Two Die in Eastern Iowa Traffic Crashes
Eastern Iowa saw two fatal crashes with one in Benton County and one in Washington County. Florence Allen 63 died after a chain reaction crash four miles southwest of Atkinson on Highway 30. Donald A. Milius 54 of Denver Iowa caused a semis crash and was uninjured. In Washington County Charles Weldon 34 of Davenport died when his car hit Patricia Remington 26 of Brighton five miles south of Washington. Remington was in critical condition. Investigations continue with no charges filed.
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Florence Allen
Floyd Allen
Atkinson Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
Schmidt
Mercy Hospital
Allen
St. Luke’s. Benton
Milius
Iowa
Davenport
Washington County
Charles Weldon
Patricia Ann Remington
Brighton
Washington
Remington
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Jurors sworn in for T-Bone Taylor murder trial
Eight women and four men were sworn as jurors in the James "T-Bone" Taylor case in Council Bluffs. The first degree murder trial, moved at the defense request, may call about 50 witnesses and is expected to last three weeks. Opening statements begin Thursday.
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Council Bluffs
UPI
James “T-Bone
Taylor
Waterloo
Wayne Rice
Michael Hoing
Iowa ranks among least violent states in nation
Iowa shows far lower crime than national and regional averages. Officials say Iowa's violent crime rate equals about one third of the national rate, with only seven states reporting fewer violent crimes. The index stands at 4728.6 per 100000, versus 5899.9 nationally.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Man recovering from rattler bite in Wisconsin
Cold Springs Wisconsin. Carald Hatland 56 of West Bend Wisconsin listed in good condition at Lutheran Hospital LaCrosse after a rattlesnake bite on the ankle. He and his son Dean were taking pictures near Cold Springs two miles north of Lynxville when the snake struck Tuesday. Dean shot the snake and they moved Hatland to Prairie du Chien and then LaCrosse hospital.
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Cold Springs
Wis
Carald Hatland
West Bend
Lutheran Hospital
LaCrosse
Hatland
Dean
Lynxville
Dean Harland
Prairie du Chien
Student dies from car exhaust in garage incident
Kenneth Neils, 20, of New Hampton died Tuesday afternoon in a garage at his parents’ home after being overcome by exhaust fumes from a car he was working on. Police said he was found about 4 p.m. by his mother. he was a sophomore at Iowa State University.
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Kenneth Neils
Niels
Neils
Iowa State University
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