Allar pleads guilty in plot to kill ex-boyfriend
Maria Allar 19 of Sigourney admits guilt to second degree murder in the Grove case and agrees to testify against Jesse Jackson 24 of Rose Hill. Prosecutors allege Allar plotted the Feb killing near Hayesville after Grove ended their relationship. Jackson pleads not guilty to first degree murder and is jailed at Oakdale.
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Sigourney
Maria Allar
Larry Grove
Keokuk County
Grove
Jesse James Jackson
Rose Hill
Jackson
Highway 149
Hayesville
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Oakdale
Daniel Wilson
Cedar Rapids votes on form of government with three options
Cedar Rapids voters decide today among three forms of government: commission system, council manager-at-large, and home rule charter with strong mayor. Polls run 7 am to 8 pm. turnout expected 35 to 50 percent. If no option exceeds 50 percent, a runoff occurs within 30 days and the city spends about $30,000.
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Lonnie Zingula Jazette
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Linda Langenberg
Langenberg
Iowa
U S defense chief calls naval buildup precautionary
Defense Secretary Perry says sending a second carrier group is only precautionary as U S and China tense over Taiwan. China gears for live ammunition drills amid protests and Washington dispatches Nimitz and other vessels to monitor movements near the island.
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Washington
United States
China
Taiwan
U.S
Defense
William Perry
Bunker Hill
South China Sea
Pentagon
Clinton
Nimitz
Persian Gulf
Independence
East China Sea
Harkin launches re election bid amid GOP attacks
Senator Tom Harkin opened his bid for re election in his hometown of Cumming as Republican leaders in Council Bluffs launched their challenge. GOP officials pressed five questions about his voting record while Harkin touted four cornerstones of his campaign and promised support for programs expanding opportunity and inclusion.
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GOP
Brian Kennedy
Paul Pate
Harkin
Cedar Rapids
Paign
Kennedy
Tom Harkin
Washington
Clinton
C R woman’s 18th birthday noted in Medicaid at home care
The C R woman granted special at home treatment under Medicaid celebrates her 18th birthday. Details on 1B. A Jones County program for people with disabilities is a success. Details in Ramblin', 1B. Center Point-Urbana beat Alleman North Polk 66-61 in boys basketball tournament play. Details on 1D. Linn County delays riverfront building in favor of remodeling. Details on 1B. Singer songwriter Catie Curtis’ lyrics shift from haunting to whimsical. Review on 4B.
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C.R
Jones County
Ramblin
Urbana
Alleman North Polk
Linn County
Catie Curtis
Sock theft turns to second degree robbery in Iowa City
Iowa City man James Allen Davis, 23, was charged with second degree robbery after allegedly taking socks from a dryer at Carriage Hill Apartments and punching the owner in the stomach and groin. Police say Davis admitted taking the socks and was found with other clothing in his backpack. Bond set at $15,000 with a preliminary hearing scheduled for March 20. he remains jailed.
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Johnson County
Owa
Iowa City
James Allen Davis
Benton St
Davis
Carriage Hill
Benton Street
Stephen Gerard
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