Plane lands on Highway 218 after running out of gas
A small Stearman model biplane operated by John Ockenfels of Swisher landed on Highway 218 west of Iowa City Saturday evening after fuel ran out. No injuries or plane damage were reported. Deputies and troopers briefly halted traffic as the pilot refueled and departed for the Iowa City Airport. The article notes a prior world flight by Ockenfels and Peter Teahen to raise polio funds.
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Johnson County
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Robins
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Trial reset for December in DoorDash driver killing
A Cedar Rapids man charged with first degree murder and related counts has a new trial date set for December 10 in Linn County District Court. Cameron Armad Leonard, 26, is accused of fatally shooting Myron Snyder 21 during a DoorDash delivery in an apartment lot on October 5, 2023, with a confrontation involving Maurice Brown, who also died. Investigators say Brown and Leonard confronted Snyder, shots were fired, and Snyder died of heart and head wounds. Leonard remains jailed on a $1 million bail. co-defendant Pierre Canyon Morrow faces separate charges with a trial set for February 18.
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Myron Snyder
Maurice Brown
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Sherman St
Volver
the Gazette
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Nick Maybanks
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Burlington
Pierre Canyon Morrow
Morrow
6Th District Department of Correctional Services
Alicia Rogers
Monticello truck wash fined for wastewater pollution
The Monticello Royal Flush Truck & Trailer Washout was fined 8000 by the Iowa DNR for exceeding nitrogen and oxygen limits, and for untracked manure dispersal on a farm field. The company has reduced livestock trailer washing and stopped land application pending authorization.
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Royal Flush
Maquoketa
Brett Meyers
Meyers
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