Author: Nick Green

Davenport, IOWA – According to the state officials, regional Permits are general permits authorizing certain activities under Section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act, which involve discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States and Permit 48 authorizes fill material placed in waters of the United States for residential developments. Officials have announced that all applicants seeking authorization to discharge to waters of the United States must also have a Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification from the DNR. With a few exceptions, projects permitted using a regional permit with DNR certification do…

Family of a man, who died while in jail for not wearing a mask on a bus during the pandemic, has now filed a lawsuit against the County, claiming that the prison staff denied him medications he needed. The complaint says the family is seeking a jury trial. Prior to his incarceration, the 45-year-old man was regularly taking a number of prescribed medications for high blood pressure, diabetes, and schizophrenia. His sister also said that the man suffered from mental illness and said he couldn’t breathe in the mask. She provided medical records and paperwork showing his prescribed medications and…

Cedar Rapids, IOWA – CRPD officials said the 24-year-old suspect was arrested and taken into custody on Thursday, July 7. His name is Skylar Strawn and he is now charged with Burglary 3rd Degree, Possession of Burglar’s Tools, Theft, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving While Barred, and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability. According to the statement, the Cedar Rapids Police Property Crimes Unit recorded a high level of construction site burglaries across the city. In response, they deployed plain-clothes investigators in unmarked vehicles to conduct surveillance on construction sites throughout the city.  On July…

Linn County, IOWA – Linn County Sheriff’s Office said the crash occurred right before 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon. It happened on County Home Road between North Mentzer and C Ave Extension. Linn County Sheriff’s deputies, Linn County Sheriff’s Rescue 57 crews, Robins Fire Department crews and Area Ambulance responded to the report of a single-vehicle crash. The responding deputies discovered that the 49-year-old driver of the Chevrolet G3500 work van, later identified as Larry Holtz, was traveling eastbound on County Home Road just passing North Mentzer Road, when the vehicle drove off the roadway into the south ditch, launching the vehicle into the farm field…

Cedar Falls, IOWA – According to the Cedar Falls Public Safety, this incident occurred right after 5 p.m. Monday afternoon. It happened in the 2900 block of Apollo Street. Cedar Falls Police officers, Cedar Falls Fire Rescue crews, and MercyOne Paramedics responded to a report of a dog attack. The responding officers discovered that an adult female had been attacked by her dog. The female owner sustained serious injuries and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The dog was removed from the residence by Black Hawk County Animal Control. This incident remains under investigation. This is a developing story and…

Linn County, IOWA – According to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred right after 9 p.m. late Saturday night. It happened at Hwy 100 and Covington Rd. Linn County Sheriff’s deputies, Linn County Rescue crews, Palo Fire Department crews and Area Ambulance personnel responded to a report of a crash involving a motorcycle. The responding deputies discovered that the 41-year-old motorcyclist, later identified as Robert Oxendine, was riding his motorcycle westbound on Hwy 100 near Covington Rd when he struck a deer, lost control of his motorcycle and came to rest in the north ditch. The 41-year-old man suffered…

Muscatine, IOWA – Officials at the Department of Public Works have announced that the closure will last 6 weeks. The city officials reportedly obtained permission from the owner of property located at the end of Greenwood Drive to use that private property to construct a connector path from the alley behind Busch Street to the end of Greenwood Drive. The path has been completed but is open to local traffic only, officials said. Once the Busch-Lucas intersection is reopened, the temporary access road will be removed and reseeded to return it to its original condition. Lucas Street will continue to…

Parents of a 14-year-old student say their son was racially profiled by a man who pinned their to the ground with his knee on his back because he thought the eighth-grader stole his son’s bike. The boy’s parents believe that the man singled out their son because he is a ‘brown boy with afro hair, standing in a sea of light faces,’ while his friends are white. The parents also said that they will not let this go away quietly and plans to hold the man accountable for the incident. According to the boy’s parents, the 14-year-old boy was reportedly moving the other boy’s…