Cedar Rapids man tailed after suspected warrants pull over
Cedar Rapids officers detained Michael D. Jones after spotting him in the 1200 block of First Avenue East. He resisted as they searched and a handgun was found in his pocket. He was charged with interference with official acts and carrying a concealed weapon. He was not the Michael Jones sought on warrants.
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Cedar Rapids
Mark Risse
Michael D. Jones
Ave. NE
Apt
First Avenue
Michael Jones
Jones
Linn County
Risse
Two Burlington Women Die In New London Head-On Crash
Kathleen Swink 45 and Carol Swink 17 died when a car driven by Charles Swink crossed the center line on U S Highway 34 near New London. Damon Wick 19 of Mediapolis and Charles Swink were hospitalized with serious injuries. charges await further investigation.
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Burlington
Kathleen
Carol Swink
Charles Swink
New London
Henry County Sheriff's Department
Carol
Henry County
James Widmer
Damon Wick
Mediapolis
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Swink
Wick
Fall color report update from Eastern Iowa DNR
The DNR Forestry Division provides weekly fall color updates statewide. Call 515 233 4110 for conditions across Iowa. the message is updated each Monday and available until late October.
Judge Sets Final Arguments on Dubuque Hospital Merger
U S District Judge Michael Melloy scheduled final arguments for 1 p.m. December 5 in Cedar Rapids in the Justice Department antitrust suit against Mercy Health Center and The Finley Hospital. The government seeks to block their alliance named Dubuque Regional Health Systems, arguing it would reduce patient choice and price competition. Hospital officials counter that service consolidation would create efficiencies and help Dubuque compete regionally.
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U.S. District Court
Michael Melloy
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Justice Department
Mercy Health Center
Finley Hospital
Dubuque Regional Health Systems
Gazette Net Bulletin Service Offers Online Access
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Farmer Overcomes Flood Loss With Strong Soybean Harvest
Darwin Huedepohl, a 60 year old farmer along the Iowa River, recalls last year's flood that left fields underwater. He reports a warm soil, a second soybean crop emerging, and a harvest of 53 bushels per acre on the previously flooded field. He expanded to 200 acres of corn and 100 of soybeans and notes no federal crop insurance to cushion losses.
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Marlene Lucas
Arengo
Darwin Huedepohl
Iowa River
Huedepohl
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Marengo
Gazette
Darwin
Overtime ruling worries court reporters in Iowa courts
Iowa court officials and reporters react to a U S Department of Labor opinion labeling official court reporters as wage earners under the Fair Labor Standards Act for transcript prep time. The guidance, binding in states where issued, could force overtime pay and back wages if applied nationally, threatening cash strapped courts.
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Dick Hogan
Iowa
U.S. Department of Labor
DOL
Bill Wimmer
Des Moines
Iowa Court Reporters Association
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East Iowa Journal
Filiowa
Bulletin Board Service
Darwin Huedepohli
Mike Ochs
National Court Reporters Association
David Boyd
State of
Nebraska
Congress
Tom) Harkin
Neal
Smith
Rebecca Colton
Supreme Court