UI to name biomedical discovery institute after Papajohons
Des Moines philanthropists John and Mary Papajohn donate 26.4 million to the University of Iowa, triggering the naming of a new biomedical discovery institute. The gift, announced at the Board of Regents meeting in Cedar Falls, marks the largest individual Iowa donor gift to UI. President Sally Mason lauded the impact and excitement for world class research outcomes.
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Diane Held
Cedar Falls
University of Iowa
John and
Mary Pappajohn
Des Moines
State Board of Regents
Iowa
Sally Mason
Mason
Regents table tuition rise with preliminary approval
Regents at the university table a proposed tuition increase amid a surcharge plan gaining preliminary approval. Officials discuss impacts on students and future funding at the 3A-GIFT session, page 14A.
Paranormal Interest Lures Local Investigators to Historic Home
Joy Jager and Jacqui Carpenter, both seasoned investigators, explore the 1867 two story Captain D.S. Lee Mansion in Independence and nearby landmarks. They seek to uncover unseen phenomena as leaves crackle and porch boards creak, amid memories of Cedar Rapids City Hall and the 2008 flood echoing in the silence.
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D.S. Lee
Independence
Veterans Memorial Building
Cedar Rapids City Hall
Joy Jager
Ryan
Joy
Jacqui Carpenter
Maxwell
Tape transcript details boy’s account of mother attack
In Rundy Center a 7-year-old boy Sean Kehoe described to a court how his mother Michelle Kehoe duct ta ped his eyes mouth and nose and cut his neck. He testified she also injured his 2-year-old brother Seth while he heard him cry. Sean said he removed the tape and hid in a Volkswagen van overnight before emerging the next morning.
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Trish Mehaffey
Gazette Rundy Center
Sean Kehoe
Coralville
Michelle Kehoe
Seth
Sean
Kehoe trial under way as insanity defense weighs
Michelle Kehoe, 35, is on trial for driving her sons to a wooded area near Littleton and slitting their throats before attempting self harm. The case, moved from Buchanan to Grundy County amid pretrial publicity, hinges on her insanity defense as prosecutors resume testimony.
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Michelle Kehoe
Littleton
Buchanan County
Grundy County
Kehoe
Debra Hinde
River Road
Hinde
McCallum challenges Champion in Iowa City District B race
Iowa City real estate agent Mark McCal lum faces incumbent Connie Champion in District B. The campaign centers on crime and housing as the eastern Iowa City district deals with juvenile and adult crime concerns. Both cite too much low income housing as a key issue and urge distinct solutions before the Tuesday election.
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Gregg Hennigan
the Gazette
Iowa City
Mark McCallum
Connie Champion
Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce
Champion and McCallum
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