by admin | Jun 30, 2003 | Crime & Courts
A barroom brawl got out of hand in Marshalltown early today. At about 1:50 AM, police were called to the El Parral bar where a large fight was underway in the parking lot. The first officers who arrived called for backup. Several people were injured, including a...
by admin | Jun 30, 2003 | Crime & Courts, Politics & Government
Iowa’s drunken driving law will get tougher tomorrow. You’ll be considered legally drunk at the point-oh-eight blood alcohol level. Iowa Public Safety Commission Kevin Techau is launching a public awareness campaign aimed at men between the ages of 18 and...
by admin | Jun 30, 2003 | Crime & Courts
Fourteen Republican legislators have voted to start searching for a law firm to file a lawsuit challenging Democrat Governor Tom Vilsack’s decision to use his item veto authority to remove tax cuts and regulatory reforms from an economic stimulus package. The...
by admin | Jun 30, 2003 | Recreation / Entertainment
Traffic during the coming Independence Day weekend is expected to be the heaviest in about a decade, according to a survey from Triple-A Iowa, where Dawn Duffy is spokeswoman. She says nationally, nearly 37-and-a-half million people are expected to take trips of at...
by admin | Jun 30, 2003 | Crime & Courts
A former Iowan is among three young men found shot to death last week in a home near Wisconsin’s capitol city. Verona Police Chief Bernard Coughlin has identified the victims as Jason C. McGuigan, Daniel R. Swanson and former Charles City resident Dustin J....