Cedar Rapids fireworks return downtown with new launch site
The Freedom Festival shifts the July fireworks from a barge behind Linn County Jail to May’s Island between the Veterans Memorial Building and Linn County Courthouse. Police will block bridges and keep spectators at least 200 feet from the plaza while crowds seek new viewing spots near Trolley Stop Lot 20 and First Street NW.
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Oviatt
First Street NW
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Cedar Rapids mother challenges Lindale Mall breastfeeding policy
Bonnie McCall, 24, says a Lindale Mall security guard asked her to move while she nursed her 5 week old Nolan in the children's play area. State law allows breastfeeding in public places, and McCall plans a Mother’s Day nurse in at the mall to protest the incident.
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Lindale Mall
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Nolan
McCall
Lisa Rowe
Lindale
Nolan Sullivan
Dalai Lama to Speak at UNI in Cedar Falls May 18
Limited tickets go on sale at 8:30 a.m. today for the Dalai Lama’s May 18 keynote on The Power of Education at the McLeod Center. A 9:30 a.m. panel on Educating for a Non-violent World precedes the address. Doors open early. all seating reserved. live online viewing available.
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Three charged in Iowa City home invasion and robbery
In Iowa City at 3 02 a m on April 12 police say a sliding door was smashed and three men and one woman entered a sleeping home. Randon J Hill 20 Marshalltown led the group. Tyler D Olesen 20 Cedar Rapids named as a robber.
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Iowa City
Haywood Drive
Randon J. Hill
Marshalltown
Resi
Dents
Tyler D. Olesen
Cedar Rapids
Radon and
Olsen
Kristina M. Ewing
Waukon
Eastern Iowa Public Safety Log Highlights Various Charges
The log compiles public safety and county attorney notices from Eastern Iowa. Charges reflect allegations and await court confirmation.
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Iowa
Poulson charged with willful injury in Swisher incident
Brandon J. Poulson, 22, of Swisher, faces a willful injury charge for striking a 70-year-old man in the head multiple times at 12:48 a.m. March 27 in the 1400 block of Greencastle Road. The victim sustained head cuts and swelling to the eyes and ears and required medical attention.
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Brandon J. Poulson
Swisher
Greencastle Road
Arrests for operating while intoxicated across Linn County area
Four individuals were arrested for operating while intoxicated in separate incidents. Benjamin R. Long, 21, was detained at 1000 block Blairs Ferry Road NE at 7:56 a.m. Sunday. Kevin S. Macie, 50, was taken into custody at 40th Street and Highway 151 at 5:14 a.m. Tuesday. Mitchell S. Jacobsen, 20, of Barron Wisconsin, arrested on Ninth Street Marion at 3:46 a.m. Tuesday. Roberto Cardona-Hernandez, 35, of Cedar Falls, was stopped at Sixth Street and 15th Avenue SW at 3:07 a.m. Sunday.
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Roxbury Dr
Blairs Ferry Road
Kevin S. Macie
Third St
40Th Street
Highway 151
Marion
Mitchell S. Jacobsen
Barron
Wis
Ninth Street
Roberto Cardona-Hernandez
Cedar Falls
Sixth Street
15Th Avenue
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