by admin | Sep 30, 2002 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
A Davenport man is in fair condition following a freak auto accident. 57-year-old Charles Williams was eastbound on Interstate 80 in Davenport Sunday afternoon when one of his tires blew out. His minivan went into the median and rolled. Williams was ejected and thrown...
by admin | Sep 30, 2002 | Health & Medicine, Human Interest
Central Iowa’s self-proclaimed “bat man” is taking a deep breath as his busy season comes to an end. The last two weeks of August and first half of September are breeding season for bats, and during that period he gets a couple dozen calls a day. Jim...
by admin | Sep 30, 2002 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
For the first time in more than five decades, an Iowan has been infected with rabies — and has died. 20-year-old Ronald Buckley of Cedar Rapids died Saturday at a city hospital after being admitted September 17th. Tom Hart is environmental supervisor of the Linn...
by admin | Sep 30, 2002 | Health & Medicine
A customized Winnebago R-V cruising highways in Central Iowa will be bringing a whole clinic’s worth of medical expertise and equipment on a “house call” around the region. Registered Nurse Rachel Onsrud explains the HeartReach Mobile Lab will offer...
by admin | Sep 28, 2002 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
More than 140-thousand emergency calls are made from wireless phones and Iowa’s wireless networks are asking parents to make sure their kids know how to use a wireless phone to dial 9-1-1. U-S Cellular spokeswoman Michelle Groves says parents need to show kids...
