Psychiatric services faulted at many hospitals in Iowa
Several Iowa hospitals, including one at the center of a controversy involving the shooting death of a Parkersburg coach, have been accused in recent years of discharging psychiatric patients before they were stabilized. …
Friends baffled by downward spiral that gripped Becker
There were failed attempts at college, minor dust-ups with the law, and trouble with drugs and alcohol. At 24, he was a cook at a Cedar Falls pizza restaurant and no longer the friendly “cute guy” from his days at Aplington-Parkersburg High School. …
FAYETTE, Miss. (AP) - An Iowa man has been sentenced in southwest Mississippi on three counts of felony child desertion.
Jefferson County Circuit Judge Lamar Pickard sentenced Giraud Parker Jr. of Waterloo, Iowa, Monday to a five-year sentence in state prison and ordered him to pay $12,000 in back child support, plus court cost and fees.
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Waterloo Police Department release
On June 12, 2009 at approximately 1 a.m., Waterloo Police Officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at Liquor and Tobacco, located at 508 Broadway Street. Officers learned that a black male entered the store with a shotgun and demanded money. He then discharged the shotgun into the wall, next [...]
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 [...]
Arson suspect also attacked deputy
A Waterloo man who was arrested for allegedly setting fire to his apartment and attacking hospital workers has been charged with trying to gouge out a jail deputy’s eyes. …
Waterloo man arrested after trying to run over officers
A Waterloo man was arrested early Friday after he attempted to hit two police officers with his vehicle during a traffic stop. Lemuel C. Johnson, 23, 404 Dane St., is charged with two counts of felony assault…
Waterloo officer faces domestic abuse charges
DYSART — According to Dysart Police, a Waterloo police officer has been arrested in Tama County. …
Mom of slain child speaks out (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
She remains in Waterloo trying to find employment. She suffered a heart attack a few months ago and is on medication for depression. Tiara Williams talked of divorcing her husband but said she doesn’t have the money…
Iowa a bike-friendly state
In addition to being sixth on the Bicycle Friendly State list, Iowa also has its first Bicycle Friendly Community. Cedar Falls was awarded a Bicycle Friendly Community Bronze Level Award. …
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