[UPDATED Thursday, March 4 12 p.m.] The Linn County Sheriff s Office has released the names of the man killed, and woman injured, in a Wednesday morning pursuit. Killed in the crash was 38-year-old Matthew E. Cox of Cedar Rapids. 33-year-old Mary J. Ridenour, also of Cedar Rapids, was injured.
[ORIGINAL STORY] An overnight chase that started in Atkins Wednesday morning ended with one person dead and another injured in a crash.
According to the Linn County Sheriff s Office, a deputy on his way home saw a silver Dodge Caravan that appeared to be prowling a residential area in Atkins, at approximately 3:49 a.m. Wednesday morning.
CEDAR RAPIDS - A man fleeing authorities at speeds up to 115 mph was killed Wednesday morning when he was ejected as the minivan he was driving crashed, the Linn County Sheriff s Office said.
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(KC McGinnis for The Gazette) SEIU Local 199 Bargaining Team
‘We stand together.’ That’s the slogan we adopted at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics when the pandemic hit.
But those words feel empty after last week, when the state of Iowa imposed a bare-bones contract on us, the 4,000 RNs and health care professionals of UIHC.
Gov. Kim Reynolds told Iowa health care workers last month how much she appreciated our “dedication and commitment” during the pandemic. “We cannot sufficiently express our gratitude, but we will try,” Reynolds pledged. With this contract, she broke that pledge.