Woman testifies Taylor showed no remorse for killings
Melissa Manning testified that James Taylor boasted of killing two Waterloo officers and waved a gun while forcing her to flee Waterloo with him. She said he carried a revolver, planned to go to East St. Louis, and told her he did not regret the officers' deaths.
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Council Bluffs
UPI
James “T-Bone
Taylor
Waterloo
Melissa Manning
Michael Hoing
Wayne Rice
Mildred Sadler
Rice
Hoing
Ms. Manning
East St. Louis
Ill
U.S. 20
Independence
Buchanan County
Steven Hepke
Hepke
Jury hears confession in motel fire murder trial
A Polk County jury heard a taped confession from Bradley Jay Mather admitting he set the February 27 fire at the Executive Inn in West Des Moines, killing two Durant youths, Cheryl Martz and Dale Darnell, as prosecutors seek murder verdict. The interrogation centered on his anger over being refused service at the motel bar amid mental health struggles.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Bradley Jay Mather
Executive Inn
West Des Moines
Mather
Ed Oakie
Durant
Cheryl Martz
Dale Darnell
Oakie
Iowa Supreme Court rejects automatic speedy trial dismissals
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that criminal charges cannot be automatically dismissed for delays beyond one year. The decision allows extensions for good cause and requires showing delay was not caused by the state without good reason, sending the Miller case back for a ruling on good cause.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
High Court
Iowa Court of Appeals
Cerro Gordo
B.C. Sullivan
John N. Miller
Sullivan
Miller
Davenport Man Dies From Motorcycle Crash Injuries
Davenport resident Robert Doty, 30, died at University Hospitals from injuries after a motorcycle crash on a Davenport street as he swerved to avoid a truck. He passed away on Tuesday, following the Friday accident.
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Iowa City
UPI
Robert Doty
Davenport
Doty
United Nations Partnership Fair Promotes Disabled Services
The United Nations year long focus on the disabled includes a partnership fair at SANE Car Mall on Friday Oct 23. More than 30 organizations will showcase services for the disabled with performances by the Iowa Braille and Sight Savin School Band, films for children and adults, and a scent and touch garden. Artists from Ambroz Recreation Center will demonstrate crafts throughout the day, with free admission. The event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
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United Nations
Poment
Iowa Braille
Ambroz Recreation Center
United Onn Rl
League OF Women Voters
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ESA
Toal
Sears Best
Sears, Roebuck and CO
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Witte
Cedar Rapids
Mitta
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