Iowa climbers face Everest dangers amid brutal conditions
Iowa City physician Dr. Chuck Huss and Des Moines climber Charlie Wittmack push toward Mount Everest summit as winds over 100 mph and extreme heat threaten at camps from base to the South Col. They face deadly crevasses and the death zone as they proceed through Camps 1 to 4 on the Khumbu Glacier.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Chuck Huss
Des Moines
Charlie Wittmack
Wittmack
Everest
Khumbu
Bob Hoffman
Huss
Hoffman
Lhotse
Camp 4
Lead paint label rules reach 45 states in IA agreement
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says the National Paint and Coating Association will require lead exposure warnings on cans. The EPA notes about 900,000 children have elevated blood lead levels. labels will advise on safer renovation practices and provide hotline and EPA site information.
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Lowa
Des Moines
Tom Miller
National Paint and Coating Association
Miller
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Vilsack eyeing tax talks progress toward May session
Governor Tom Vilsack said he is encouraged by progress in GOP tax and growth negotiations but warned tough talks lie ahead if a May 29 special session is to produce an agreement. He urged flexibility while noting concerns over tax reform timelines and competitiveness.
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Des Moines
Tom Vilsack
House
Senate
Vilsack
Mount Pleasant
9 Marion men arrested after foot chase
Two Marion teens were taken into custody after a foot chase involving a police dog and a police helicopter. Dane Heinz 18 and Marcel Ingram 16 faced charges of possession of a stolen vehicle and interference with official acts, with Heinz also suspect of driving with a suspended license.
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Marion
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Dane Allen Heinz
Marcel Ingram
Heinz
Hawkeye
East Post Rd
Yuri
Webster sheriff charged with theft and tampering with records
Webster County Sheriff Chuck Griggs 63 turned himself in after a State Auditor report alleged improper use of about 10000 in county funds for food and goods not used in the sheriff s office. He faces theft felonious misconduct and records tampering charges. An arraignment is set for May 27.
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Fort Dodge
Webster County
Chuck Griggs
Iowa
Griggs
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Sheriffs Office
Attorney General’s Office
Bob Brammer
Former Wilton officer sues over harassment and firing
Pam Smith, a former Wilton police officer, alleges in a federal lawsuit that Sgt. David Roberts sexually harassed her with propositions and explicit comments during 2002 and that she was fired five days after filing a complaint with the chief. The suit names Roberts and the city of Wilton.
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Wilton (Ap
Pam Smith
David Roberts
Wilton
Roberts
Smith
Steven Ort
Ms. Smith
Ort
Three adults charged in Riverside party beer supply
In western Iowa, Tracy Clearland, Michael McSorley face charges for providing alcohol to a minor at a Riverside High School party. An arrest warrant is out for Christopher Matejka. The incident followed a fatal crash injuring Tyson McCain, an 18 year old Carson senior, with 46 students ticketed at the party.
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Council Bluffs
Christopher Matejka
Omaha
Neb
Riverside High School
Pottawattamie County
Jeff Danker
Riverside
Clearland
Tyson McCain
Carson
McCain
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By Rod Boshart
Peo
Webster
State Auditor’s Office
Monty Fisher
National Hospital
Mercy Medical
Kristina Lane
BSN
Jessica Thomas
RT — Katz Cardiovascular Center
Susan Carter
MT ~ Laboratory
Center
Becky Prior
MercyCare
Mercy Family
Jon Grabe
Mercycare.org
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