Police threaten to pull officers from Des Moines schools
Des Moines Police Chief William McCarthy vows to pull officers from six high schools after the Hoover High School arrest of 18 year old Karina Ventura. Ventura faces possible deportation to Mexico after being held in Polk County jail. activists secured her release pending a hearing.
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Karina Ventura
Polk County
Mexico
Ventura
United States
William MacCarthy
Lincoln High School
Hoover
McCarthy
North High School
Joan Roberts
Debate Over Bar Access Ordinance Ends with Swing Vote
Council member Connie Champion cast the deciding vote against a 21-only bar access ordinance after meeting with bar owners. A special task force would pressure establishments to comply, while Champion urged youth involvement in policing and self regulation. Starkfleet suggested a diverse panel of owners staff police and activists to guide enforcement.
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Connie Champion
Champion
Starkfleet
Kirkwood College Rejects Dorms Plan for Housing Complex
Kirkwood officials say the college has no interest in dorm towers and will rely on private developers to house students. The 34 acre rezoning allows single family homes while overlay rules slow manufactured homes. Watts and Bishop plan 3 to 4 buildings this fall with campus access and recreation center plans.
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Gary Watts
Gary Bishop
Iowa City
Watts
Bishop
Kirkwood
Commission
Lois
Nanke
DNA testing eyed to pinpoint Backbone Lake bacteria source
Iowa officials report Backbone Lake remains closed as DNA testing on manure samples within the 122 square mile watershed seeks the source of E coli bacteria. Authorities note livestock manure and heavy rainfall as likely contributors while testing may compare samples to a DNA database this year.
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Backbone Park
Janice Boekhoff
Boekhoff
Iowa Geological Survey
Wade
Backbone Lake
Worthington Fire History and 1991 Station Update
In Worthington the fire service began in 1903 with 31 members. The department adopted its first motorized vehicle in 1935, a Dodge, after fires at Ed Tobin’s house in 1934. The original white clapboard station still stands beside the park, now a private garage, while a 1971 replacement was damaged in a 1990 tornado.
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Worthington
Eugene
Ed Tobin
Worthington Fire Department
Dave
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