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Local News from KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids via Yahoo! News
Trial Set for Two Former Creston Police Officers
Aug 7, 2008 4:37 pm
CRESTON (AP) - A Nov. 17 trial is set for two former Creston police officers accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a bar. Former police Chief James Christensen and former Assistant Chief John Sick...
Man Gets Life Sentence for Dealing Crack
Aug 7, 2008 4:37 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to life in prison for dealing crack cocaine near two schools. The U.S. attorney's office says John Echols pleaded guilty in February to two co...
Aug 7, 2008 4:37 pm
DUBUQUE (AP) - Flexsteel Industries Inc. has cut 10 more jobs. A company official and a union representative have confirmed the cuts. In June, Flexsteel laid off 21 hourly positions at the plant along...
Aug 7, 2008 4:07 pm
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Johnson County:House Damaged After Late Night Fire
Aug 7, 2008 12:37 pm
The home is located outside of Iowa City. The flames spread to the house from the garage. Authorities have not released a cause or details about an investigation.
Flooded CR Bars and Restaurants Give Dates for Return
Aug 7, 2008 12:52 am
CEDAR RAPIDS - The writing is on the wall. Some restaurants and bars in Downtown Cedar Rapids are putting a date to when they'll return. "We've got crews of people that are going to be here in th...
Fuel Costs Hurting U of I's Cambus
Aug 6, 2008 11:07 pm
IOWA CITY (AP) - Rising fuel prices will likely force the University of Iowa to cut back on its campus transit service. Cambus manager Brian McClatchey says that a $160,000 to $170,000 budget shortfal...
Free Four-Year-Old Preschool To Start in Dubuque
Aug 6, 2008 10:37 pm
Dubuque- The start of the new school year is getting closer and closer every day. For some families this will be the first time sending their little ones off to school.
Paramount Theater Needs More Demolition
Aug 6, 2008 8:37 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS - The Paramount Theater in downtown Cedar Rapids will have to go through more demolition than originally thought. On Wednesday, clean-up crews tore out the terra cotta tile walls behind t...
Alliant says Flood Cost them $225 Million
Aug 6, 2008 5:38 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS - Alliant Energy says it's total estimated impact from the Flood of 2008 is estimated at $225 million. That includes not only flood damage, but things like repairing generating stations a...
Local News from Southwest Iowa News via Yahoo! News
Fundraiser tonight to aid injured bicyclist
Aug 7, 2008 6:10 pm
Bikers are throwing a fundraiser tonight to raise money for Omahan Greg Anderson, a cyclist who was critically injured after a fall while on the weekly Taco Ride along the Wabash Trace trail on July 1...
Clarinda: Who We Are now online
Aug 7, 2008 4:40 pm
Welcome to a new magazine by the Clarinda Herald-Journal that profiles a few of the people that define "Who We Are" as a community. It's a sampling of Clarinda's residents who together form ...
C.B.'s Betts offers total repair service
Aug 7, 2008 4:40 pm
Staff photo/Josh White - Council Bluffs native Randy Betts has been the owner of Betts Motor Sports, 1 S. 12th St., since November 2006. In addition to daily repairs, Betts has recently begun working ...
More volunteers needed for triathlon in C.B.
Aug 7, 2008 4:25 pm
Volunteers are needed for the fourth annual Council Bluffs Black Squirrel Triathlon, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 23. The event will include a 1000-yard swim, 21-mile bike ride and 6.2 mile run, start...
Crossing lines? : Carter Lake chief seeks jurisdiction clarification
Aug 7, 2008 4:25 pm
CARTER LAKE - Carter Lake Police Chief Shawn Kannedy sent a letter to Omaha asking for officials from both cities to meet and clarify any problems that result from law enforcement officials leaving th...
Search underway for Chief Executive Officer at Clarinda Regional Health Center
Aug 7, 2008 3:10 pm
The search for a new Chief Executive Officer at Clarinda Regional Health Center is underway and is attracting a good deal of interest.
Clarinda schedules second annual Dog Days of Summer promotion
Aug 7, 2008 3:10 pm
Families and pet lovers alike will have a dog gone good time in Clarinda on Saturday, Aug. 16, as the Clarinda Chamber of Commerce sponsors its second annual Dog Days of Summer promotion.
Essex grad back home following nine-week stay in Spain
Aug 7, 2008 2:40 pm
BULL FIGHTING, ANYONE? Plaza de Torros in Alicante, Spain was one of several places Bangston was able to visit while studying abroad. Nine weeks in Spain and Kaley Bangston was hooked.
FCC joins statewide 'promise' program
Aug 7, 2008 2:26 pm
The Fremont County Coalition (FCC) is hoping for a bright future with the implementation of the Iowa's Promise program.
Obama staffers making Shen stop
Aug 7, 2008 2:26 pm
Shenandoah's Depot Deli has had its share of presidential hopefuls over the years. In 2008 alone, candidates Joe Biden, Bill Richardson and John Edwards made campaign stops at the local restaurant and...
News from the Sioux City Journal
Storm Lake man faces firearm charge
Aug 7, 2008 5:52 am
SIOUX CITY -- A Storm Lake, Iowa, man faces up to life in prison after a jury convicted him of a federal firearms charge in U.S. District Court in Sioux City.
King sets August town hall meetings
Aug 7, 2008 5:52 am
Iowa 5th District Congressman Steve King has set eight town hall meetings to be held during the August congressional recess.
Water rises in 3 Missouri River reservoirs
Aug 7, 2008 5:52 am
OMAHA -- Water levels of the three biggest Missouri River reservoirs have risen from nearly 11 feet to almost 18 feet since April 1 due to the combination of a normal mountain snowpack, rain over much...
Castle on Hill apartments evacuated
Aug 7, 2008 5:52 am
SIOUX CITY --Dozens of Sioux City residents were evacuated from the Castle on the Hill apartment complex for hours Wednesday while firefighters investigated a suspicious odor.
Young entrepreneurs dream of success
Aug 7, 2008 5:52 am
SPENCER, Iowa For eight Siouxland teens, the Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute's first middle school session is for learning and dreaming.
O'Keefe trial moves to September
Aug 7, 2008 5:51 am
LE MARS, Iowa -- The trial for a Le Mars man accused of stabbing and killing a man in his apartment complex has been continued until September.
Girls Inc. groundbreaking today
Aug 7, 2008 5:51 am
SIOUX CITY -- The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Girls Inc. building in Cook Park will be held at 2 p.m. today at 500 Main St.
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