Griffin skews pop culture at Carver show
Comedian Kathy Griffin railed against figures from Sarah Palin to Paris Hilton in a two hour Carver Auditorium set. She joked about Emmy win remarks and feigned safety while delivering sharp, gossip driven satire to about 4,000 attendees.
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Callaway Delivers Ella Fitzgerald Tribute With Flair
Ann Hampton Callaway joined the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra at Sinclair Auditorium for a Cedar Rapids concert honoring Ella Fitzgerald. Under Maestro Timothy Hankewich, the program opened with Gershwin and Ellington tributes and closed with Porter's classic encore, drawing standing ovations from a packed crowd.
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Fire destroys rural Montezuma mobile home on Lake Ponderosa
A mobile home with an attached deck burned at 1 p.m. on Bramble Drive near Montezuma. Firefighters evacuated nearby homes to prevent LP tank ignition and contained the total loss in about 40 minutes. Owner Shane Roberts of Runnells was away. no injuries were reported.
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Run for the Schools race raises funds in Iowa City
Thousands ran the 10th annual Run for the Schools in Iowa City funding the Iowa City Community School District and Regina Catholic Community School District. A record 2,525 participants are counted as money continues to be collected through October.
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Johnston fire fatality under investigation and gas found
The body of Lloyd Kennedy was found in a fire damaged Johnston home after a blaze on September 26. Fire Marshal investigators found two gas cans and gas poured in several locations inside the house. No further details were released. Separately, Iowa receives over 1 million dollars for family planning services from the U.S. Health Department, announced by Sen. Tom Harkin. The Office of Family Planning serves 45 counties.
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Officials identify body of Veterans Home resident
A 49 year old man Zebekiah Colbert a resident of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown was found dead in the Iowa River central Iowa. The State Medical Examiners Office ruled the death an accidental drowning and did not disclose how he reached the river. Portions of the river border the Veterans Home grounds.
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Johnston fatal fire ruled arson in Des Moines area
Authorities say a deadly house fire last month in the Des Moines suburbs was determined to be arson. Investigators filed the case with the county fire marshal and are reviewing evidence for charges.
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