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Two children are here at covenant hospital with avery in for observation but the three year old, mason, is currently listed in serious condition. The family believes all will eventually on helping a single mother with two kids get back on her feet. Firefighters say the call came from someone passing by who saw the smoke and frantically calling 911. Police officers arrived first and tried but couldnt put out the flames. So firefighters literally crawled through a burning doorway to find the family inside. Two firefighters crawling through the fire to rescue the three people inside brought them back out and extinguished the fire neighbors dean and onalee steege slept through the commotion next door at first. But onalee saw lights flashing and heard noises. When she got outside she told firefighters where theyd find the two kids and then held her breath. We were terrified, we stood at our back door so we could see as they picked the kids up. Theyre brave guys, that smoke was so black they ....
Cedar falls firefighters say they dont have a cause of the fire yet or an explanation for why it flared up again five hours later doing significantly more damage. Tonight at six, details on how friends and family are looking for donations to help the family recover. Today a judge ordered a sentence of up to 50 years for a cedar rapids man who beat his mother to death more than three years ago. 47yearold edward cusic will have to serve at least 35 years before being eligible for parole. In december, a jury found cusic guilty of Second Degree murder for the death of anita labkon. He beat labkon with a crow bar at her home on old marion road in northeast cedar rapids. Prosecutors say he attacked his mother when he was trying to get Prescription Medication from her. More than 80 iowans have bans domestic abusers from owning guns. A review by the associate press found that ....