Universities tighten rules to curb campus riots
Iowa public universities revise conduct codes to discipline riot participants including interim suspensions and off campus actions. The rule clarifies dispersal when police order and applies to off campus events, aiming to deter violence linked to Veishea in Ames and similar nationwide incidents.
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Iowa State University
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Iowa reviews $400 million draft road plan
The 2006 Iowa highway program before the Iowa Transportation Commission calls for about 400 million in spending to maintain and finish corridor projects. Eastern Iowa items include the 12.73 million Highway 20 bridge at Dubuque and 20.7 million for the Fairfield bypass. A final plan vote is set for June with a five year outlook possible next month.
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Iowa to receive 3.25 million for Brownfields cleanup statewide
The U S Environmental Protection Agency funds 3.25 million for economic redevelopment and environmental cleanup in Iowa under the Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment Program. Eastern Iowa cities receive varying amounts from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo. Sioux City will not appeal a bus crash lawsuit, settling for 347000 to 367000 awarded to Laura Schiltz for neck and back injuries.
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Iowa
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Waterloo
Sioux City
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Schiltz
King cites 103 in Congress backing English Unity Act
Rep. Steve King Iowa says 103 members of Congress support the English Unity Act of 2005 which would designate English as the official U S language. He argues newcomers must learn English to assimilate and notes earnings gaps between English proficient and non proficient immigrants with similar backgrounds.
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Congress
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Iowa
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Five officers wounded in Des Moines drug probe shootout
Five officers and two suspects were wounded in a Des Moines area hotel shootout during a narcotics probe. The incident occurred at Heartland Inn near Des Moines International Airport around 6 10 p m. Officers from the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force including Holly Glenn and Paul Fedderson were among those injured with non life threatening injuries.
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Friend Johnson Linked to Mason City Slayings Trial Testimony
A witness described Johnson telling her she heard four gunshots during the 1993 killings of Greg Nicholson, Lori Duncan, and two children near Mason City. Prosecutors allege Johnson and Dustin Honken plotted to kill to stop a drug investigation. Honken awaits sentencing after a death-penalty- recommended conviction.
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