Officials issue Halloween safety tips for trick or treaters
Police offer guidance to parents and children amid fears of tampered treats and copycat poisonings. Officials urge inspecting all foods, discarding suspicious items, and having adults accompany youngsters. Hospitals will x ray bags if requested by police.
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St. Luke’s and
Mercy
Cedar Rapids
James Barnes
Barnes
Detective Bureau
Cedar Rapids probes second food tampering incident
Cedar Rapids police investigated a second food tampering case in two days. An 11 year old boy bit a brownie with a straight pin, injuring the roof of his mouth slightly. The pin came from a Little Debbie brownie bought at Me Too Supermarket. Police noted ongoing inquiries into multiple tampering reports locally.
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George Deason
Elsie Deason
E Ave
Mason City
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Trucker Charged After Near Miss At Postville Motel Pool
Michael John Lowe 28, of New Hampton, drove off Highway 18 52 and jackknifed near Pines Motel pool. He was jailed in Clayton County on drunken driving and controlled substance charges after a near miss that damaged the motel lawn and several mailboxes.
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Michael John Lowe
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Witches Ride Through Coe Campus Tradition At Halloween
W.I.T.C.H. a 50 year Coe College rite involves 13 women and companion warlocks riding across campus before or after Halloween. Initiations occur during the ride with three new members welcomed this Halloween and secrecy guards inner details while dates are kept fluid to avoid pranks.
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Coe College
Cee
W.I.T.C.H
Jan Lindsey
Robin Koehler
Coe
Lindsey
W.lt.c.h
Honolulu
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W.i.t.c.h.s Know
Iowa state workers seek 8.5 and 9.5 percent raises
Iowa state employment official estimated the AFSCME wage and benefit proposal would cost at least 300 million dollars. The plan seeks 8.5 percent raise next July and 9.5 percent the next year plus full health coverage. State officials will reply with a counterproposal in two weeks.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Donna Hylarides
American Federation of State, County and Music Rn “Litical Advertiss
Ployees
Afscme
Hylarides
Sional Unit
Don McKee
Council 61
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