Two Murderers Escape Iowa Penitentiary
Escapees Moon and Legendre left maximum security by scaling an unguarded wall using improvised gear. Officials cited budget cuts and a tainted alarm system as contributing factors while lawmakers traded blame, and authorities pursued the at large criminals. A gold 1995 Pontiac Bonneville with Iowa plate 776 NOW was stolen.
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Fort Madison
Iowa State Penitentiary
Iowa
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Robert
Scaletta
Lance Horbach
Rtama
House
Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee
Fraise
Horbach
Rural Iowa teen crash rates highest in western counties
The Gazette finds 15 to 19 year olds had the top accident rates in ten rural Iowa counties Appanoose Clarke Fremont Greene Taylor Pocahontas Franklin Palo Alto Clay and Sac Most crashes in rural areas occur at higher speeds contributing to more severe injuries according to Bob Thompson from the Iowa Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau.
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Clarke
Fremont
Greene
Taylor
Pocahontas
Franklin
Palo Alto
Clay and
Sac
Linn
Johnson
Bob Thompson
Traffic Safety Bureau
Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Winter Snow Arrives Across Eastern Iowa Ahead of Christmas
Snow moved into eastern Iowa on Tuesday with light accumulation expected overnight. In Cedar Rapids, Noelridge Park saw large wet flakes as rain turned to snow about 4 p.m. Forecaster Denny Frary predicts 1 to 3 inches south of Highway 20 and 2 to 4 inches north, with melting predicted on still-wet roads. Winds will blow and highs reach the upper 20s.
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Second Avenue
Cedar Rapids
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Denny Frary
Highway 20
Waterloo
Dubuque
Alford brothers claim self defense in Minnesota slaying
Jaramy Alford 22 and his brother Luis 17 face second degree murder charges for the Nov 3 killing of Douglas Miller 32 in his New Brighton mobile home. In a Johnson County Jail interview Alford said Miller attacked him and the fight began after a night of drinking and arguing. Extradition to Minnesota is pending as the brothers await.
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New Brighton
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Alford Brothers
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Benton County
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Minnesota
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Blood vessels grown in lab dish for Argentina patients
Two kidney dialysis patients from Argentina received lab grown blood vessels from their own skin snippets. Doctors say the technique could supply arteries and veins for diabetics with poor circulation and for heart bypass or dialysis patients. The method uses no stem cells, avoiding ethical controversy.
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Argentina
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