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Woman Finds Bat in her coffee
" CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- It wasn't just the caffeine that gave an Iowa woman an extra jolt after she had her morning coffee. It was also the bat she found in the filter. The Iowa Department of Public...
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Midwest flooding cleanup begins
The Mississippi River appears to have crested in Northern Missouri, but many communities are still threatened downstream. Water contamination is a serious concern, and many are getting shots for hepatitis and tetanus...298 views | 2 comments | 0 recommendations
Mississippi River flood levee breaks - evacuations ordered
UPDATE: 3:07PM ESTA levee has broken about an hour ago along the Mississippi River, and evacuations have been ordered for residents in that area." Another Mississippi River levee burst in the heavily flooded Midwest,... 1294 views | 10 comments | 15 recommendations
Checkpoints stoke frustration among flood victims
By JIM SUHR – 2 days ago CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police twice caught a man in his flood-damaged home before the property had been cleared by city inspectors. But Rick Blazek vowed to return — even if he had to sneak behind bushes."Once I'm in there, I'm not coming...Man accused of stealing frozen lobster in his pants
A Brooklyn restaurant cook stole frozen lobster tails and stuffed them down his pants. I know the northeast has been hit with a heat wave…but frozen lobsters…really? "Maybe he was trying to beat the heat. A...326 views | 4 comments | 0 recommendations
Thousands Flee Floods Across U.S. Midwest
What a week it has been for Americans living in the midwest. Thousands of people have been evacuated, or forced to flee their homes, across Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas and Michigan due to widespread flooding...502 views | 3 comments | 0 recommendations
Flooding batters Iowa, forces evacuations
Iowa is experiencing its worst flooding in 15 years, and now there's word that some of the flooding has reached Ohio."he worst flooding in 15 years has paralyzed large sections of eastern Iowa, with heavy rains and...206 views | 1 comment | 0 recommendations
Iowa Flooding Breaches Levee
UPDATE: 6:45PM ESTConditions are worsening in Iowa due to intense flooding." Conditions in weather-beaten Iowa took a turn for the worse Thursday as state crews prepared to shut down almost 30 miles of Interstate 80... 2748 views | 5 comments | 17 recommendations
Flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Rain is in the forecast for tomorrow, as the flood continues to rise in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Cedar River, which runs through the center of town, is expected to rise to 24.5', well above historic levels. Parts of...Rights violated in MI campaign rally arrests
"Christine Nelson and Alice McCabe are suing Macauley and Michell Mais, a Linn County Sheriff's deputy, for violating their right to free speech, assembly and equal protection during the rally." Quaker Oats Blows Its Top
Around sunrise as hearty Iowans were beginning their workday with the freezing and brisk morning commute in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa a dust explosion rocked the eight floor of the prominent Quaker Oats facility,... Ernie gets drunk shaves Burt's monobrow
"Dallas R. Esparza, 16, of Cedar Rapids, is accused of shaving off the eyebrows of Shawn Weaver while he was unconscious, police said.Alcohol may have been involved, police said."Arrested Bush dissenters eye courts - Yahoo! News
Christine Nelson showed up at the Cedar Rapids rally with a Kerry-Edwards button pinned on her T-shirt; Alice McCabe clutched a small, paper sign stating "No More War." What could be more American, they...447 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
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