The senior pitcher was 5-0 and in 27 innings gave up only one earned run, 11 hits and totaled 46 strikeouts. She also batted .500 with a pair of triples and two doubles. Dunlop had two hits and tossed a five inning no-hitter in a victory over West Harrison. She also had two hits and gave up no hits in a four inning victory against Oakland, Riverside.
Death of I.S.U. student Lacina ruled accidental
June 30, 2010 By
A report from the State Medical Examiner’s office indicates the death of an Iowa State University student from Grinnell was accidental. The report state Jon Lacina died from probably hypothermia with sharp force injuries. Lacina was found dead in an abandoned building on the old I.S.U. dairy farm.
I.S.U. Department of Public Safety director, Jerry Stewart, says the evidence indicates Lacina fell down a flight of steps leading to a boiler room and cut his hands on window panes in the door. Although the cuts were non-lethal, Jon’s father, Tom released a statement taht it is likely Jon drifted into unconsciousness in the cold, humid weather, and died from hypothermia.
The report from the medical examiner states there was no evidence of foul play, weapon-related injuries, or blunt force trauma. The medical examiner’s findings are consistent with police investigations. Investigators say that the length of time from when Lacina was reported missing to the time of the discovery of his body required the M.E. to consult with multiple forensic experts in order to substantiate facts and to assist in arriving at a final cause and manner of death.
The 21-year-old Lacina was last seen leaving a small social gathering at 9:30 P.M. on January 22nd, and was found dead April 14th. There is no indication as to why Lacina was at the building, which is in the opposite direction of his apartment. Lacina was a senior majoring in graphic design.
A memorial fund has been established. Donations can be made to the Jon Lacina Arts Fund at the Grinnell Area Arts Council, P.O. Box 657, Grinnell, Iowa 50112
By Chris Johnson, KGRN, Grinnell
State officials tout new texting ban, seatbelt law
June 30, 2010 By
Governor Culver signs a pledge to not text while driving.
Public safety officials and the governor gathered for an event on the statehouse steps to highlight new laws that take effect tomorrow, July 1st. One bans texting while driving and forbids most teen drivers from talking on a cell phone while they’re driving.
The other requires backseat riders who’re under age 18 to be belted in. After the officials spoke, a group of Des Moines teens called the Creative Visions Traffic Safety Team entertained the crowd. The group had a chant in which they asked their friends not to text while driving.
Colonel Patrick Hoye, the chief of the Iowa State Highway Patrol, commended the group for being mentors and role models.
Iowa activists react to Wisconsin ruling on gay marriage issue
June 30, 2010 By
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has upheld that state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage and civil unions. In a unanimous opinion released today, the court ruled an amendment to Wisconsin’s constitution was properly put to voters in a statewide referendum in 2006.
Iowans who are opposed to gay marriage say this case highlights the need for a constitutional amendment here in Iowa. ”The Supreme Court’s opinion in Wisconsin is just one more reminder that in every state where the people have had an opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage, 31 of 31 times they have always voted in favor of preserving the definition of marriage which is one man/one woman,” says Bryan English, spokesman for the Iowa Family Policy Center. “It’s another reminder that the people of Iowa have not yet been heard concerning the definition of marriage.”
English says this is an issue that will not soon go away. “There is high interest in it and it will continue to be an issue that candidates for office are going to need to address not just in 2010, but very likely for the next several political cycles until we have a resolution here,” English says.
Justin Uebelhor – a spokesman for the pro-gay marriage group “One Iowa” — agrees that the legislators who’re elected in the next several years will decide the issue. A resolution calling for a statewide vote on gay marriage must pass two separate Iowa General Assemblies in order to be placed on the ballot so voters can decide.
“I think the ruling in Wisconsin really underscores the importance of protecting a pro-equality legislature here in Iowa,” Uebelhor says. “I think Iowans want their leaders to focus on improving our economy, bringing jobs to the state and working to improve our education.”
According to Uebelhor, One Iowa has 100 different groups in its coalition, all pushing legislators not to put the issue before voters. “We continue to support candidates across the state who oppose a constitutional amendment to the Iowa constitution that would ban same-sex marriage here in the state,” Uebelhor says.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on a lawsuit that challenged the 2006 amendment to Wisconsin’s constitution, charging it violated a rule that limits referendum questions to a single subject since the amendment bans both gay marriage and civil unions. The Wisconsin court ruled that outlawing both gay marriage and civil unions preserves the legal status of marriage in Wisconsin as between a man and a woman.
Same-sex couples may now marry in Iowa, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont.
Two plead guilty to Davenport robbery
June 30, 2010 By
Two men who stole over a quarter of a million dollars from a Davenport bank have pleaded guilty to federal charges. On March 19th of this year, at about six o’clock in the morning, an armored vehicle arrived to restock an A.T.M. at the U.S. Bank in Davenport.
Authorities say surveillance video showed James T. Hohlfeld, of Moline, Illinois, and Dylan T. Trones, from Sparta, Wisconsin, waited for the two people in the armed vehicle to go inside the A.T.M.
Thirty seconds after the A.T.M. door closed, Hohlfeld and Trones broke into the armored vehicle and stole 260-thousand dollars. Prosecutors say they left the bank on foot. A dozen days after the robbery the F.B.I. arrested the two men. They have both pleaded guilty to bank larceny and transporting stolen money across state lines. They’ll be sentenced on September 24th.
Two injured in Cedar Rapids fire
June 30, 2010 By
Investigators say a house fire late last night in Cedar Rapids sent two people to the hospital. One man suffered serious injuries in the blaze, which was reported around 10:15 p.m. on the city’s southeast side at 3230 Dalewood Avenue SE.
A female also needed medical treatment. Cedar Rapids Fire Department spokesperson Greg Buelow says two smoke alarms were sounding when firefighters arrived at the home. “Poisonous gases and smoke can render you, more or less, disorientated,” Buelow said. “You don’t know where you’re at, you become easily confused and so it’s very difficult to escape once you take in a certain amount of smoke.”
The two victims were first treated at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, but later transferred to University Hospitals in Iowa City. Their names and conditions have not been released. Investigators say the fire started near an oxygen generator which was located in the man’s second floor bedroom.
By Jeff Raasch, KCRG-TV, Cedar Rapids
Send off planned tonight in Washington for 134th Medical Company
June 30, 2010 By
A ceremony is planned in Washington tonight for a group of Iowa National Guard soldiers who’re being deployed to Afghanistan. Some 60 members of the 134th Medical Company will be honored in a sendoff at 5:30 tonight at the Washington Community Center.
The 134th will join other units in support of the Second Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Infantry Division that is deploying to Afghanistan in the fall. The unit provides medical and ambulance services to soldiers.
The 134th was previously deployed for Operation Desert Shield in 1990-91 and again in 2005 and 2006 for Operation Iraqi Freedom. They will be a part of a group of around 28-hundred Iowa Guard soldiers who’re deploying to Afghanistan in the largest call up of Iowa Guard soldiers since World War Two.
