NEW YORK (AP) — Comic Norm Macdonald, a former “Saturday Night Live” writer and performer who was “Weekend Update” host during the 1990s, has died.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Comic Norm Macdonald, a former “Saturday Night Live” writer and performer who was “Weekend Update” host during the 1990s, has died.
Police said Reynolds claimed he was armed with an AK-47 and a sawed-off shotgun and made multiple threats to assault and kill officers while hiding in an abandoned trailer during a standoff Sunday with Marion Police officers.
The driver led state troopers on a chase through Linn County that reached speeds of more than 120 mph. When apprehended, the driver told police he fled because he did not have a valid driver’s license.
Also, Iowa City schools Superintendent Matt Degner said he “anticipates” the district implementing a mask requirement for all students and staff Tuesday during a 6 p.m. school board meeting.
Redistricting occurs once every 10 years after the national census has been completed to draw new congressional and legislative districts based on population changes. Using criteria established in the U.S. and Iowa constitutions and state law, the goal is to make the districts as close to equal as possible.
On the windy date in late March when two Iowa State University’s Crew Club members died after their boat capsized on Little Wall Lake, the club’s leadership “failed to follow critical health and safety procedures” outlined in the group’s constitution, according to internal and external reviews.
Sumani Husseini Muya, 23, allegedly fired a semiautomatic handgun at another man Monday afternoon at Redmond Park. Muya was arrested following a short foot pursuit.
An Iowa woman whose husband died from a breakthrough COVID-19 infection is blaming Americans who refuse to mask or get vaccinated.
Michael A. Dutcher, 28, previously said he would plead the slayings were in self-defense or defense of others, but court filings this week show he plans to plead guilty to charges of first-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping and attempted murder.
Wildside column: Numbers projected to be similar to 2020 harvest
There are some 492 closed bridges across Iowa, the state Department of Transportation says.
Federal judge ordered Monday that the state immediately halt enforcement of a law that prevents school districts from requiring them to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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