, while St Luke's Hospital moved patients briefly for protection. Power outages affected parts of the city as trees and lines fell and a fire in a Midwest Specialty Co unit released ammonia.
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Wilson Avenue
Sixth Street
33Rd Avenue
27Th Street
C Street
Edgewood Road
Westdale Mall
Linn County Sheriffs Department
16Th Avenue
22Nd Avenue
Eighth Street
Cedar Rapids
Phil Peters
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Colleen Reilly
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mount Vernon
Midwest
City
Tama
Benton County
Cedar County
Independence
Iowa City
Britt man killed when van collides with straight truck
A 76 year old Britt man Edward John McDermott died Tuesday after noon when his van crossed the center line on Highway 14 south of Greene and struck a straight truck driven by Eugene Alan Evans of Osage. McDermott’s wife Arlene was treated and released at Floyd County Memorial Hospital. The truck sustained 4000 dollars in damage. State Patrol and Butler County Sheriff assisted.
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Greene
Britt
Highway 14
Butler County
Iowa State Patrol
Edward John McDermott
Eugene Alan Evans
Osage
McDermott
Arlene
Court endorses shielding child abuse victims from testifying
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states may shield young abuse victims from face to face testimony when special procedures are necessary to protect their welfare. The decision in Sandra Craig’s case allows one way closed circuit television if a judge finds trauma would occur and protects the child’s wellbeing.
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Washington Post
Washington
Supreme Court
Sandra Craig
Howard County
Maryland Court of Appeals
Craig
Sandra Day O’connor
O’connor
Maryland
Cay
Iowa
Keota Man Drowns At Humboldt Quarry
Keith Dean Gifford 20 of Keota a student at Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge drowned while swimming with friends at a Humboldt quarry. Humboldt County Sheriff Marvin Andersen said the drowning occurred about 4 p.m. and divers from Fort Dodge and Webster City recovered the body at 6 40 p.m. Services set for 10 30 a.m. Friday at Keota Presbyterian Church.
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Keith Dean Gifford
Keota
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge
Humboldt
Humboldt County
Mar
Vin Andersen
Gifford
Webster City
Keota Presbyterian Church
New Vienna man dies of injuries in weekend motorcycle crash
Wayne J. Klostermann an 18 year old from New Vienna died Tuesday from head and internal injuries after a Saturday 9 30 p m motorcycle crash near the Dubuque Delaware county line He was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by Willard J Gettle 19 of Dyersville Gettle swerved to avoid a small animal on Highway 3 and lost control entering the south ditch Gettle was treated and later released from Dyersville hospital
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New Vienna
Dubuque
Delaware County
Wayne J. Klostermann
St. Mary's Hospital
Dyersville
Mercy Health Center
Highway 3
Gettle
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