Iowa students fulfill classmate’s dying wish
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - Fourteen-year-old Adnan Malkic’s dying wish has been fulfilled.
The eighth-grader at Waterloo’s Hoover Middle School died of cancer Friday.
Principal Don Blau says Malkic had asked for classmates, faculty and staff to assemble at the school after his death to celebrate his life and also for a procession [...]
Is Cedar Rapids Mowing? (KGAN CBS 2)
Some Cedar Rapids homeowners are already getting bills more than $100 for not cutting their grass. But some say the city is far from innocent when it comes to keeping its lawn mowed. …
… A’s center fielder Ryan Sweeney’s leaping catch at the wall denied Kinsler’s home run bid leading off the first. Sweeney’s full-extension grab robbed Kinsler of a three-run homer in the eighth inning of the game at Arlington on April 30.
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MLB.com video of Ryan Sweeney’s home run-robbing catch on May 31, 2009
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Kennedy’s HRs [...]
Search on for missing teen
The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City) - Saturday, June 23, 2001
Author: Steve Gravelle, Gazette staff writer
CEDAR RAPIDS - They’re so common, the homemade fliers almost slip beneath the mental radar, sharing utility poles, laundromat bulletin boards and convenience store windows with notices for yard sales, neighborhood meetings or church suppers.
“MISSING Have You [...]
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — A 34-year-old Kansas driver died on Saturday after injuring his head and neck during a crash in a race at Knoxville Raceway.
Chad McDaniel of Concordia, Kan., struck another car during a Midget Nationals race on Friday night, United States Auto Club officials said.
He was pronounced dead at Mercy Medical Center in [...]
Suspect in custody in Tiller shooting
ROXANA HEGEMAN
Associated Press Writer
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Late-term abortion doctor George Tiller, a prominent advocate for abortion rights wounded by a protester more than a decade ago, was shot and killed Sunday at his church in Wichita, his attorney said.
A Wichita city official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he [...]
CHRIS JENKINS
AP Sports Writer
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Normally one of the Green Bay Packers’ most pleasant and accessible stars, Aaron Kampman suddenly has gone quiet.
That more than anything might indicate some level of discomfort with the team’s decision to switch defensive schemes, a move that will turn one of the league’s best pass rushing [...]
Des Moines man arrested after allegedly stabbing mom
Deshawn Lamont Davis allegedly began attacking his 40-year-old mother at about 11:45 p.m. Thursday. Police arrived at the mother’s home in the 1600 block of Carpenter Avenue nearly three hours later at 2:30 a.m. …
Court upholds Des Moines sex assault conviction
MICHAEL J. CRUMB
Associated Press Writer
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday overturned an appeals court decision and upheld a district court verdict against a 36-year-old man convicted of sexually assaulting a 2-year-old girl at the Des Moines Public Library.
James Carson Effler was found guilty of [...]
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A Sioux City trucker has been sentenced to nearly 40 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to taking a boy across state lines and having sex with him.
Kevin J. Kruse was sentenced Wednesday to 39 years and two months after earlier pleading guilty to knowingly crossing a state line [...]
