Cedar Rapids safety check nets 14 vehicles pulled from service
Police and DOT officers halted 58 trucks during a Sept. 20 operation, issuing 126 warnings and citations and placing three drivers out of service. A semi-trailer on I 380 was stopped after a motorist reported tire shredding, revealing front brakes failing. Firefighters battled a basement blaze at 2600 12th Ave SW. first floor suffered heavy smoke while investigators pursue the cause.
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Cedar Rapids
State Department of Transportation
Tim Reynolds
Jon Menzner
12Th Ave
Dave Koch
Menzner
Koch
Linn jail search leads to heroin possession charge
A Cedar Rapids woman, Mona L. Fuller, 30, was found with 16 foil wrapped heroin bundles during a Linn County Jail intake on a probation violation. She is charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and held on a 9750 dollar bond.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Mona L. Fuller
Ashton PL
Fuller
Training for Marion Volunteers on Historic Windshield Survey
The Marion Historic Preservation Commission offers a training session for volunteers at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Marion Public Library. Consultant Leah Rogers of Mount Vernon will explain the windshield survey project that will assess potential historic resources in Marion. Call 377-1581 for details.
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Marion Public Library
Marion Historic Preservation Commission
Leah Rogers
Mount Vernon
Marion
Arraignment Halted for Man Charged in Visa Document Fraud
Federal court hearing for Youssef Hmimssa, held on a fraud and document misuse case, was postponed when he declined to reveal his country. Authorities allege 400 stolen card numbers and a fake Romanian passport tied to a Chicago credit fraud scheme.
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Detroit
Hmimssa
Chicago
Secret Service
Patrick Vuillaume
Youssef Hmimssa
U.S
Virginia Morgan
FBI
Bloomberg News
Michigan
Morgan
Richard Convertino
Home Depot
Wal-Mart
Red Lobster
Illinois
Karim Koubriti
Ahmed Hannan
Friends rally to aid Decorah bike shop owner
Richard Deke Gosen, 44, owner of Oneota River Cycles, nearly died after his bicycle tipped at 2 mph. He received extensive surgery with 17 titanium plates and about 100 screws. Friends plan several bike events this weekend to cover about $200,000 in medical bills.
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Iowa
Decorah
Richard “Deke” Gosen
Gosen
Oneota River Cycles
Water Street
Charlie Langton
Reno urges cautious stance on antiterror measures at Iowa talk
Former U S Attorney General Janet Reno spoke at the University of Iowa urging a conciliatory approach to Bush era anti terror legislation. She declined to judge preemptive arrests and said she has not been briefed on post tenure details or read the act advancing in Congress.
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Clinton
Law
College of Law
Congress
Endan
Palo resident revives town with old gas station revival
Bill Zeller, a Palo resident, restoring a 1920s gas station and surrounding buildings aims to revive the northwest Linn County town. He moved a 50-year-old outhouse as a courtyard centerpiece, fixed dozen homes, hopes a tea shop and more attractions draw visitors from Cedar Rapids and Pleasant Creek Recreation Area.
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Bill Zeller
Central City
Kathy
Bill
Palo
Linn County
Grinnell
Hilary
Texaco
Vinton
Second Streets
Cedar Rapids
First and
Velvette
Pleasant Creek Recreation Area
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Dave Rasdal
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