Iowa Court overturns Anthony M. Cole case for new trial
The Iowa Court of Appeals reversed Anthony M. Cole's conviction for a March 2003 Waterloo nightclub shooting. The ruling faults evidence used to prove his felon status, which the court said improperly influenced the jury. Charges included attempted murder assault willful injury and several firearm counts.
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Des Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Anthony M. Cole
Waterloo
Cole
Fraudulent sweepstakes letters target Iowa residents
Black Hawk County Sheriff investigates letters from All American Sweepstakes Lottery with Canadian postmark claiming a $1 million prize. Recipients get a claim number and phone to call, then receive a fraudulent cashier's check drawn on Mid-Wisconsin Bank Medford and payable through First Interstate Bank Montana. Contact local law enforcement.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Mid-Wisconsin
Medford
First Interstate Bank
Montana
Waterloo woman killed in car-semi crash
A Waterloo woman, Sulejman Kajtezovic, 57, died when her car collided head on with a north bound semi near Cedar Falls on Black Hawk County Road V-14 at about 5 05 p m. The semi driver Bradley Enns 35 from Warman Saskatchewan Canada was not injured.
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Cedar Falls
Sulejman Kajtezovic
Waterloo
Kajtezovic
Black Hawk
Lottery results and jackpots from March 15 draws
Powerball numbers 7 12 36 48 54 with 37 Powerball and a 75 million jackpot. Iowa regularly shows 100000 Cash Game 2 4 22 30 33, Hot Lotto 3 5 15 17 33 with 19 Hotball, Pick 3 and Pick 4 results for Illinois and Iowa, plus Little Lotto 56 8 17 21 and Lotto 10 11 18 41 47 52 with a 4.25 million jackpot.
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Iowa
Illinois
Guns Grenade Found in Springville Home
Linn County deputies removed a grenade and found multiple guns after James Er ic Schliemann 47 fired a rifle into the air and inside the home at 2449 Linn Grove Rd Springville neighbors reported shots. Schliemann surrendered, was hospitalized for chest pains, then jailed on assault counts. the investigation continues.
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Molly Rossiter
Springville
Linn County Special Operations Unit
Linn County Sheriff's Deputies
Linn Grove Rd
James Eric Schliemann
Gene Parks
Linn County Sheriffs Office
Schliemann
Parks
Sheriff's Office
Special Operations Unit
Linn County
Rik Haendler
Haendler
St. Luke’s Hospital
Une Slosiarek
the Gazette
Vinton Galley owners charged with harboring illegal workers
Sadik Seferi and Nicole Tipton of The Galley in Vinton face three federal counts for hiring unauthorized aliens and conspiring to harbor undocumented workers at a rented Vinton apartment. They allegedly paid three Mexican nationals cash while using legal employees for tax and payroll. They appeared in Cedar Rapids federal court and await May 8 trial. Seferi also faces unrelated Iowa sex offender registry charges.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Sadik Seferi
Nicole Tipton
Seferi
Tipton
Iowa Sex Offender Registry
Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School
Illinois
Johnson County approves 55.3 million budget for next year
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a 55.3 million dollar budget for the coming fiscal year. It funds 25 agencies and adds a social services building and a county garage for para transit. Tax rates rise in incorporated areas to 6.13 per thousand and rural levies fall to 8.99. a typical rural home value increase is about 28 dollars. Budget takes effect July 1 and goes to the state for certification.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
State
Department of Management
Hills mayor backs plan for municipal water treatment system
Mayor Russ Bailey and EPA official Doug Ferguson outlined a long term fix for Hills groundwater contamination. The town already uses bottled water after perchlorate was found in wells and the plume traces to a fireworks site. The EPA has installed filtration in 19 homes and plans more testing with results due soon. Bailey estimates a $3 million price tag for a local plant and notes grant funding is unlikely.
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Ine Gazette Hills
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Russ Bailey
Doug Ferguson
Region 7
EPA
the Hills
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Ferguson
Bailey
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Johnson County
Mike Sullivan
Grant.schulte
Gazette Communications.com
Hills Mayor
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Jim.o Neal
Gazettecommunications.com
Frontier Garden Center
Blairs Ferry Road
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Backyard Adventures
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