Luerkens pleads guilty to first degree murder in Marion stabbing
Nicholas Luerkens admitted he stabbed Lynnsey Donald 32 times in the Marion Hy-Vee parking lot in 2015, ending a retrial set to begin next week. He told the court he had specific intent and premeditation in the killing witnessed on surveillance video. The victim’s 7 year old son witnessed the attack as a grocery bag dropped during the struggle. A Hy-Vee manager wrestled Luerkens to the ground. The case was assigned to the Sixth Judicial District.
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Cedar Rapids
Nicholas Luerkens
Lynnsey Donald
Luerkens
Marion Hy-Vee
Sixth Judicial District
Mitchell Turner
Donald
Cedar Rapids Delays Speed Camera Reinstatement
Cedar Rapids will keep the I 380 speed cameras off line while city staff conduct a planned analysis. City Manager Jeff Pomeranz said the program will not resume until the right reasons are in place and the council will discuss it publicly before resuming citations after the Iowa Supreme Court ruling.
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Edar Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Jeff Pomeranz
Iowa Supreme Court
Liz Martin
Gazette
Luerkens Pleads Guilty to First Degree Murder
Chronology shows Nicholas Luerkens stabbing death of Lynnsey Donald in an Iowa Marion grocery store on April 21, 2015. Jury convicts him of first degree murder on November 9, 2015. Appeals court orders retrial May 3, 2017. Second trial set for May 3, 2018 but he pleads guilty Thursday, avoiding the retrial.
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Nicholas Luerkens
Lynnsey Donald
Marion
Iowa
Luerkens
Orphaned by Immigration Raid Leaves 15-Year-Old in Limbo
Walfred Uriza, 15, says he is effectively orphaned after his father Elmer Ariza was arrested May 9 at MPC Enterprises by Homeland Security. Ariza faces deportation prospects while a Guatemalan gang sought to use Walfred as a drug mule. local efforts and church groups discuss next steps and aid.
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Mount Pleasant
Walfred Uriza
Linn County
Elmer Ariza
MPC Enterprises
Carrillo
Elmer
United States
Guatemala
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Walfred
Mount Pleasant Community High School
First Presbyterian Church
Iowa Welcomes Immigrant Neighbors Organization
Eneida Carrillo
Open Government rules demand disclosure on firings and demotions
Iowa Public Information Board approved an advisory opinion requiring agencies and school districts to disclose the law or policy violated and describe the triggering incident when employees are fired demoted or forced to resign. The Gazette sought clarity after districts often withheld explanations despite 2017 changes in Chapter 22 under House File 291.
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Iowa Public Information Board
the Gazette
Iowa
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