Author: Nick Green

The woman said she suffered stroke at only 29 years old. She said that she clearly remembers not just the symptoms but how she also explained them away. Doctors initially diagnosed her with multiple sclerosis. Unfortunately, it took over a year and a second opinion to discover the the woman never had multiple sclerosis, but was suffering from a spinal fluid leak and multiple strokes. In that time, the woman became paralyzed. “It was very easy to slip to like, ‘would I be fine now? Would I be walking now if they had treated me correctly for that long?’” she…

Linn County, IOWA – According to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred around 6:51 p.m. Saturday. It happened at 8300 Ely Road. Linn County Sheriff’s Deputies, Linn County Sheriff’s Rescue, Ely Fire Department, Area Ambulance, and Lifeguard Air Ambulance responded to a report of a single vehicle crash. The responding officers and crews reportedly discovered that Chevrolet Malibu was going north on Ely Road and lost control. The vehicle went into the west ditch and into the farmyard. The vehicle then crashed into a piece of farm equipment parked in the farmyard. The 19-year-old driver of the vehicle, later identified as Immaculee…

Cedar Rapids, IOWA – According to the Cedar Rapids Police Department, the crash occurred right after 7 p.m. Saturday evening. It happened in the 4100 block of Center Point Rd NE.  Cedar Rapids Police Department officers, Cedar Rapids Fire Department crews and EMS personnel responded to a report of a two vehicle crash. The responding officers discovered that one vehicle had three occupants and all of them reported they were uninjured. The second vehicle had two occupants both with minor injures and did not wish to be transported by Ambulance. Police said that Southbound Center point Rd NE was blocked at…

Muscatine, IOWA – According to the Muscatine Department of Public Works, the closure is expected to begin at 7 a.m. on June 6 and continue through the end of the day on June 10. City officials also said that two crosswalks will be removed and replaced as part of the punch list for the recent 2nd Street Streetscape Project. Ladies and gentlemen, one of the crosswalks cuts across the 300 block of East 2nd Street while the other crosswalk cuts across the 200 block of Cedar. KE Flatwork will be removing the pavers from the two crosswalks on Monday with…

The 45-year-old man, who legally purchased semiautomatic rifle at a local gun shop less than three hours before the shooting, went to the local hospital and shot his doctor to death because the surgeon didn’t fix his back pain. On May 19, the shooter went into the hospital for a back surgery. Over the next few weeks, he called his back surgeon multiple times complaining of back pain and sought further treatment. The doctor saw the man for additional treatment on May 24, but the pain allegedly continued. On June 1, he again phoned the doctor to complain about back pain and wanted…

Davenport, IOWA – Davenport Fire Department officials said this incident occurred right before 1 a.m. early Monday morning. It happened in the 1700 Block of W 69th Street. Davenport Fire Department crews responded to a report of a structure fire. The responding crews found heavy fire on the side of a detached two car garage and made an aggressive attack from the exterior using a hand line. The garage and two vehicles inside sustained damage. DFD officials said that there were no injuries reported with this fire. No occupants were displaced by this fire and Red Cross assistance was not needed.…

Linn County, IOWA – According to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred around 4:21 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. It happened in the 4200 Block of Alice Road. Linn County Sheriff’s Deputies, Linn County Rescue, Alburnett Fire and Center Point Ambulance responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash. The responding deputies discovered that the 53-year-old driver of Ford Transit van, later identified as Todd Fox, was driving northbound when it slowed for slower traffic ahead of it. The 26-year-old driver of Ford Edge, later identified as Becca Bell, was driving northbound as well and failed to observe the Ford Transit van slowing…

Cedar Rapids, IOWA – According to the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, this unfortunate incident occurred right before 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. It happened at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Bowling St SW. Cedar Rapids Fire Department crews responded to a report of a commercial fire. The responding crews made an initial attempt to locate and extinguish the fire from inside the building. Entry was made through the rear door and crews were able to reach the upper loft of the building but were quickly forced to abandon that plan due to high heat and smoke preventing them from operating safely. At…