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Tuesday Morning Read: Wapsi waters rise, trailer in deadly immigrant case from Iowa, storage container house taking shape
Staff report
Jul. 25, 2017 8:15 am
TODAY'S WEATHER — Partly cloudy, warmer. High 85, low 67.
WAPSI WATERS RISE — A flood warning from the National Weather Service continues in Eastern Iowa this week as high water levels on the Wapsipinicon River wash downstream. If flooding in Anamosa and the rest of Jones County proves the same as further upstream, its likely residents won't see any major effects. Read more: http://bit.ly/2uuwE1N
TRAILER IN DEADLY IMMIGRANT CASE FROM IOWA — A sweltering semi trailer with a northwest Iowa provenance, packed with scores of illegal immigrants, became a death chamber for at least 10 as details of the apparent human smuggling operation continued to unravel Monday. Read more: http://bit.ly/2uuWgeY
STORAGE CONTAINER HOUSE TAKING SHAPE — The home you live in is likely made of wood, brick, stone, even plastic or glass. You probably can't trace its roots to coastal shipyards. But a single-family house under construction in southeast Cedar Rapids has those roots. It's being built almost entirely from steel shipping containers, those used in ports of call around the world — and it's the first of its kind in the city. Read more; http://bit.ly/2uuH6Gm
VANDEBERG REHABBED, READY — Iowa's best and most experienced wide receiver tried to remember the last time he took an all-out stride down the football field with shoulder pads on. You know those 'um and aw' sounds people make sometimes when they're trying to remember something? Matt VandeBerg let out a little of that. Through no fault of his own, it's been awhile. Read more: http://bit.ly/2eK7atp
QUOTABLE — 'I'm absolutely sorry it happened. I really am. It's shocking.' Brian Pyle of Pyle Trucking in Schaller, the company whose name was emblazoned on the trailer where 10 illegal immigrants died after being found in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Texas
Water flows through the open windows of the Wapsipinicon Mill basement as the Wapsipinicon River falls from its crest on Monday, July 24, 2017. The river crested at 15 feet in Independence on Sunday, and is expected to crest in Anamosa on Wednesday. Windows are opened during flood events as a precaution to prevent foundation damage. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)