West Liberty officer wrecks department's last squad car
West Liberty suffers vehicle shortage after a high speed chase wrecked the third squad car. Officer Mark Montagna Jr. was treated and released for injuries. Richard Rider, 21, faces multiple charges after driving the car owned by C W Tire Co. and fleeing an emergency vehicle. The city has borrowed a squad from Conesville Police Department due to the ongoing vehicle shortage.
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West Liberty
Conesville
Mark Montagna Jr
Montagna
Richard Rider
C.W. Tire Co
Iowa City Council ends appeal over Eaton ruling
The Iowa City Council will not appeal the June 17 District Court ruling that upheld a Civil Rights Commission decision ordering the city to pay Linda Eaton damages and attorneys’ fees for sex discrimination. Mayor Balmer said no appeal will be filed, and City Attorney Angela Ryan’s procedural error led to dismissal. Meanwhile firefighter Richard Craig faces a pending court bid to stay a June 20 suspension amid harassment allegations and an appeal under grievance procedures.
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Iowa City
Linda Eaton
John Balmer
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Eaton
Commission
Central Fire Station
Mission
Iowa
Angela Ryan
Tom Miller
Balmer
Miss Eaton
Ryan
Angie Ryan
Meardon, Sueppel, Downer and Hayes
Richard Craig
Robert Keating
Iowa City Police
Craig
Johnson County
Thomas Horan
Civil Service Commission
Two East Iowa youths drown in river and pool
Rebecca Marie Cory, 17, of Jesup, disappeared at the Littleton dam Saturday night and was recovered Sunday by the Jesup Fire Department with help from the Cedar Valley Underwater Search and Recover Unit. Heath Lee Martin, 3, of Marengo, died after a swimming accident in a backyard pool Friday. he was taken to University Hospitals Iowa City but died Saturday.
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Jesup
Rebecca Marie Cory
Route 1
Littleton Dam
Robert Corys
Cedar Valley
Waterloo
Cory
Heath Lee Martin
Lowell
Karen Martin
Marengo
Martin
Don Birch
Heath
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Des Moines Fire Suspects Arson in Fatal House Fire
An elderly Des Moines woman and two great-grandchildren died in a Sunday morning fire likely started on the first floor. Fire Chief Armstrong said arson is being treated as a possibility though not certain.
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Des Moine
DES Moines
Nettie Nave
Michael Walker
Kevin
Linda Walker
Ray says ERA plank removal shows GOP split in Iowa
Des Moines Gov Robert Ray says removing ERA from the Iowa Republican platform at Saturday’s convention does not reflect the broader GOP stance. He notes many conservatives drove the change while moderates largely disagree with a factional shift and cautions the party needs both wings to succeed.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Republican Party
Iowa
Ray
Era
Cedar Rapids
Speed citations rise as Iowa trims speed deaths
Iowa State Patrol reports speeding tickets up 28 percent in the first five months of this year, compared with 1979, with average highway speeds falling to 55.6 mph from 56.5 mph. Gov. Ray and Col. Dickinson credit crackdown efforts and plan more public service ads to boost 55 mph compliance, noting 1,000 fewer Iowa traffic deaths since the limit's enactment.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Patrol
Department of Public Safety
Robert Ray
Public Safety
Iowa
Ray
Ed Dickinson
State Patrol
Dickinson
National Guard copter crash probe expected in Cedar Falls
Col E D Sidler of the Iowa National Guard says a board from Fort Rutger Indiana will investigate a National Guard helicopter crash landing near Cedar Falls around 5 p m Sunday. Pilot Daniel Fix of Waterloo is hospitalized in fair condition with back injuries. No other injuries reported.
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Cedar Falls
E.D. Sidler
Iowa National Guard
National Guard Investigation Board
Fort Rutger
Ind
National Guard
Daniel Fix
Waterloo
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George Bernard Shaw
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