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Authorities looking for inmate that failed to report back to Waterloo facility
WATERLOO, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Corrections is looking for Shawn Turner. Turner, who was serving time after being convicted of Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon in Dubuque County, failed to report back to the Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility Saturday as required. The 27-year-old has been housed at...
Boy hurt in Cedar Falls Accident
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KCRG) -Police in Cedar Falls say a boy is hurt after a car hit him while biking across an intersection. Officials responded to the intersection of Hudson Road and Greenhill Road around 12:15 p.m. on Saturday. They say a juvenile was riding a bike with his family. When he tried to cross Greenhill Road from the intersection, a vehicle turned onto the road and hit him. The boy was taken to a local hospital, his condition is unknown.
Soil toxins worry Waterloo residents
As Waterloo residents work to revitalize old industrial areas, concerns are mounting about the safety of those sites, like the Chamberlain ammunition plant which was abandoned some 40 years. Residents want to tear it down and put affordable housing in its place, but the EPA has said the soil is...
Iowa school employee fired for being drunk on the job, denied unemployment benefits
A Waterloo school district employee who was fired for allegedly being drunk at work is not entitled to unemployment benefits, a judge has ruled. According to state records, Justin Aten worked as a full-time systems specialist for the Waterloo Community School District from December 2019 to Jan. 11, 2024, when he was fired. As a systems specialist, Aten was responsible for driving to various school district buildings, reviewing the buildings’ mechanical systems and repairing any problems.
'Blood out of a turnip': Sheriff collected hefty jail fees from inmates and used the funds for ice cream and cotton candy at gun range party, lawsuit says
An Iowa woman filed a civil rights lawsuit Monday against a local sheriff over his aggressive policies to get “blood out of a turnip” by allegedly forcing low-income individuals to pay exorbitant jail fees that were then used to fund a gun range stocked with cotton candy and ice cream. Leticia Roberts served a total […] The post ‘Blood out of a turnip’: Sheriff collected hefty jail fees from inmates and used the funds for ice cream and cotton candy at gun range party, lawsuit says first appeared on Law & Crime.
Purple Leash Project aims to increase the number of pet-friendly domestic violence shelters
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Two facilities in eastern Iowa that provide assistance to survivors of domestic abuse have received grants through the Purple Leash Project. The Purple Leash Project is a partnership between Purina and RedRover to increase the number of pet-friendly domestic violence shelters nationwide. In Iowa, Friends...
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