One dead in 380 crash north of Urbana Iowa
A1 p.m. crash on Interstate 380 north of Urbana left one person dead after a minivan struck a left lane semi at mile marker 39. The minivan driver died later at University of Town Hospitals Clinics. Semi driver Leon Moore 45 of Walton Hills Ohio had no serious injuries. A second crash at 2:43 p.m. near mile marker 37 injured Michael Dominick 35 of Vinton and SUV driver Beverly Jackson 61 of Vinton.
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Urbana
Iowa State Patrol
University of Town
Leon Moore
Walton Hills
Ohio
Mile Marker
Michael Dominick
Vinton
Linn County
Woman accused of setting friend's car on fire in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police say Jessica Carrington, 1, damaged a Mitsubishi Outlander Sport during a quarrel with a friend at the Budget Inn. A witness saw smoke as Carrington drove away. Officers found two glass pipes on her and charged her with second degree arson public intoxication and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Budget Inn
16Th Ave
Jessica Carrington
Carrington
Buelow
Gas tax increase seen as non issue for Iowa incumbents
In Iowa the 10 cent per gallon gas tax raised in March 2015 drew little political backlash. Gov Branstad supported the measure, with votes in the Senate 28-21 and House 58-46. Officials say the funding shortfall for transportation spurred the rise, while opponents warn it could surface as an issue later.
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Lowa
Doug Gross
Terry Branstad
Gross
Branstad
House
Senate
Iowa Senate
Iowa House
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Stuart Anderson
State Department of Transportation
Ernie Adkison
Iowans For Tax Relief
Boshart
Thegazette
Forgerry and Drug Charge Report in Cedar Rapids Area
The Log lists arrests by federal and county agencies in Easter Iowa. Cheyenne N. Mason, 4520 Washington Ave SE Cedar Rapids, charged with forgery and possession of a controlled substance for forging and cashing eight stolen checks totaling 4210.25 and possessing methamphetamine at 129 46th Ave SW on Aug 25. Jessica L. Sims, 29, 3701 Second St Lot 50 Coralville, charged with two counts of forgery for using four people’s credit cards without permission to make two Walgreens purchases at 102 Second St Coralville totaling 198.04 on Oct 4.
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Washington Ave
Cedar Rapids
46Th Ave
Jessica L. Sims
Second St
Lot
Coralville
Walgreens
Enviro group calls for moratorium on livestock confinement
At the Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors meeting in Fairfield the group urged a moratorium on new or expanded livestock confinement operations citing nitrate pollution and altered hydrology. Speakers led a rallying call for stronger local protections and reform of Iowa livestock confinement laws.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors
Towa
John Skerd
University of Missouri
Skerd
Diane Rosenberg
Farmers & Neighbors Group
Bill Stowe
Des Moines
Iowa Alliance For Responsible Agriculture
Jefferson County
Jess Mazour
Department of Natural Resources
Mazour
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