Rescue crews respond to Jones County crash near Fairview
Rescue personnel rushed to County Road E-34 north of Fairview after a high speed pickup rolled over. Two injured were reported as Iowa State Patrol and Jones County Sheriff's Office aided the scene with a helicopter ambulance en route. Authorities promised more details soon.
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Jones County
Fairview
Anamosa
Iowa State Patrol
Travis Anderson
Anamosa High School
Anderson
Dump truck crashes into homes and garages in McGregor
A dump truck with failed brakes struck multiple structures in McGregor Iowa around 10 20 a m Tuesday at Seventh and Watson streets. Driver Duane Southwick 42 of Farmersburg escaped uninjured after the vehicle toppled and collided with a car and two garages two houses and a Malibu and a Corvair.
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McGregor
Seventh
Watson
Iowa
Iowa State Patrol
Duane Southwick
Farmersburg
Southwick
Police seek two men after MacGyver style bomb at Cedar Rapids McDonalds
Police report an older Toyota with two men wearing white caps threw a volatile mix of household cleaners at the McDonald's on Williams Boulevard in Cedar Rapids. The blast caused no injuries or property damage. witnesses described the vehicle and suspect appearance.
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Cedar Rapids
McDonald's
Williams Blvd
Rockwell Collins plant workers face looming Coralville strike
Rockwell Collins union members in Coralville plan a midnight strike after rejecting the company’s five year offer. Cedar Rapids workers ratified a new contract while Dallas approved it and Newport Beach votes today. The Cedar Rapids plant also saw a new agreement and no strike fund exists in Coralville.
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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Coralville
Cedar Rapids
Rockwell
Tom Hobson
Kohl
Rockwell Collins
Dallas
Newport Beach
Calif
Iowa
Leap to freedom ends as 500-pound hog hits I 380 traffic
A Hampshire sow weighing about 500 pounds escaped from a semi trailer on Interstate 380, south of the Wilson Avenue exit, while en route from Delhi to market in Tennessee. Aaron Schneblin of Peoria, Illinois, hit the hog with his pickup, then helped corral it as southbound traffic backed up nearly a mile.
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L.W. Ward
Randy Vorwald
Edgewood
Interstate 380
Wilson Avenue
Vorwald
Cindy Hadish
Hampshire
Delhi
Tennessee
Aaron Schneblin
Peoria
Ill
Second Avenue
School Street
McCleary
Second
Third Avenue
Virgil Bowser
Second Ave
Washington High senior pleads guilty to lesser sex abuse count
Washington High School senior Lydale Waller pleaded guilty in Linn County District Court to conspiracy to commit a forcible felony in a case involving an 11-year-old girl. Waller faces up to 10 years. sentencing set for July 10 with a possible deferred judgment and probation. He admitted to conspiring with cousin Devante Dawson while denying direct involvement.
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Washington Basketball
Waller
Linn County
Russel Keast
Bob Wright Jr
Des Moines
Wright
Keast
Devante Dawson
City forms six member patrol team for troubled Taylor Broadway area
Iowa City police create a six officer rapid response unit led by Sgt. Vicki Lalla to patrol problem zones citywide after a May 18 shooting near Taylor Drive and a later incident near the airport. The team began rounds Monday night and aims to curb drug and gang related behavior with immediate action.
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GaZelle
Sew County
Iowa City
Taylor-Broadway
Taylor Drive
Vicki Lalla
R.J. Winkelhake
Winkelhake
Protest prompts change to Washington School parking plan
Marion Independent school board kept a one way drive from Washington School parking but added a barrier for non school hours after petitions from 76 neighbors. The bid went to Bill Whitters Construction of Swisher for three projects totaling 212020.98 with completion by August 15.
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Marion Independent School Board
Washington
Marland McCleary
School St
Bill Whitters
Swisher
Marion High School
Emerson Elementary
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Demont Bowie
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