Crossing safety test in Cedar Rapids delays cars
Cedar Rapids police and Union Pacific officials spent about five hours at 23 crossings from Wilson Avenue SW to 12th Avenue SE to curb violations. Angela Houston rode with a UP engine while officers issued 38 tickets including six for failing to stop at red lights. 11 violators were spotted in the corridor.
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Flu vaccine less effective for some in Iowa and nationwide
Iowa's Dr. Patricia Quinlisk notes vaccine effectiveness varies by age from about 75 percent in the elderly to 90 to 95 percent in healthy adults. She warns this could be a severe flu year with two type A strains and outbreaks in Texas and Colorado. CDC data show hospitalizations and deaths nationally. The article discusses vaccine strain match and ongoing flu activity in Iowa.
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Woman charged with killing husband to get baby back
Dixie Shanahan, 36, is charged in Defiance with shooting her abusive husband Scott Shanahan to death and leaving his body in a bedroom for a year. Her children Zach 7 Ashley 5 and Brittany 9 months were placed in foster care and are to be returned to her after a court-ordered review. Brittany will be returned first as the least emotionally vulnerable. The case stems from an August 2002 disappearance and a body found Oct 20. Harlan lies about 45 miles northeast of Council Bluffs.
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Two Iowa Lakes Removed From Impaired List
The EPA removed Little Clear Lake and Rathbun Reservoir from Iowa’s impaired waters list leaving 89 water bodies still not meeting clean water standards. Rathbun Reservoir near Centerville was on the 1998 list for atrazine contamination but now meets the state standard. Little Clear Lake was removed after being added in error.
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Iowa National Guard 767th Firefighting Team to federal duty
The 767th Firefighting Team at Camp Dodge Iowa will enter 18 months of federal active duty on December 18 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The unit adds 15 soldiers and will mobilize from Camp Dodge to an unknown station on December 21, joining about 2,700 Iowa National Guard members on active duty.
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County officials urge higher cell surcharge for 911 location
DES MOINES County officials back a raise in the cellular 911 surcharge from 50 cents to 1 dollar to fund better location services for dispatchers. The Iowa State Association of Counties says upgrades are needed or lives could be in jeopardy as they push the measure in the upcoming legislative session. COUNCIL BLUFFS The body of Scott Weatherill 40 of Council Bluffs was found in a Nebraska lake near Blair by cadaver dogs. Weatherill was reported missing November 6, his vehicle located in the lake the same day. Authorities found his body on Monday. foul play is not suspected.
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Iowa cities win grants to curb meth abuse
Four Iowa communities receive a three year grant totaling 180000 to control methamphetamine abuse. Grants awarded by the Iowa Department of Public Health go to Clinton with Area Substance Abuse Council New Directions in partnership with Clinton Substance Abuse Council and Clinton Community School District Des Moines Employee
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