Todd Taylor wins Cedar Rapids area 54th District House seat
Todd Taylor, 29, won the Iowa House District 54 seat in a three way race with 56.1 percent of 4,900 votes. Republican Steve Buhr received 41.9 percent and Rosanne Freeburg 1.9 percent, with 964 Taylor ballots cast as absentee. The result ends Linn County GOP winning streak for special elections.
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Linn County Auditor’s Office
Steve Buhr
Terrazzo Drive
Rosanne Freeburg
Newport Drive
Taylor
Buhr
Freeburg
Cedar Rapids
Richard Running
U.S. Department of Labor
House
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Iowa City
Todd Taylor
District 54
Charter petition challenge denied Cedar Rapids petition
A special city panel denied the challenge to a charter petition in Cedar Rapids. If no further appeals occur, the city council will appoint a 5 to 15 member charter commission within 30 days to draft a government form for voter consideration. The challenge involved signatures tied to League of Women Voters petitions and alleged irregularities.
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Lonnie Zingula
Cedar Rapids
P.T. Larson
Joe Rinas
Larson
Rinas
League of Women Voters
Teacher loses custody over sex case in Iowa appeal
Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a district ruling awarding custody of two daughters to James Edward Riggert, finding Julie Ann Riggert’s involvement with a female student damaged custody claims. The judges criticized both parents for sexual behavior while noting a schoolteacher’s conduct posed greater risk to a minor.
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Gazette Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Johnson County
Julie Ann Riggert
James Edward Riggert
Riggerts
James Riggert
Gert
James
Julie
Rosemary Shaw Sackett
Sackett
Julie Riggert
Morgan
Former Cyclone teammates Meyer Hoiberg eye NBA draft
Loren Meyer and Fred Hoiberg, once teammates at Iowa State, plan to watch the NBA draft tonight from separate locations as coverage notes page references. The item notes their shared connection and anticipated broadcast viewing.
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Loren Meyer
Fred Hoiberg
Cedar Rapids couple charged in $40000 plumbing thefts
Cedar Rapids police say Dennis Kremer and his girlfriend Sherri Shirley stole plumbing supplies over three years valued at $40,000. Investigators recovered enough items to fill four pickups and a U-Haul from their Maquoketa home, with many items still labeled Master. They face felony first degree theft charges and await July 5 court hearings.
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Dennis Kremer
Cedar Rapids
Kremer
Dave Judd
Master Plumbing
First Ave
Judd
Sherri L. Shirley
Shirley
Schutters
Linn County
Kremer and
Joel Kessler
Maquoketa
Kessler
Manchester teen sentenced for school shooting
Chad Welcher, 16, of Manchester Iowa, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder for firing a 12 gauge shotgun into a West Delaware High School office on November 8 1994 injuring two secretaries. The court deferred the attempted murder term and imposed sentences on terrorism and armed with intent charges, noting the case’s difficulty while considering his clean record and athletic status.
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Morgan
Julie Riggert
Archdiocese of
Dubuque
St. Athanasius
Jesup
Don Bosco High School
Gilbertville
Newton
Iowa City
Centerville
Julie Rig
Iowa
Manchester
Chad Welcher
Welcher
West Delaware High School
Daniel Ernst
Lawrence Fautsch
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