Cedar Rapids and Linn County cold cases explored
Investigators revisit unsolved slayings in Cedar Rapids and Linn County in a series on cold cases. The feature recalls how time and new DNA technology aided breakthroughs, citing the 1979 murder of 18 year old Michelle Martinko solved in 2018 via genetic genealogy leading to the suspect Jerry.
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Cedar Rapids
Michelle Martinko
Westdale Mall
Cold Case Unit
Martinko
Jerry
Carbon capture pipelines advance in Midwest amid hurdles
Summit Carbon Solutions and Wolf Carbon Solutions pursue underground CO2 pipelines from ethanol plants to storage, banking on federal tax credits and low carbon markets. Navigator CO2 Ventures suspended its plan citing regulatory challenges as Summit awaits Iowa Utilities Board ruling.
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Midwest
Iowa
Summit Carbon Solutions
Wolf Carbon Solutions
Navigator Co2 Ventures
Summit
Iowa Utilities Board
Iowa limits aid to test private wells for PFAS.
The Gazette reports private wells near Eastern Iowa Airport show PFAS in Plum Creek headwaters at high levels, prompting questions of drinking water safety. Despite IU scientists findings, Johnson County Public Health denied Gerleman farm testing support, citing no funding or plan.
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Swisher
David Gerleman
Iowa
University of Iowa
Plum Creek
Gerleman
US College of Medicine
Johnson County Public Health
PFAS
U.S
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Caleb McCullough
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Des Moines
Bradley Gordon
Mercy General Surgery Clinic
Erin Jordan
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