Iowa City man arrested after Westdale Mall knife threat
Landon Davis 20 was arrested after allegedly brandishing a fish fillet knife in the Westdale Mall parking lot and chasing another driver. The Cedar Rapids man, 21, was with his wife and children in the car. Davis faces misdemeanor assault and interfering with official acts.
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Westdale Mall
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Landon Davis
Davis
Westdale
Steve Feldmann
Feldmann
Cedar Rapids
Younkers
Cedar Rapids 212 Million Budget Hearing Tonight
A public hearing on Cedar Rapids proposed budget is set for tonight during the City Council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall council chambers. The plan cuts the city property tax rate by three cents to 12.07 per thousand and raises utility fees about 9 percent, increasing the average taxpayer cost by about 15 dollars next year. The proposal calls for a 15.4 percent spending rise, adds 17 full-time equivalent positions mainly in the Police and Support Services departments, and allocates more than 14 million dollars for capital projects. The council may amend the proposal after the hearing, with final approval targeted for March 13 and due to state authorities two days later.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City U of Iowa elects student officers
Two Iowans were elected to head the University of Iowa student government. Marc Beltrame of Des Moines and Robert Wagner of Brooklyn won the presidency and vice presidency after 3,004 votes cast, representing 11 percent of the student body, up from 2 percent last year.
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University of Iowa
Marc Beltrame
Des Moines
Robert Wagner
Brooklyn
Keokuk man dies in Muscatine County construction accident
Authorities identify John Marshall 41 of Keokuk as the man killed near Muscatine on Highway 22 when a dump truck rolled off a terrace at 2:30 p.m. Marshall was pinned under the rear tire and died at Muscatine General Hospital.
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Muscatine
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Council-manager is investment for Cedar Rapids says supporters
About 30 people attended a Citizens for the Council-Manager meeting at the Cedar Rapids Public Library to hear that professional management and separation of politics from administration favor the council-manager form over the current commission plan and home rule charter. The three options will appear on the ballot Tuesday with transition to the new system planned for 1998 if approved. Professor Jack Whitmer warned of transitional turmoil but argued long run benefits and opportunity costs favor hiring a professional manager, noting a Des Moines hire at 140000 annually and suggesting Cedar Rapids could spend less based on population.
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Cedar Rapids
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Des Moines
Prairie High embraces video announcements replacing intercoms
Prairie High School students gather Fridays to film two minute video announcements for Monday airings using backdrops from a TV news set, projecting a more engaging approach. Students like senior Adam Jelinek say the clips draw attention, while teachers note the process takes time and collaboration with peers.
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Brooke Schulte
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Brandon Schupanitz
Industrial project at airport approved near Cedar Rapids
Douglas Neumann approves seven lot warehousing plan on Wright Brothers Boulevard near Cedar Rapids airport. Neighbors fear noise and loss of agricultural character but receive berms, building backs facing homes, lighting and drainage concessions. Additional projects include Nordstrom distribution center and Airport Commerce Park totaling hundreds of acres.
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Douglas Neumann
Cedar Rapids
Keith Schulte
City Planning Commission
Wright Brothers Boulevard
Lee
Sharon Singleton
Lawrence
Blanche Volesky
Lee Singleton
Lawrence Drive
Schulte
Wright Brothers
Nordstrom Inc
Sixth Street
Don Primus
Airport Commerce Park
Tom Popa
The
Planning Commission
Animal rights group cites Urbana zoo in USDA suit
The Animal Legal Defense Fund sues the USDA for lax enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act citing Perry's Wilderness Zoo in Urbana among four zoos nationwide. The suit alleges inspectors overlook violations and that zoos self regulate, harming animals.
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Urbana Zoo
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Jeremy Olson
Benton County
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Valerie Stanley
Perry
Wilderness Zoo
Urbana
Center Point
Craig Perry
Stanley
Manorville
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N.J
Holland
Ohio
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