Oppelt to be sentenced today in teen stabbing case
Iowa City David Oppelt, 24, faces up to 25 years for second degree murder in the fatal stabbing of 16 year old Steven Scott White, a resident of a sheltered youth home. Oppelt was convicted Oct 13 in Johnson County District Court. a new trial motion remains unresolved. He will appear at 1:30 p.m. for sentencing in the courthouse.
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Iowa
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Oppelt
Johnson County
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Ronalds St
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Eads
Fairfield church school faces show cause order today
Jefferson County Attorney Ed Kelly plans to seek a court order to show cause in Fairfield this morning. He would compel Suburban Heights Baptist Church officials to explain why they should not be punished for reopening the church school in defiance of a court order.
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Jefferson County
Ed Kelly
Kelly
Hearing set on Iowa railroad diesel tax constitutionality
A Polk County District Court hearing on the three cent a gallon railroad diesel tax's constitutionality is scheduled for Nov. 23. Seven railroads challenge the tax and seek to pause their federal suit, awaiting state court outcome. The 1981 law funds up to 200 million in bonds via the Iowa Railroad Finance Authority to aid rail improvements and loans.
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UPI
Iowa
Polk County
U.S. District Court
Iowa Railroad Finance Authority
Jury Deliberations in Bausman rape murder trial begin
A Dodgeville circuit court jury heard closing arguments and began deliberations in the case of three Dubuque men charged in the rape and murder of Jodi Bausman 18. Randy Rhomberg 25 is accused of strangling her after an alleged rape at a Grant County cottage by the Mississippi River. The body was found May 10 and report says it was placed in a refrigerator then dumped from a boat. Rhomberg faces first degree murder and first degree sexual assault charges. Michael Shaffer 25 and Gregory Otterbeck 27 are charged with sexual assault and being parties to murder.
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Jodi Bausman
Randy Rhomberg
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Grant County
Mississippi River
Rhomberg
Michael Shaffer
Gregory Otterbeck
Dubuque
Wisconsin
Clues Sought in Bizarre Death of Ray Smith
Sioux City police probe the stabbing death of 61 year old bachelor Ray Smith found at his mid town home. Autopsy cites 31 chest stab wounds and two head blows. Body dressed in a blue dress with a girl’s sweater and bloomers. children's pictures found inside. No suspects yet. Neighbors reported two men were working on the house the day of the death.
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UPI
Ray Smith
Thomas Coriden
Woodbury County
Smith
Coriden
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Hills Man Killed in One Car Crash
Randy A. Anderson, 22, of Hills died Tuesday night from injuries after his eastbound car left county route F-62, struck a bridge abutment, and caught fire. He was the sole occupant and later pronounced dead at University Hospitals in Iowa City.
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Hills
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Iowa State Patrol
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Dvorsky Seeks Democratic Nomination in New 54th District
Coralville council member and Imprinted Sportswear general manager Robert E. Dvorsky, 33, announces bid for the Democratic nomination to the Iowa House in the newly created 54th District. The district covers western Johnson County and eastern Iowa County. Dvorsky, Iowa City native, holds a 1972 UI degree in Recreation and Education and Political Science and previously served as Mason City recreation superintendent before joining Coralville City Council in 1979.
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Robert E. Dvorsky
Dvorsky
Iowa City
Johnson County
Iowa County
University of Iowa
Mason City
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